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Marvin's Magic!

Shadow City AU - Chapter Six

A JSE Fanfic

Time for another one of these chapters! I had a pretty busy week, but luckily I had this half-done and found the time and energy to completely finish it. It's been a while, so to remind you what happened in the last chapters: Chase got acquainted with Jackie and Schneep, and would have met Marvin if Marvin didn't suddenly decide to help JJ find the city blood bank. But after that delay, Marvin is ready to meet Chase and teach him about witchcraft! Chase also figures out that he can do even more ghostly things, since he's such a strong spirit. Enjoy the chapter! ^-^

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5

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“Are you serious?” Jack pressed his phone closer to his ear. “I’ve never heard of a vampire binding spell. That’s... very messed up.”

“Extremely,” Marvin said on the other end of the line. “I’m going to do all the research I can on it. I know that if I report this to the Night Council they’ll do all they can to help, too, but... I-I don’t know. JJ’s a nice guy. He doesn’t deserve this. And if I can change that, I want to.”

“Hm.” Jack glanced around. He was at work right now, sitting at his desk. Short walls separated his area from the others around him. A lot of the time when he wasn’t on call for crime scenes, his shifts were taken up by just hanging out here, sometimes doing paperwork on his computer. Nobody around him seemed to be paying attention to his phone call, so he continued on at the same volume. “Are you sure witch magic could undo vampire powers? They don’t overlap well. That’s why witches who get made into vampires lose access to their powers.”

“I know, I know, but there might be a chance, right?” Marvin reasoned. “Magic is strange and vast. And I am quite powerful, you know, heh heh heh.” Jack could practically picture the smug grin on Marvin’s face as he said that.

“You’re not a blood witch, though,” Jack pointed out.

“What does that have to do with anything?”

“Well, vampires are all about blood and stuff, right? If they have some sort of binding spell, I bet blood is involved. So you’d need to have the magic to affect that.”

“Hey, we don’t know how much blood is involved,” Marvin said. “Vampires can have powers that aren’t related to blood. Like shadow travel. Or animal transformation. Or that spider climbing thing that Schneep does that he doesn’t like to talk about.”

Jack laughed. “Yeah, that’s true... still, doesn’t mean that your magic can do anything. What if it turns out that only vampires can do this? Or... that there’s no way to sever the bind at all?”

“There’s a way to undo any magic,” Marvin said firmly. “Or counteract it. This binding ritual is a form of magic, even if it goes by another name. So there must be a way to break it. I bet it won’t be easy to find. If anything, it’ll be fucking difficult, cause I bet the vampires who used it in the past want that to be hidden. But I have a lot of free time on my hands. And if it turns out my magic can’t do anything on its own, I can find some vampire to do it for me, I’m sure. D’you think Schneep could do it?”

“I don’t think so,” Jack said slowly. “He’s not really one of those mystical types.”

“Hm, yeah, true. Oh! Schneep and JJ should meet, actually!” Marvin said cheerfully. “I can introduce them to each other! I bet if JJ knows some of the vamps in the city, he could... I dunno, talk to more people about it. You know?”

“Yeah, it’ll probably be good for him to have a support system,” Jack agreed. “Schneep definitely improved a lot once he met the vampires over here, you know?”

“Exactly!” Marvin said. “I should call Schneep after this, see if he’s willing to meet up with JJ. And the same for JJ, of course. I got his cell phone number after I dropped him off at the hotel, we can text.”

“He has a cell phone?” Jack blinked. “Huh... Actually, yeah, I remember he does now. An old one. I gave him my card. This Anti guy is so controlling, but he lets him have a cell phone? That’s weird.”

“I guess in this day and age, it’s hard to get away with not having one,” Marvin figured. “Or maybe Anti wanted to be able to always contact him. I don’t know, and I don’t really care, as long as JJ has one. As long as he has that, we can reach him. Bring him into the shadow world and shit.”

“Speaking of bringing people into the shadow world,” Jack said. “When would be a good time for you to meet Chase?”

“Ah, right.” Marvin hissed. “Sorry I had to cancel on you for that, by the way. I felt like JJ’s situation was... a bad vibe.”

“No, yeah, that’s perfectly understandable,” Jack agreed. “Don’t worry about it. Just while I got you here, you know?”

“Well, uh, you know my schedule,” Marvin said. “It’s the same all the time. I can close the shop for any day you need me to. Maybe like, a couple days from now?”

“How does Friday sound, then?” Jack asked. “I don’t have a shift that day. Same time as the original plan?”

“Yeah, that works out,” Marvin said. “Fridays are usually a bit busier than other weekdays, but I can lose the hours. Benefits of being the owner.”

“Ha! True.” Jack grinned to himself.

“How is Chase, by the way?” Marvin asked.

“Like, mentally? Emotionally? What?”

“I dunno, all of those?” Marvin said. “And also... is he beginning to fade at all? Or is he staying as strong as he was before?”

“Oh definitely staying strong,” Jack confirmed. “Sometimes, when he’s just standing in the middle of the room talking, I forget that he’s not actually an alive human being. And then I look at the wound or he walks through the sofa or something, and uh... yeah.”

Marvin laughed slightly. “Yeah, I can imagine that’d be freaky. He’s... handling the whole... supernatural creatures thing, well? After Jackie and Schneep talked to him?”

“I think so,” Jack said. “And I think he likes the others, especially Jackie. The two of them really got along during the meeting last night.. Him and Schneep, too, which I’m a bit more surprised about, honestly. Chase and Jackie have similar personalities and stuff, Schneep is a bit different, you know? Very cool, but a bit, uh...” He trailed off.

“Yeah, I get it,” Marvin said. “Not bad. But you’re always surprised when he gets along with someone well. I guess in the case of Chase and Jackie, it’s like... opposites attract, you know?”

“True,” Jack agreed. “Anyway, the point is Chase is doing good. I think he’s processing the whole thing as well as he can. Still has a ton of questions, but I think he’s slowly getting to that point where he just kinda... asks questions when they apply, instead of constantly bombarding people. You know?”

“Mm-hm,” Marvin hummed. “Okay, I gotta open the shop now. I’ll stop by your house on Friday. Tell Chase I’m coming! And tell him I’m a witch so he can prepare.”

“We already told him when the other two visited, but I’ll remind him,” Jack said. “Good luck with the shop today.”

“Thanks! Good luck with your work! Hopefully you have a slow day.”

“Hopefully!” Jack laughed a little. “See you.”

“See you! Bye!” Marvin said that cheerfully, then hung up.

Jack put his phone back in his pocket and then turned back to his desk. Back to paperwork. Sometimes, he wondered what Chase was doing while he was here at work. He hoped everything was going well at home.

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Chase spent a lot of his time alone experimenting with his powers. Slowly, he found he could go further and further from the house. He could walk past his nextdoor neighbors’ gardens and into the yards beyond. He could even go across the street. But eventually, that tether around his chest would keep him from going too far.

He also figured out a new trick altogether. One day, while he was practicing picking up and holding things without them going through his hand, he had the idea to try grabbing something from a shelf and slowly moving it to the shelf beneath. He pulled open the cabinet door for one of the kitchen cupboards and reached up to grab a big plastic jug from the top shelf—which he did easily. But then he realized something was off, and that his view of the kitchen shelves were a bit different from what it usually was. Once he looked down, he realized that his feet were actually a few inches off the ground! He was so surprised that the jug tumbled from his hand immediately.

So he could fly! Or... float, more like it. And it was surprisingly easy to do. He just had to think about it. Honestly, it didn’t even feel like he was floating sometimes. He always imagined that flying would feel sort of like swimming through the air, but floating as a ghost felt... natural. To a point, that is. The higher he tried to get off the ground, the slower he floated, until he eventually stopped when his head was in the ceiling. And he did mean in the ceiling, as he passed through it and looked into the empty space in the roof. There were a lot of spiders up there, which was something he’d rather go his whole afterlife without knowing.

He also spent a lot of time thinking about everything he’d learned from Jack’s friends, Schneep and Jackie. His head was still spinning sometimes, to think that werewolves and vampires and ghosts were all real, and that he’d never seen any his whole life. He knew they had special powers and all that, but you would think that with modern technology, someone would have realized there was more to the world than met the eye.

Maybe there were some people out there who did know. Ordinary people—everydays, as they were apparently called. He wondered how many times someone saw something supernatural, tried to tell people, and were called crazy for it. Jack told him that ghost hunters usually didn’t find anything real, even if their instruments worked, but maybe there were people out there that did. Who knew? Not him, apparently. God. The supernatural was real. It was... easier to accept than he thought. Maybe being a ghost had opened up his mind. If life after death was possible, anything might as well be.

Speaking of anything being possible, Jack told him that his friend Marvin was visiting soon. His friend who was... a witch. Huh. For some reason, Chase was more confused about what to expect there than he was with anything else. All other things he’d heard of had been easy enough to wrap his head around. Werewolves and vampires had distinct traits. It had been strange to see Jackie and Schneep in person, but once he’d been told what they were, he knew the sorts of questions to ask. In the case of Marvin... what was it like as a witch? What could a witch do? Did they fly on broomsticks and make potions in cauldrons? Did they wave wands around, conjuring fireworks? Or was it something more... sinister? Like summoning demons and making sacrifices? He didn’t think that Jack would introduce him to someone dangerous; he seemed too nice for that. But that still left a wide range of possibilities for witchcraft.

But soon, Friday arrived. Chase spent a good chunk of the day using the Mirror of Revealing to practice on being visible. He wasn’t sure how good he was at it, but he was slowly getting used to it, used to thinking about how he appeared all the time. Though it did make him a bit self-conscious. Especially about the fatal wound in his head. It was normal to him now, but anyone else would be really freaked out by that, wouldn’t they? He didn’t want to scare anyone...

Jack was hanging out in the kitchen when the doorbell rang. Chase jumped in surprise and hurried over to the armchair, sitting down. His mind was racing, focusing on being solid enough that he didn’t fall through the cushion. “Coming!” Jack shouted, leaving the kitchen and hurrying to the front door. He opened it up. “Marvin! Come in.”

“Coming in.” A man walked into the room, shoulder-length brown hair half-pulled back, wearing a black shirt underneath an open short-sleeve button-up with a design of lemons and leaves. “Huh. Nice place. Could be better, though.”

“Thanks for your honesty,” Jack laughed, closing the door. “But would you believe it? The rent is cheap. I hear something happened here or something, I dunno.”

Marvin grinned, then looked around the room. “Is Chase here right now?”

“U-um, y-yeah, I’m here.” Chase raised his hand. Deep breaths, Chase, this guy is normal, just like Jackie and Schneep were. Wait... breathing. Uh, well, not literally deep breaths. But the point is, stay calm!

“Oh!” Marvin looked towards his voice, smiling. “Hey, nice to meet you. You’re... invisible?”

“Right, yeah, uh, give me a second.” Chase stood up and concentrated on what he looked like.

“Oh fucking hell!” Marvin jumped slightly, then quickly covered it up. “Sorry about that. I was expecting the wound, but not the... the empty eyes.”

“The—oh, oops.” Chase thought about his eyes. “S-sorry.”

Marvin relaxed slightly. “No, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you. I know it’s difficult for ghosts to be seen. Jack’s introduced me to a few, and he’s told me a lot about them. Uh, you? You. Anyway, nice to meet you, I’m Marvin Fletcher.” He waved.

“Chase Brody.” Chase smiled slightly. “Uh... welcome to my home. Mine and Jack’s. You’re... a witch, right?”

“I don’t really look like one at first glance, do I?” Marvin spread his arms wide and did a small twirl around.

“No, I... I-I’m not exactly sure what I was expecting, so I don’t... know what a first glance would do,” Chase said haltingly, unsure if what he was saying made any sense.

“Well, let’s talk about that first, then.” Marvin walked into the living room. He had a shoulder bag with him, which he took off as he sat down on the sofa, setting it on the cushion next to him. “What do you think of when you think of witches?”

“Uh, I was thinking about this earlier, actually.” Chase sat down on the armchair again. “I think it’s like, Halloween witches, you know? With the pointy hats and black cats and brooms and stuff. And I also think of, like, the Salem Witch Trials, you know? They taught us about that a lot in high school. Wait... were there actually witches in the witch trials?”

“I dunno about Salem, I’m not American,” Marvin dismissed. “But I know that here in Europe, witch trials didn’t always catch actual witches. In fact, they usually didn’t. There are real monster hunters, but they’re different. Also, you’re disappearing, by the way.”

“Shit!” Chase focused on his appearance. And as a result, slowly started sinking into the armchair. He gave up on trying to sit on it and instead sat on the ground, folding his legs. That felt a bit childish, though, so he slowly floated upwards while keeping that same position, until he was eventually at the same height as Marvin (who looked impressed). “Uh, yeah, Jackie and Schneep mentioned that monster hunters were a thing. That... sucks.”

“Well you don’t have to worry about them, cause you’re a ghost.” Marvin grinned. “There’s not much anyone can do to you right now.”

“Yeah, I guess that’s a plus,” Chase said. “Anyway... I think of Halloween. When I, uh, think of witches.”

Marvin nodded. “That’s what most people think of.”

“It’s funny that you brought up cats as a defining trait of witches,” Jack said, grinning. “Because Marvin’s shop is absolutely full of them.”

“You own a shop?” Chase asked.

“Yep,” Marvin said, emphasizing the P. “I sell all sorts of magical supplies. Real magical supplies, made for and sold to people who walk in the shadows. Though I do get a fair amount of ‘tourists’ too. People who stop by to look at stuff and also maybe get their fortune read. Some people try taking the piss out of it. I love using actual magical fortune telling on those guys. The expression on their faces when I start dropping extremely relevant facts is always priceless.”

“That seems dangerous,” Chase said. “If they’re a stubbornly skeptic guy, wouldn’t they think you were stalking them or something?”

“I always know when to pull back,” Marvin said. “Uh... now, at least. I got punched once and learned since then.”

“Jeez. Sorry about that, bro.”

“It’s fine, it was a long time ago.” Marvin shrugged. “I didn’t even have my two best kitties then.” He reached into his pocket and took out his phone. “You wanna see pictures?”

“Wh—” Chase laughed in surprise at the sudden change in subject. “Yeah, sure, dude. You have two cats, then? But—” He looked at Jack. “You said that his shop was ‘full’ of cats, right?”

“Absolutely full of cats,” Jack confirmed.

“I take in strays,” Marvin explained. “Offer them up for adoption. But these are the two I actually own.” He showed the phone screen to Chase. “That black and orange one is Sam, she’s my tortie—a tortoiseshell. And the white and gray one is Higgins. They’re my sweeties.”

Chase leaned closer. “Oh they’re very cute. I’ve always been more of a dog person, but cats are cute too.” He paused. “Are they like... related to your witch magic?”

“Heh. In a sense.” Marvin grinned. “It’s hard to explain, but... I talk to them. They give me advice. And also constantly ask for treats, but any cat would do that if you could talk to them.”

“Interesting...” Chase nodded slowly. “And... that’s... a spell you can cast?”

“No, that’s just something I can do,” Marvin said. “Innately. It has to do with the source of my magic. I mean, you can cast spells to speak with animals, but I can just talk to Sam and Higgins on my own.” He put his phone away. “Anyway, you’re probably wondering what I mean by ‘source’ of magic.”

“Uh, yeah, actually.” Chase blinked in surprise. “How’d you know?”

“Because if your knowledge of witches basically comes from Halloween and stories about witch trials, that word was probably pretty confusing to you.” Marvin grinned. “I bet you have a lot of questions. I did, when I first started learning about magic.”

“Hah. Yeah.” Chase smiled weakly. “So, uh... I guess start by explaining that ‘source’ thing?”

“Hm... okay...” Marvin leaned back against the sofa. Jack sat down next to him. “How to explain that in a way that makes sense...? Hm... Okay... so. A magical source is where you... draw your magic from? It could be anything, really. Some witches draw power from the natural world around them, but some are able to draw power from more... conceptual sources, like love or dreams or chaos. Basically, if you can think of it, there’s a witch that uses magic related to it.”

Chase tilted his head to the side. “So... it’s kind of like a magic source is a battery?”

“I mean, I guess?” Marvin laughed. “Maybe it’d be easier if I said there are different types of witches. Water witches, fire witches. Light witches, darkness witches. Paint witches, photo witches. Death witches, life witches. Happiness witches, anger witches. Truth witches, deception witches. Plant witches—”

“Okay, okay, fuck, I get the point!” Chase was starting to feel a bit dizzy. “So... basically, magic is everywhere?”

“The current theory is that magic starts to appear when you’re really passionate about something,” Marvin said. “Or when you feel deeply about something, you know? The source is the ‘why’ of your magic. But the spells are ‘how’ you wield it.”

“How do spells work?” Chase asked. “Do you need a wand or a staff or something?”

“For some spells,” Marvin said. “The point of a wand or staff is to sort of... direct your power. Cause you can, like, point them. You can also use weapons, tools, and art supplies for that. Or, if you’re experienced enough, you can just use your finger. Some spells, though, need other tools. Others don’t need tools at all. You keeping up with me?”

“I... I guess?” Chase blinked. “I think this is too complicated for me.”

“Maybe you’d learn better by a demonstration,” Marvin said. “I brought supplies.” He patted his bag.

Chase nodded, leaning forward—floating forward, unintentionally. He’d been to magic shows before, but those were tricks. This was going to be real magic. The thought made him dizzy again. Weird that he could get dizzy when he was a ghost. Maybe it was an internal, emotional dizziness, and not the actual physical sensation.

“Alright, here we go.” Marvin took out two things. First, a plastic cup. Second, a mask of some sort. Shaped like a cat face, with some black and green markings on it.

“What sort of spell needs your mask and a cup?” Jack muttered curiously.

“Oh, I only need the cup for the first one, I was just moving this out of the way,” Marvin explained, setting the mask on his lap.

“Nice mask,” Chase said. “You... really like cats, huh?”

Marvin beamed. “Hell yeah I do. They’re little darlings. Except when they’re assholes. And even then, they’re usually cute about it. Anyway, my mask helps me with a lot of spells. It gives me a little boost and helps me channel some magic, especially for spells that need my senses. But we’re not doing one of those spells now. We’re doing a simple one, to introduce you to how they work.”

He picked up the cup and put it on the coffee table, gesturing for Chase to look into the top. Chase did so, partially going through the coffee table to get a good angle. Marvin ran one finger down the side of the cup and muttered something under his breath. Chase couldn’t exactly make it out, but he was pretty sure it wasn’t English or any other language he knew. As he watched, the cup filled up with water! It raised up from the bottom and stopped just a bit under the lip, fizzing slightly for a bit before the fizz quickly faded. “Whoa!” Chase gasped.

“Cool, right?” Marvin grinned. “Very handy. For this spell, there are three components: the cup, the words, and the gesture I just made. Simply say the words while running your finger down the side like that, and it will fill with water.”

“Very cool,” Chase whispered in awe. “What’re the words you said?”

“Lían se le kipa húis,” Marvin recited.

“What language is that?”

Marvin smiled. “It’s technically Irish, but not really. The grammar is off. Spell words can be any language, but the way they’re put together is... weird. Basically, if I cast the same spell in English, it would be something like... ‘water fi-ill this gla-ass fill it.’”

“Huh. Okay, I see what you mean.” Chase nodded. “And... this is a simple spell?”

“Mm-hm.” Marvin nodded back at him. “It doesn’t take that much magic to cast, has minimal components, and has a very simple effect.”

“What’s a more complicated spell?” Chase asked.

Marvin perked up. “I was thinking about this, actually, and I know one that would be very relevant to you.”

Chase tilted his head. What sort of spell would a ghost need? Unless... “Is it... a spell I can do?”

“Oh, uh... no.” Marvin deflated slightly. “Ghosts can’t do magic. Even if they could do magic in life. Sorry.”

“Nah, it’s fine.” Honestly, being a ghost was sometimes confusing enough, he didn’t want to add witch stuff on top of that. “So what is it, then?”

Marvin’s energy returned. “Okay, so, you’ve probably realized by now that you can’t go too far from the spot of your death. That’s true for all ghosts.”

“The range gets bigger with time, right?” Chase asked, and Jack nodded.

“That’s correct, but even so, it’s really inconvenient to travel as a ghost,” Marvin said. “Think about it. You can’t ride buses unless you’re always concentrating on not falling through the floor. If you think of that for even a second, you’ll slip through and the bus will suddenly be miles ahead of you, farther than you can get to ‘cause you can’t really go any faster than a running speed. And don’t even get started on trying to drive. But! Certain types of witches can summon ghosts to any location.”

“...like with a Ouija board or something?” Chase asked.

“I mean... there’s probably a spell that uses one?” Marvin guessed. “But no, the one I know doesn’t use that. For it, I’ll need to draw a ritual circle, put on my mask, say a chant, and do some vague gestures. Once I’m finished, the ghost I summon will appear in the middle of the circle!” He grinned. “So basically, I could take you anywhere around town—though I’m pretty sure you’ll sorta fade back to this location after a little while.”

“...huh.” Chase... wasn’t sure how to feel about that. “And... any witch can just... do that?”

“No, not any witch,” Marvin said. “Just certain types. Like, death witches are probably the most likely to summon ghosts.”

“...is that what you are?” Chase asked.

Jack interrupted. “No, but don’t bother asking what type of witch he is. He’s never told anyone, even his friends.”

“...huh,” Chase said again. “Why?” That last bit was directed at Marvin.

Marvin shrugged. “It’s not a very common source. But other than that, it’s a long story, and I don’t feel like explaining it to everyone I know. Basically. Anyway, yeah! I can summon you! Isn’t that handy?”

“It’s, uh...” Chase paused. “I-I don’t like the idea that... someone can just grab me and take me somewhere without me... wanting to.”

“...oh.” Marvin slumped slightly, excitement draining. “Well, yeah, I can... I can see why you’d feel that way. But... hey, they can’t summon you without knowing your name, at least. So it’s unlikely that you’d be summoned by some stranger, you know?”

“And if it makes you feel better, Chase, you should be able to return here whenever you want,” Jack added. “Ghosts can sort of teleport back to their place of death at will.”

“Really?” Chase blinked.

“Yeah, just think about doing it,” Jack said.

“Huh.” Chase tried not to think too much about his ‘place of death.’ He tried not to look at that spot beneath the window. Maybe that’s why he hadn’t realized this before? But he might as well give it a shot now. He thought about being back in that spot, and for a brief moment his memory of ‘waking up’ as a ghost flashed through his mind—

—And then suddenly, in a snap, his view was different. He was looking over at Marvin and Jack from a completely new angle. Jack twisted around to look at him, gasping in surprise and then grinning. “Yeah! See, I told you!”

“Huh?” Marvin looked in the same direction. “Chase, are you there?”

“Uh, yeah.” Chase nodded, trying to concentrate on his appearance again.

“Oh god!” Marvin jumped. “Chase, the eyes.”

“Sorry!” Chase gave a nervous little laugh. “It’s hard to think about what your eyes look like, I think. Anyway... yeah, knowing that does, uh, reassure me.”

“That’s good!” Marvin smiled. “If you want, I can try summoning you sometime. You gotta be bored here all the time when Jack’s out at work.”

Chase laughed. “A little bit. I usually end up, uh... not sleeping, but I go into this trance thing that’s kind of like sleeping. And that’s how I pass most of the time when I’m not practicing my ‘ghost powers’.” He wiggled his fingers in a spooky manner. “Honestly things would be a lot more exciting if I could just... turn on the TV or something.”

“Have you ever tried?” Marvin asked.

“Uh... no, actually,” Chase admitted.

“You know I could just turn it on for you,” Jack pointed out. “Like, when I leave for work, I could just leave the TV on.”

“No, no.” Chase shook his head. “It’s fine. I’d want to be able to turn it off or change the channel if something I didn’t like came on. I mean, I guess I could just... leave the house. But... I dunno. It’s different, I guess.”

“Hm.” Jack nodded slowly. “Yeah, I can see that.”

“But seriously, if you’ve never tried, you should try now,” Marvin said. “Ghosts can press buttons!”

Chase looked over at the TV. “Alright, might as well. It might take some practice, though. I’m still having trouble even causing coins to move.” He headed on over to the TV, crouching down in front of the power button. Normally he would just lean over to look at it, but he wanted to get a close look at it. Why did pressing a button feel so tense right now? Trying to ignore the nervousness, he reached out and poked at the power button.

And then the TV turned on!

“Aha!” Marvin grinned. “See? That’s awesome!”

“Nice, Chase!” Jack was clearly impressed.

But Chase... was confused. Usually, the power button made a click sound when it was pressed all the way in. Just now, though... Chase leaned even closer, his hat partially passing through the screen as he stared intently at the power button. “Hey, uh... I don’t think I did that?” Chase said slowly. “I didn’t press the button, I-I don’t know why the screen is on now.” He leaned back again, looking at the TV. It was turned to a simple blue screen, tuned to the HDMI. But there were a few bars of static going across it that usually weren’t there.

“Really?” Jack blinked, tilting his head to the side. “Hey, uh... put your hand near the power button and think about turning the TV off.”

Chase almost asked what that was about, but figured Jack knew what he was talking about. He did as he asked, holding his hand close, pretending to push the power button without actually getting close to it. The screen immediately went black.

Jack jumped in surprise. “Chase, I... I think you can mess with electronics.”

“Is that something ghosts can usually do?” Chase asked, looking back at Jack and Marvin. “You told me that ghosts are mostly electricity. Is this... cause I’m a strong spirit?”

“I... yeah, I-I think so.” Jack looked a little stunned. “I’ve heard that some spirits can do that... but it’s normally poltergeists, not a single ghost. Huh. That’s... weird.”

“Maybe it’s cause of the necromancy,” Marvin said idly.

“Huh?!” Chase’s attention snapped towards him.

“The necromancy that... that’s the reason you... Jack, did you not tell him about that?” Marvin glanced at Jack.

“I was planning on doing it after he met you,” Jack admitted. “Once he’s used to magic.”

“What necromancy?” Chase asked, worry creeping into his voice.

Marvin glanced at Jack, who gestured for him to go ahead. He then sighed and crossed his legs, getting comfortable. “Jack’s told me how unusually strong you are, and I think the reason for that is because someone used some necromancy—spells all about conjuring up spirits—to, uh, make sure that your soul stayed here once you died. And that’s why you’re so strong. Because you were basically magically-created.”

Chase blinked. He looked down at his hands. They still looked normal to him... there was no sign of any magic or necromancy or whatever. He reached up to touch the side of his head. “Do you... think that someone did this? And then... did that magic stuff to bring me back as a ghost?”

“That’s one possibility,” Marvin said slowly. “There’s also a chance that someone put the spell on you earlier, which activated when you died.”

“I-I didn’t know about any of this magic before now, though, so... i-if that’s the case... they did it without me knowing,” Chase said quietly. He paused for a moment, then continued. “I... I-I think it’s more likely that this happened the night I died. There has to be a reason I don’t remember any of it. Jack’s told me that ghosts all instinctively know the circumstances of their deaths, but I don’t, so... something has to be messing with that, right? Magic or something. So... maybe someone broke into my house, k-killed me, and then... brought me back? Cause... we know I died in here... so at the very least, someone was in my house. But... why? Who the fuck would want to—to go to all that effort for me?”

Jack shook his head. “I don’t know,” he whispered. “I-I’ve told the Night Council about what happened here, they’re aware of what happened, but there aren’t any clues so far.”

“The Night Council...” Chase repeated absentmindedly. “M-maybe I should... talk to them myself? I-I don’t know... how much help I’ll be, since I don’t remember anything, but...” He trailed off.

“That could be helpful, but I think you should get more used to this stuff first,” Jack said. “The Night Council is pretty deep in the supernatural, it could be a shock.”

“But if you ever want to, it’s easy enough to contact them,” Marvin said. “Schneep—you remember Schneep, right?—he has a friend who’s one of the vampire representatives. Her name is, uhhhh...” He snapped his fingers a couple times. “Clara! Clara something-or-other. She has a really silly-sounding last name. So we have an indirect in, you know.”

“That does make me feel better,” Chase muttered. “I-I guess I... still need to get used to all this stuff, anyway.” He paused. “If... I was magically brought back... was it a witch who did this to me? O-or is there some other, uh... being that could do this?”

“A witch is my first thought,” Marvin said. “We’re the only ones who can do necromancy, usually. But there’s a chance there’s something else that can do that, something I’ve never heard of.” He shrugged. “I don’t know. Occam’s Razor, it’s probably a witch behind this.”

“Hm.” Chase nodded slowly. “And... there are like... secret magic shops and stuff, right? A-are there... places where... people hang out? Supernaturally?”

Jack laughed. “Yeah, there are a ton of secret places where people from the shadow world meet up. Jackie and Schneep have this pub they hang out at a lot, the Harvest Moon. It’s great.”

“We also have the library!” Marvin said cheerfully. “And other shops. We even have secret restaurants, though I don’t know how much help that would be to you. And there are, like, events too. Every October, there’s something called Nevermore, it’s kind of like a carnival. And there are sports, if that’s what you like, but I never really got too into those. Witches’ duels, though? Those are fun.”

Chase smiled slightly. “Maybe... maybe you could... summon me somewhere, sometime? So I can... get to see these places?”

Marvin nodded. “Yeah! We can all go out sometime. I’m sure Jackie would love to introduce you to the rest of his pack.”

“Hah. I’d love to meet them, too.” Chase’s smile widened. “So, uh... do you have any other spells you want to show me?”

Marvin’s expression brightened. “Yeah! I brought my grimoire of useful stuff to show you.” He took out a book, its leather cover emblazoned with a Celtic knot design. “This is where I write down all the spells I want to remember. I think... hm, I could maybe show you guys the cleaning spell I use?”

Jack raised an eyebrow. “I don’t know if I like what you’re implying there.”

Chase burst into laughter.

The next couple hours passed with Marvin showing off some of his spells and magical items. Chase could tell that he really liked doing magic by the way his eyes lit up—literally, sometimes. And Chase could see why! A lot of this was so exciting! Items flew through the air on their own, globes of light appeared in the air, and Marvin changed his outfit into a different one with a poof of smoke. Chase couldn’t believe he never heard of magic while he was alive. But then again, magic was probably good at hiding things. There were invisibility spells and all that.

Marvin left, but promised that he’d figure out a good time to summon Chase later. “We’ll do something fun, I swear,” he said. “It’ll be great.”

“I’m looking forward to it,” Chase said.Once Marvin was gone and the amazement of the magic had worn off, though... Chase’s thoughts returned to what happened to him. Was he the target of some evil witch’s strange plot? Why him? He had nothing to do with this world before he became a ghost. He wasn’t special. Why him? Why? Why?

#jacksepticeye #jacksepticeye fanfiction #jacksepticegos #septic egos #septic egos au #jacksepticeye au #marvin the magnificent #chase brody #c!jack #brigid writes fanfiction #shadowcityau

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pigeonstab · 28 days ago

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The next section is for people who want to see spoilers for outer wilds. Noone else

Ok I HAVE to tell you about all the progress before it gets too much. (Ok I'm on the NINTH point rn and yeah... it's already a lot)

1. Right so the weird rock and the quantum moon are obviously connected, many Naomi writings agree also. The thing is, the rock (every it's instance) is physical. Tested both in the museum and the planets. When it's there you can run into it, when you can't see it it's not there. So this isn't like several rocks that pretend to be one moving rock. It is in fact moving. But the moon is different, you can't land on it really. Well, they say you can but I haven't figured it out yet

2. Finally know that the symbol you have is the eye, it really doesn't look like it until you know. Which I think is great, it's easy to see when you know, but if you don't it's yet another mystery for you

3. Wish I could tell you I explored the Twins properly, but I didn't. I think I got most of it, but there's still some stuff, like the anglerfish fossils or the core of the Ash twin. I even managed to reach the power station but by complete accident. I mean, I WAS trying to find it, but I'm unable to re-find the route. For now I'm done with the twins and am exploring the Brittle Hollow. And boy is it brittle.

4. Before I even knew the Interloper was important I landed on it for fun and it flew me directly into the sun ��

5. Found both shuttles (unless there are more? The one from the interloper and the quantum moon, that's what it said)

6. Current working theory is that the sun running through it's stages is the result of the sun station. They keep mentioning how it can destroy the whole galaxy (or at least the solar system) and it's probably what's happening

7. Time travel! Haven't seen what they ended up with (I think I need to reach the Ash twins core for that?), but they say that some sorta time travel is possible with black and white holes. I wonder if that's how I'll end up stopping it all

8. What the fuck happened to them? Their skeletons are in the most casual places. They were all living their lifes when they just what? Dropped dead? I wonder what it is really

9. I most definitely got past the learning curve you talked about. It got from too much information I can't connect into SOME sort of picture I can follow. So now I know what I'm looking for and kiiiinda how to look for it. At first I thought the learning curve was more about skill, and not about the information itself. But now I see it. And now I'm on the hunt for the full picture

10. When the sun was about to explode I got into a Naomi shuttle and tried to send it flying, I already did it before. But instead got exploded SUPER quickly, with an animation I didn't see before (four explosions on one screen for every eye). It supports my sun station theory, because it likely powers most of their technology, including shuttles

11. Got one quick accidental teleportation trip to Giant's Deep! Loved it there, billion times cozier than what it looked like when I accidentally flied into it and saw nothing but whirling cyclones. It has very nice rainstorm vibe to it <3

12. What do you mean I might need to avoid anglerfish specimen somewhere. Don't do this to me. I'm already easily scared

13. When you check the projection (?) of the Ash twin from the Timber Hearth's mines you can see the symbol that you see when you get reborn. Now. There are two shining. Could be because I saw a second one on my trip to Giant's Deep, but I don't think that's it. I think I saw two before that too. That means there's someone else who's going through the same thing. Zero basis, but I think it's the Harmonica player from Dark Bramble. Something about them

14. Last (?) thing but I think it's adorable how when multiple planets align the music they play is the very same. And that it's played at the same time. It's just the cutest

Not gonna spell check, potential bad grammar blast 💥💥

As usual, not expecting an answer for EVERYTHING, I'm just saying everything that I can. For history

Quantum shards are indeed physical and so is the moon. It's... moving isn't the right word for what quantum objects do. you'll understand more about it later.

hehe

The twins are hard to explore, very stressful and the time limit does mean you have to dedicate entire loops to it. (well Brittle Hollow too but shh

Haha! that only happens at very end of the loop! you were unlucky

good work!

You're gonna be devastated

Ah yes, negative time intervals, again, not exactly time travel.

You're gonna be devastated

nice! for me using the ship was the biggest hurtle, I started playing the game got overwhelmed and quit until like a month ago when I picked it back up, I'm glad you got over it so quick! it really is so engaging trying to pick apart this universe's mysteries..

I have no idea what that is? I've never seen that! can't comment on it much but I'd love to see it

a lot of the information you're looking for is there I think, I'm excited to hear about your future trips there!

HAHA GOOD LUCK.

gkubfrkhfsfkfsj ok ok.

Yesss all the travelers, all so far from one another yet so closely connected.. I'd love to know which ones you've met already, also! little tip, The travelers are really good at shedding light on stuff you've discovered, make sure to come by say hi, put up your feet and listen to their new dialogue. Maybe toast a marshmallow til' golden brown

I will answer all you give me, thank you for allowing me to experience this game through your eyes, it's a game you can only discover once and I am so grateful that you can bring me so close to that feeling again through your telling me

#answered asks #olisa playthrough #outer wilds spoilers #olisa-iwannasleep

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1moreff-creator · 2 years ago

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Trying to figure out the Ace "murder" method

Hey, it's me again!

Seeing the great reception to my Arei murder theory (which, in case you missed, has an important second version (adult warning for Arei's BDA) and a less important third post, and beyond), I decided to try and figure out a method for the Ace murder attempt from episode 6. That and I have a sorta friendly theory rivalry going on with thebadjoe-

Seems like a fun challenge. Let's get into it!

Truth Bullets

Before the murder:

After:

1- Ace's body and wounds: Ace's body is sitting against a wall, slumped over. His neck has what seem to be three slice-type wounds across the front. These are the only visible wounds we know of. His face is angry, but this being Ace, it'd be weirder if it wasn't.

2- Bloodstain on the wall: There is a faint bloodstain just behind Ace's neck. Notably, this is the only trace of blood outside of Ace and the wires.

3- Lone wire: Because I clearly didn't have enough thinking about ropes and pulleys in the other murder, this one involves a wire! That's practically just a sharp rope! Notably, there is blood around a huge chunk of the middle of the cable, and a bit on one of the sides.

4- Wire taped to the fan: There is another piece of wire, wrapped around and taped to the broken ceiling fan. There is blood on the end of the wire not connected to the fan. The roll of tape used is right there. Fun fact, the tape actually dissappears from the background in the middle of the investigation, as pointed out by thebadjoe. Eden took it. This has more to do with the other murder than this one, but it's something to consider.

5- Broken fan: The fan on the right (door view) is broken, and on the ground.

6- Moved benches: Two benches have been moved from their original position. The one on the left is just moved to the side, while the one on the right is toppled over next to Ace. Notably, it's under the broken fan, meaning it must have toppled over before the fan got there.

7- Stool: There is a stool.

I have genuinely no idea where the hell this thing came from. It wasn't in any of the second floor rooms, or any of the first floor rooms we've seen. Was it in storage?

??????????????????

Hey, how fucking far did they drag this thing?! I have to imagine it was somewhere else, as there are actually a few doors which have never been opened, such as in the laundry room.

Whatever, no one cares. There's a stool, let's live with that.

8- Broom: There is a broom. I really hope they didn't get this from storage as well.

9- Toppled over weight rack: The weight rack has been moved closer to the... lifting bench thing, and now lay sprawled across the floor. Yeah, I got no idea about gym terminology.

10- Isolated weights: There are two small weights off to the side. Yep, they sure do exist.

11- Non-functioning fan: The fan on the left isn't moving (I know you can't tell from the picture, but trust me on this). This is especially strange, as we see the same fan moving the next day when Teruko and Rose go to the gym, despite the other fan still being gone.

12- Clean pull-up bar: The tape which was around the pull-up bar since the first day the second floor opened has disappeared.

13?- ???: So, uh, I got no idea what's going on in this general area. Apart from the bench press bar apparently disappearing, there seems to be a whole ass chunk of a mirror missing, which makes absolutely zero sense. It almost looks like someone took a bite off the damn thing, but I don't think anyone here eats glass, not even MonoTV. I imagine this is an animation error, but I'll point it out anyways in case it's somehow important.

14- Rose's account: During her painting session with Nico, her turpentine went missing.

15- Teruko's account: "[Ace] stayed unconcious for much longer than can be explained by blood loss or asphyxiation." Teruko believes this means Ace was likely knocked out with Rose's turpentine. Now, why she believes this when turpentine inhalation cannot cause unconciousness, only vomiting and nausea at worst, is beyond me. But since no one ever corrects her, I believe turpentine just... works differently in the DRDT universe.

16- Banging noise: Shortly before Eden and Teruko entered the crime scene, they heard a strange banging noise which came from the gym, followed by a clattering sound. This noise is... definitely strange, and in fact, I struggle to say what exactly it was. Since it doesn't match anything perfectly, I guess it must either be the weight rack toppling, or the fan falling. Also, this noise must have been caused by Nico, as no one else ran out of the gym afterwards.

17- Nico's missing cloak: Nico's usual cloak (that's what it's called, right?) is nowhere to be seen. Where the hell it went is a fantastic question, but the fact they don't have it in the first place could mean a lot of different things. Also to note, Nico doesn't have any blood on them.

I believe that about covers it. Let's see what we can manage. Also, I apologize in advance if it seems like this isn't very structured, I'm doing the best to explain my reasoning step by step.

What was Nico doing?

This may seem like an odd question to start with, but it's actually one which gives way to one of the most fundamental truths of the crime. One which I need to establish before getting anywhere in terms of theorizing. No, I'm not about to claim Nico didn't try to murder Ace, It's something else.

The answer seems obvious at first: they were clearly killing Ace, right? Well, not so fast. Nico was standing quite far from the body, yet holding a wire covered in blood. It almost looks like they just stumbled into an already established crime scene and were just investigating. Some claim this means Nico wasn't the one who set up most of the crime, but we have to remember this line:

Charles: But did you not intentionally try to make a serious attempt on Ace's life? Answer honestly.

Nico: Y... Yes...

Nico admits to, at some point, having tried to kill Ace. Of course, this isn't conclusive, but there is actually something else which makes me believe Nico might be the sole culprit of this almost-murder. A piece of evidence I haven't seen anyone mention in detail before.

The isolated weights.

What's the issue with this weights? Well, there are three truths which make them particularly strange.

1- The fact they're isolated means they were likely involved in the murder method.

2- They are decently far from any other piece of evidence.

3- They are neatly stacked on top of each other.

The fact they're neatly stacked means someone put them like that intentionally, yet they were clearly involved in the murder method. However, if they were involved in the method, how are they this far from everything else?

Well, let me answer those questions by raising others in return. Why is Ace so far from the wires, and why was Nico holding one of them? Why are the weights the only thing in the room which seem to be placed intentionally, when everything else is all over the place? When did Nico lose their cloak? What did they do to make that banging noise?

All these questions lead me to one answer. Nico wasn't actively trying to murder Ace when Eden and Teruko entered the scene, they were cleaning the crime scene. This could include moving Ace's body around, screwing around with the wires in a way which broke the fan, and, the important part, instinctively stacking the weights on top of each other. Maybe because Nico was getting bothered by the general mess of the room, or something like that (I know I would try to put some order in the room if I was nervous), and the weights were the easiest things to move around.

Whatever the reason Nico had for moving the weights, the point is, they did. This movement clearly didn't have anything to do with the actual method, as again, the weights were pretty far from everything, so it seems to me like they were just sorta "cleaning". And the reason everything else is in disarray is because they weren't done when Teruko and Eden got there.

Of course, you may be unconvinced. You may have questions like "why didn't Nico check Ace was dead dead?". But I promise, this will all make more sense as I explain further, so for now, let's assume Nico was cleaning the crime scene.

What does that mean? It means the position of most of the objects in the room could have changed between the time the attack was carried out, and the moment Teruko and Eden entered the gym.

With this possibility in mind, let's take a deeper dive into some of the evidence.

Two Wires on a Bird

(Wait, that's not how the song-)

Now, as you may remember, there were two pieces of wire in the gym; one by itself, and one taped to the fan. A lot of people assume these two were pieces of the same wire, which was broken when the fan went down, probably.

However, I do not believe this is the case. Remember, these wires are metal. From what I could find, their black color could imply they may be aluminum or iron, for example. These have, scientifically speaking, a fuckton of tensile strength. You would need a force of no less than an elephant stampede to break that with tension alone. They can be broken, quite easily with enough effort and tools, but not easily snapped.

No, I believe the answer is much simpler. There were always two wires; there was never an unintentional breakage. If these two things were ever one solid piece of wire, the would-be-murderer must have separated them before they set up their scheme, with whatever they could find. Maybe there could be tools in storage? Not too important.

But, beyond stealing the turpentine, is there really any evidence the killer really thought the method through with that much anticipation? After all, there is this line:

Veronika: Is this what you were envisioning when you tried to kill Ace? That the trial would happen like this, but with Ace instead of Arei dead?

Nico: I didn't... I never thought about it... I...

If Nico is the sole culprit as I'm claiming, doesn't that line mean there wasn't much forethought on Nico's part?

Don't worry, I'll explain that line later. For now, let me show you that the almost-killer absolutely planned the method in advance.

Broken Fans, Broken Hearts

One of the evidence pieces which confused me the most at first was, without a doubt, the non-functioning fan on the left. Why the hell isn't it moving? It's not the other fan falling, as we see the fan on the left working independantly the next day. Clearly, something happened which broke this fan, and it may have broken the other one as well.

Now, I looked through Google to see how ceiling fans work, see if I can figure something funky out. As a quick and oversimplified explanation, they run a current to create magnetic force which moves a rotor which moves the blades. From this, I thought of maybe using magnets to screw them up, but there aren't any magnets we know of in DRDT. I looked into Nico's laser pointer, but that also went nowhere. Despite the lack of evidence of its use, J's remote was the only thing I could think of for a while.

That is, until I realized one fundamental truth:

I'm an idiot.

The answer is much, much simpler. And it comes from one important question. Why is the tape on the fan facing the ceiling?

Most people, myself included, see a stool, tape, and tape on a fan, and assume the killer used the stool to reach the fan and put the tape there. But the problem is, that would only allow you to place the wire on the underside of the blades. And I'm pretty sure the fan wouldn't do a cartwheel in midair to land upside down.

No, what the tape's position implies is that the killer had access to the upper side of the fan's blades. This means they were likely able to bring the fans down before the murder, and put them back later. However, it's very likely they wouldn't be completely able to fix them, explaining why the left one isn't moving.

I'm not sure how they'd do that, and it sorta relies again on tools from storage, but it doesn't quite matter. There's no point in taping a wire to a fan unless you want it on the fan, aka close to the ceiling, so the killer must have put them back. They likely did this way before the murder, though that raises the question of why the tape would still be there in that case. I do have an explanation, but it'll have to wait for now.

The fact the killer had this ability to take down and somewhat fix the fans makes the left fan's state trivial. They would just take it down to break it, like they did the fan on the right. Of course, the question is why.

I have two answers. The boring one is that the almost-killer thought having one fan moving while the other was broken would be suspicious, and would make Ace more cautious than just seeing both fans broken.

The more fun answer, but one I don't think makes much sense, is that breaking the fans could make the turpentine more effective. Keep in mind Teruko says it is inhaling the fumes from turpentine which can cause unconciousness, and the fans, moving the air around and stuff, would make it harder for the fumes to really be effective... somehow? Again, impossible to know from real life turpentine, as it doesn't work the same as in DRDT. There are a decent bit of inconsistencies with this answer, but eh. As long as Nico could conceivably believe it would help, they may do it. The killers don't have to always know exactly what they're doing.

Alright, Murder Time!

Now that you know how my brain interprets most of the evidence in the crime scene, it's time to get to the actual method. Just so you can get a taste of the insanity required to come up with something which is at least even slightly believeable, here's a highlight reel of the silliest ideas I seriously considered at one point or another!

-Using the broom to beat the shit out of a fan like a piñata.

-Putting the fan on the treadmill and making it run. Don't ask me how this would work.

-Creating a yoyo with the wire and the isolated weights. I almost wanted this one to be true.

-Creating a weird garrote thing with the wires and the weights.

Alright, got it out of my system. Let's actually start now.

The first thing we have to look at is the blood on the wires.

This is, hands down, the part of the crime which drove me the most insane. We need to somehow figure out a way to have blood on quite a bit of the end of the fan-wire, a huge chunk in the middle of the lone wire, and a bit on its right side as well. All of this, while only leaving injuries on the front of Ace's neck, and not the back.

The simplest way to do this would be to "drag" the bloody parts of the wire across Ace's neck, but the question is how to "dodge" the parts which aren't bloody. If you try to think about this for yourself, you're gonna notice this is a lot harder than it seems. The bloody part on the middle of the lone wire is long, but the one on the right is small. Additionally, you have to somehow figure out a way to bloody up the end of the fan-wire, which comes with the problem of "where the hell even is Ace to have his neck cut by this thing".

The first thing I figured out is that the end of the fan-wire was likely attached to the middle of the lone wire, the latter doubled over the point of contact.

(My art is back with a vengeance)

The lone wire could have even been tied around itself to triple over itself, if the length was still too long for the killer's taste. This would also help to explain the multiple injuries on his neck.

However, the problem with this is that goddamn little bit of blood on the right of the lone wire. It can't be solved by just dragging Ace a bit further, as there's a part of the wire which isn't bloody. This took me a while to figure out. In fact, at one point I was close to calling it quits, and just leaving that bit of blood unexplained.

But then, it came to me. A noose!

If the killer made a noose with the wire (let's assume that's possible), and Ace was dragged along the base of the noose, but not the noose itself, then the point of connection would leave a bloody part of the wire which would appear separated from the rest once you extended it out.

(The main takeaway from this "drawing" is the noose, don't worry if you don't exactly understand the triple over thing. After all, I'm not even sure it was actually used)

Of course, now we have to ask ourselves why in the hell is the killer making a noose, then having Ace's neck drag across the base of the noose. The first thing which comes to mind is putting the noose around something, something like the pull up bar. That's sorta the only object near the fan I could see this working with. And we know the other end of the wire must have been on the fan.

This all points me to a theory I was already cooking up beforehand. The killer may have used gravity as a weapon, letting Ace's body lean on the wire as it tenses and untenses to slowly slash at his neck. This is sorta the system I'm envisioning.

Obviously the drawings aren't to scale.

Now, if we miraculously (and it really would be a miracle) get this to work, it could explain those damn bloodstains that stumped me for hours. It could also explain the meaning of those isolated plates: if you manage to secure them to Ace's chest, they would weigh him down in such a way that his neck would press harder on the wire, causing more damage. I'll get to the way I believe it's possible the killer secured them later, but for now, this is the gist of my idea.

Now, there are a significant amount of questions and concerns you may raise just by seeing this, so let me address those.

The first concern you may have is the length of the wire system. Keeping in mind the fan-wire is atteched to the end of the blade, it would practically be impossible for this system to work if the fan spins all the way.

For the fan to actually spin automatically and not break anything, the "fan-out" position must exist only when the blade with the wire is as far away from the pull-up bar as possible. With how large the fan is, the end of the wire would be somewhat over the treadmills, maybe a bit closer to the door. The problem is, as the fan spins and the wire "tries to slack" (remember, Ace's neck pressing against it would mean it never fully slacks), it would end up practically touching the floor by the time the blade gets closer to the pull-up bar. Not to mention the issue of Ace's weight possibly fucking with the fan's automatic spin. In other words, it's impossible to create this system if the fan is spinning on its own.

...The sharper of you will have already realized why that argument doesn't work. It's not a problem, because the fan isn't spinning on its own. We established it earlier, remember? The fan was likely broken before the murder attempt even formerly began. That means the fan is spinning manually.

Perhaps that piñata idea wasn't so far off after all, we just needed a gentler touch. Using the broom and probably the stool, the almost-killer would be able to make the fan move on their whim. And this means there's no reason for them to make the fan do full revolutions. If they just move the blades back and forth a little bit, they would be able to "straighten" and "slack" the wire system however they wanted, and wouldn't need the system to extend all the way to the other side of the room. In fact, they would actually want the system to be as short as possible while still reaching from the fan to the pull-up bar, since that simplifies the positioning of Ace's body, as you'll see later.

But before we get to that, I have to answer something else. This method, you may have noticed, wouldn't exactly leave the deepest wounds, would it? I mean, it could definitively cause bleeding, but the wounds would likely be quite shallow, unless the wire is ultra sharp. It seems like a pretty bad murder system if it only leaves mostly superficial wounds.

Except, who told you the wounds weren't superficial? Remember, Ace didn't actually die from this. And although I'm no expert in anatomy, I believe any neck wound would be fatal if it's deep enough. Thus, whatever the method used was, it could only leave shallow wounds.

That still raises the question of why the killer would do this, but I'll get there. For now, let me give you a sneak peek: I believe the attacker knew Ace didn't die from the wire attack. Intriguing, right?

And if you're worried about the amount of blood being too much for shallow wounds, don't worry. As I said, I believe Teruko and Eden ran into the crime scene a while after the crime actually happened, so Ace must have been bleeding for a while. And I'm no forensic expert, but I believe people who are alive bleed faster than corpses, since the heart is still beating and all that. Essentially, there's a lot of blood only because Ace has been bleeding for a while.

Now comes the hardest part of the visualization, and frankly, the one thing which really makes me doubt whether or not this is possible. With the two benches found on the crime scene, you have to play jenga with them and Ace's body in a way which makes sure his head reaches the pull-up bar in the "fan-out" position, and which doesn't run into issues holding his body up in the "fan-in" position. Considering the height of the pull-up bar, I think the best way to do this would be placing the benches parallel to the wire, and Ace's body kneeling perpendicular to it. You might also want to put a space in between the benches for the knees to bend forward, but I'm not sure.

(Not to scale)

Again, I know this is hard to visualize, and probably harder to pull off, but I don't think it's completely impossible. If anyone has better ideas on how to put the benches, I'd love to hear it.

Now, the sharper of you would realize a problem. As Ace's body flops onto the wire, it's likely going to get pulled forward, but it would also likely slide down towards Ace's chest. That's a problem, since his wounds are only on his neck. However, I have a possible solution for this. You know how I said you could secure the isolated weight plates on Ace's chest to make him press harder onto the wire? Well, if you secure them high and well enough, with tape for example, they might be able to stop the wires from sliding down.

The unfortunate part of this is that we can't be sure if there was any blood on the weights, which there likely would be in this case, since Teruko didn't check them closely. But the bigger issue here is the tape itself: where'd it go?

Well, I'll answer that question with another question. How is there no blood on the floor? Under this method, gravity would make at least a fair bit of blood fall to the floor. There's no way Nico cleaned it up, so how?

Well, if you don't want a liquid to stain a floor, what can you do? You can drape something over the floor so that gets stained instead of the floor. And this is how I plan to explain Nico's missing cloak. Their cloak was draped over the floor in the place where the blood would fall, as to avoid staining the floor with blood. Nico later removed the cloak from the crime scene, possibly leaving it in the dress-up room or somewhere else for the time being.

Now, that sounds ridiculous. Why would Nico leave the crime scene so early? Is there any actual evidence they left at some point?

Well, actually, there is. It's the other place where blood should have been in this method. Since Ace's neck must reach the base of the noose, it would touch the pull-up bar and stain it with blood. Or rather, it would stain the tape on the pull-up bar with blood. The tape which is also missing.

Before.

After.

In fact, this missing piece of tape is extremely important evidence for my theory. The fact it's missing means the pull-up bar was involved, possibly being stained with blood. It also means the culprit took evidence out of the crime scene, which helps explain why Nico is missing their cloak. It also gives credence to the theory the killer taped the isolated weights to Ace's chest, since one missing piece of tape could imply two missing pieces of tape. And- hey! That's why the roll of duct tape is still there! They didn't need it for the fan, since that set up was likely done before the murder attempt as established earlier, so they must have used it somewhere else!

Oh yeah, it's all coming together.

And with this, as you've noticed, we've sorta already arrived at my conclusion on the culprit. Since I believe Nico's cloak was involved in the setup, but was later removed, I firmly assert Nico is the sole almost-murderer. After all, even if the killer knocked out Nico and put them in the crime scene or something, there would be no reason to discard their cloak, and if Nico took it out the gym after waking up, there's no reason to return until they tell someone else about the body.

At this point, I should also address the hidden quote I know is gonna be brought up. Like with every character, if you inspect element on Nico's page you get a hidden quote, which in their case is "why should I own up for the mistakes someone else made?". That makes it sound like they didn't do this, but keep in mind, Nico did confirm having attempted to kill Ace, so I don't think it makes sense for the mistake to be "tried to kill Ace". I actually think this line could be a lot darker. I think this line could imply Ace made the mistakes being referred to, and Nico feels as though they don't have to own up for that. Like, "Ace was the one who fucked around, I just made them find out". Though I am admittedly biased towards evil Nico interpretations, so I can't be sure. Also, this could be about something from another chapter entirely.

Now that we sort of have an idea of how the attack could have gone down, we have to start thinking of the clean up. Unfortunately, this part of the plan wouldn't leave many clues behind, so it's largely speculative. Also worth keeping in mind, I believe this started a while before Teruko and Eden even arrived at the second floor.

The first order of business is taking Ace's body out of the mechanism. They would need to gently let it lean on the wire until the fan wouldn't turn anymore, before quickly stepping off the stool and going over. I'll explain why they're so worried about the body later, but for now, trust me bro. They would push the body off the wire, moving the benches to maneuver better, but their movements are sort of sloppy. This results in the rightmost bench falling over, and when they push Ace up against the wall, they do so haphazardly, leaving behind a small blood stain behind his neck. This is unfortunately the only explanation I have for the bloodstain on the wall which still fits all the other evidence. I say unfortunately because it's a sorta odd explanation for something I would usually consider quite important, but I've had enough trying to explain the blood on the wires, I'm not gonna worry too much about this little thing.

After making sure the body is off the wire, Nico would want to take care of the most incriminating evidence first: their bloodstained cloak. They would probably roll it up into a ball to carry it, though I imagine they may wipe some of the blood off the wires as well. After all, it's the one piece of evidence which can be directly be linked back to them. Since they just took the body down, they would also pick up the evidence closest to them; the bloodstained tape on the pull-up bar and the tape and weights on Ace's chest. They decide to leave the weights in the gym for the time being, and carry out the cloak and the pieces of tape, likely leaving them somewhere else on the second floor. I think one of the changing rooms in the dress-up room is the likeliest spot, or the trash can. They were later planning on disposing of it in a better way, I imagine, but I don't think they wanted to leave the body alone too long, since as I said, they may have known Ace was alive.

Timeline-wise, it's hard to say how much time passes between Nico going out and into the gym, and the moment Teruko and Eden meet in the dress-up room. Especially because part of my other theory is that Eden was actually doing some stuff on the second floor at this time. So here's how I see it; when they return to the gym, they put the weights they had just sort of left there one on top of the other, probably move the stool a little, but most importantly, they start trying to figure out a way to take down the wire system. They initially try things like untying the noose or undoing the knot in the middle, but they're worried about blood getting on them or getting cut by the wire. This hesitation on how to take the wire system down is what explains the time difference between the start of their cleaning and the moment Eden and Teruko get there. I am deeply aware this isn't a very satisfying answer to that issue, but I don't think it's too outlandish, especially since Nico is clearly not in the greatest mental state.

Eventually, they decide they're not going to take the wire system down carefully. To avoid getting blood on themselves, the best way would be to rip out the entire system all at once. I imagine they looped the wire around the broom, and pulled hard in one direction. Do it well enough, and I believe both the noose and the knot between the wires would come undone. However, in doing this, Nico also accidentally knocked down the ceiling fan. This causes the banging noise Eden and Teruko hear.

However, Nico doesn't think anyone else is nearby, and thus doesn't worry about the noise. They just pick up the lone wire (by the parts which aren't bloody), which had flown towards them thanks to their broom trick, and stretch it out... because they felt like it. Yeah, I'm not really sure. But I know a lot of people do weird things to calm themselves when nervous, and Nico is not thinking straight. Fixing up the wire could be something they felt compelled to do without logical reason. I hope this makes sense to you as much as it makes sense to me. Regardless, this is what Teruko and Eden catch them doing. Nico runs away, and probably picks up their cloak on the way as to at least have the slightest argument for their innocence. Since the lone pieces of tape are there, Nico probably picks them up too.

That's basically it for what happened, though you may have noticed there is one piece of evidence I never mentioned. That being the toppled over weight rack. However, there's a pretty simple explanation for this, one I have to give credit to thebadjoe for. Essentially, it's possible the weight rack was moved by Ace to train. If he was bench pressing, it would make sense for him to bring the weight rack closer to the... bench press bench? You know what I mean. And then, when the killer attacked them with turpentine, the rack was toppled over in the struggle. There's unfortunately no way to confirm this, as in the ep 11 flashback, Ace is in the gym but the weight rack is not next to the bench press bench. This doesn't disprove anything; Ace could have just been doing literally anything else. But it unfortunately doesn't confirm anything either.

So, there we go! A series of events which more or less explains all the major evidence in the scene and is (hopefully) physically possible! The bloodstains on the wires were a major pain, to the point I will gladly take anything that explains them more or less satisfactorily, and the missing tape on the pull up bar convinces me I'm (hopefully) in the right track.

... Yeah, so there's still a problem.

Hey, OP, what the fuck?

So, once again my "method before motive" way of theorizing arrives at an extremely complicated system which seems to have no purpose at all. If the fan really is broken as I claim, then there's no way for this to be a remote murder, and a lot of this is just unnecessary. Like, why not just cut Ace's neck with the wires using your hands, the way God (MonoTV) intended? And what the hell did I mean when I said Nico started cleaning the crime scene despite knowing Ace was alive?!

So, here comes the most speculative part of my theory. The reason for the method. Initially, one would assume a system like this would be used to get away with the murder without being caught, like most murders in... well, murder mystery stories. However, remember that line I brought up before? The one where Veronika asks about the trial, and Nico claims to have never thought about it?

I think they're telling the truth. I don't think the purpose of the system is to get away with the murder at all.

And it all comes back to the concern I raised about superficial wounds. Like I said, this system seems odd because it wouldn't be able to cause anything but some shallow cuts. But, what if that's the point?

What if Nico designed this method specifically so it wouldn't kill Ace?

That sounds insane, but think about it. If Nico tries to cut Ace's neck with the wires just by using their hands, it's possible they would get over-excited and accidentally cut too deep, killing Ace almost instantly. If that's not what they want, then it would make more sense to set up a somewhat automatic system which runs less risk of cutting too deep. Maybe.

But, didn't Nico confirm they made a serious attempt on Ace's life, like they told Charles? Yes, but they weren't done.

I believe it's possible Nico wanted Ace to wake up after receiving his neck injuries. That way, he'd be weakened by the blood loss and the pain, but still concious when Nico actually killed them. Under this interpretation, Nico wanted Ace to die knowing Nico was stronger than him, not just by using turpentine and cheap tricks, but just in a straight up fight (though with the handicap of the injuries).

Is that too sadistic? Arguably yes, but we still don't know how far Nico's anger is capable of taking them. I'm probably biased since I am a Veronika kinnie at heart, whose love for a character only increases the more evil and fucked up they are. Still, trust me when I say I went insane trying to figure out any method which could explain the fucking bloodstains on those wires as well as everything else, and this one is the best one I've found so far. It's all I have, I gotta work the characters around it somehow, and this is the only way I can think of.

Nico waiting for Ace to wake up also answers a lot of the basic questions of what the hell was going on when Teruko and Eden entered. If Nico really made a serious attempt on Ace's life, why are they standing so far without confirming Ace is dead? Because they know he's not, and are waiting for him to wake up.

The biggest issues I see here (besides the sheer insanity of the idea) are:

-This method still really isn't that reliable at not killing. However, it doesn't have to be; Nico just needs to trust it more than they do their own hands. And the trust Nico has on their own hands could actually be very little knowing how insecure they is about a lot of things. Not a great argument, but it's there.

-If Nico didn't think of the trial at all, there's no reason for them to take the cloak and tape out of the gym. This is admittedly a much more pressing issue, since a lot of my theory hinges on them doing this. My best answer is that they were working mostly on autopilot. Not actively thinking of the trial, but still knowing in the back of their mind that they would have to hide they did this. It's not great, but it's an answer.

-We don't have evidence Nico even had another weapon on them. If Nico wanted to kill Ace after he woke up, they would have likely brought a weapon with them. However, counterpoint; we know they must have had at least one possible weapon, the turpentine bottle. It's a pretty shitty weapon, but break it open and it would be effective enough. Additionally, the fact we don't know where that thing is implies Nico could have been hiding another weapon, but I'm hesitant to claim this, because again, no evidence.

Overall, I think these holes aren't too big, and considering I'm expecting to get lots of things wrong here, I'm comfortable enough with my answer to put it out there for peer review.

Closing Argument

-During the afternoon, the culprit had to get two custom weapons for their plan. One, the turpentine, they stole from Rose during a painting session. The other, Hu's wire, they simply asked for with some vague excuse, as they had a good relation with her.

-Once they got the wire, they split it into two and went to the gym, a while before the victim arrived. They also brought a stepstool and a broom. With them, they took down the rightmost fan, and ductaped one of the wires' end to one of its blades. They managed to put the fan back up, with the wire hidden on top of the blades. However, the fan didn't spin anymore. The culprit also broke the other fan with a similar method, so as to not make the victim suspicious when they entered the gym.

-The culprit waited until the victim entered the gym for their regular nighttime exercise session, likely after feeding the fish in the relax room.

-The victim, Ace, wanted to do some bench pressing, so he brought the weight rack closer. They didn't notice anything amiss, until the culprit entered the gym.

-With a rag filled with turpentine (maybe; it's impossible to know how people in the DRDT universe would use turpentine as a sedative), the culprit ambushed Ace. Although there was a struggle which knocked over the weight rack, the culprit managed to get Ace to inhale enough turpentine to knock him out. Now, the culprit could have just killed Ace then and there, but that's not what they wanted. They wanted to prove themselves stronger than him, or simply to make them suffer for what he had done to them. In any case, they wanted him to be seriously injured, but not dead by the time the turpentine wore off. Since they couldn't trust their own impulses, they wanted to use a more hands-off method which would ensure Ace would be in serious pain, but not die until the culprit could make sure he felt it.

-Working quickly as nighttime approached, the killer used the broom and stepstool to spin the rightmost fan's blades so as to get the wire taped to it to fall down.

-They tied a noose around the pull-up bar with the other part of the wire. They possibly made the wire triple over itself, and attached the fan-wire to its middle. They also put the non-noose end under the noose on the pull-up bar, for extra stability. For Ace's body, they used the roll of tape to attach two small weights from the rack to Ace's chest.

-With the wire system now hanging slack, like a vine, between the fan and the pull-up bar, they moved the benches under it. The killer also wore a cloak, which they took off and draped over the floor around where they believed the blood would end up.

-They dragged Ace's body to the benches. They propped him up there on his knees, letting his neck press down onto the wire system, specifically a part of the fan-wire. Once they made sure he wasn't going to fall, they quickly made their way to the stepstool, grabbed the broom, and got on it.

-With the broom, they moved the fan's blades manually, not too fast, but with some strength. The wire system pressed hard on Ace's neck, starting to cut his neck as it straightened. Ace's head tilted as this happened, and he started to lean towards the pull-up bar. As his neck dragged over the rolled up lone wire, various shallow cuts opened in his skin. Ace's head touched the pull-up bar's tape, staining it and the base of the noose with blood.

-The killer then slowly allowed Ace's body weight to press on the wire as the fan slowly spun in that direction, the speed controlled by the broom. The wires didn't fall to his chest because of the weights, as well as the slow nature of the descent. His blood stained every spot of the wire his neck dragged across, including the end of the fan-wire.

-The culprit repeated this one or two times, enough to feel as though Ace was sufficiently hurt for their purposes, but not so much they felt he'd die before waking up.

-When they were done, they gently let Ace's body lean on the wire as far as the fan would allow, before dropping the broom and hopping off the stepstool.

-They quickly ran over to Ace, pushing him off the wire system before it could do any more damage to him. In doing this, the bench he was kneeling on fell over, and Ace's body slammed on the wall next to the pull-up bar. The culprit managed to keep him in a sitting position, but the impact with the wall had left a small bloodstain behind Ace.

-The culprit moved the benches a bit to maneuver better around the gym. They took the bloodstained tape off the pull-up bar, retrieved the weights and tape from Ace's chest, and got their cloak off the floor. They used the cloak to wipe a bit of the blood off the wire system, though since it was already covered in blood, some still remained. Not enough to drip off and make a noticeable change on the floor, though. The killer left the weights off to a side in the gym, and ran off with the tape and cloak. They likely hid it somewhere nearby, like the trash can in the hallway or the changing rooms of the dress-up room.

-They came back to the gym at around the same time Eden went to the second floor (this is related to my other theory, don't worry too much about it). They began waiting for Ace to wake up, but their desire for cleanliness guided them in the tense situation. They started trying to figure out a way to take down the wire system without risking injury and without getting blood on themselves.

-A few minutes later, as Teruko went to the second floor and met with Eden, the killer figured out a way to take down the system. They grabbed the broom and wrapped a clean part of the fan-wire around it, before pulling with all their might.

-Several things happened at once. The noose and knot in the point of connection came undone instantly, and the lone wire flew towards the entrance. However, the strength of the pull also took down the fan from the ceiling, making a loud banging noise which could be heard from the hallway.

-The killer didn't think there'd be anyone on the second floor at the time, so they just continued their clean up effort as they waited for Ace to awaken. They grabbed the lone wire by the non-bloody parts and stretched it out, just as Teruko and Eden entered the gym.

-Upon seeing the two girls, the culprit panicked. They dropped the wire and ran away, but still had the sense to quickly pick up their cloak and tape just in case.

-The culprit's plan was to wait until Ace woke up, and in his weakened and pained state, kill him with the bottle of turpentine or some other weapon they had brought with them. And they would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those meddling girls!

-The missing cloak, paired with the suspicious lack of blood on the scene; the turpentine theft during a painting session with Rose; the motive to kill Ace in this manner; their actions and presence in the crime scene; all paired with an admission of guilt. The method shows only one person with the ability, opportunity and motive to attempt such a heinous murder: Nico Hakobyan, the Ultimate Pet Therapist!

Conclusion

Is this conclusion perfect? By no means. Nico's actions are still extremely erratic and hard to explain, not to mention how difficult it would be to physically get the method to work. However, it's an answer which I feel sufficiently explains all the evidence in the crime scene, which is shockingly difficult. Those damn bloodstains, man.

Still, I imagine I've gotten quite a few things wrong, so this is more a starting point than a final answer. I just think it's solid enough to put out there and get second opinions on it.

Thanks for reading all the way to end! I would give you a cookie, but I'm afraid it's impossible through a screen. Have a good day!

#drdt #danganronpa despair time #fanganronpa #drdt theory #nico hakobyan #ace markey #teruko tawaki #eden tobisa #i mean i technically mentioned them #evil nico my beloved #hope im not offensively wrong about anything #i support nonbinary rights #i also support nonbinary wrongs

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ryqfaeh · 9 months ago

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Malaysia Digital Content Festival 2024 (MYDCF 2024) & First Look Ejen Ali The Movie 2 (EATM2)

Official Banner of Level Up Play event by Malaysia Digital Content Festival (MYDCF) 2024

LIVE UPDATE : EJEN ALI EVENT (ONLY)

Before the event, I was honored to be invited by Wau Animation Sdn. Bhd. to attend the Level Up Play event on September 13th, 2024 and witness their First Look of Ejen Ali The Movie 2 (that happened on Friday, the first day of the event).

As someone who is loyal and supportive of Ejen Ali and Wau Animation, it was a great pleasure for me to accept their invitation via private message. I am pleased to have the opportunity to come and support Wauriors' outstanding work there, as well as learn more about their forthcoming project for the Ejen Ali franchise.

Before I move on to the next story, I had already planned to attend this event before the invitation was sent. The reason is because of my admiration for Ejen Ali and AniMY. Unfortunately, I ended up focusing on Ejen Ali and forgot to visit other AniMY booths, my bad.

Okay, let's continue ~

Considering that Ejen Ali will be revealing their First Look on the first day of the event, I made an immediate purchase of a Day 1 ticket before September 11th. Later on, I was contacted by Waurior and was given a 'Special Guest' pass for the Day 1 event. That was so unexpected and surprising, you know?

At the same time, I am deeply thankful for the chance I have been given. Thank you, WAU, for inviting me. Alhamdullillah ~

"GUEST" PASS FOR DAY 1

Description : Got invitation by Wau Animation as "Special Guest"

ALIYA'S CASUAL OUTFIT STYLE

I put on (Ejen) Aliya's casual outfit entirely during the event and added Comot as my primary accessory. I usually wear this for big and special occasions related to Ejen Ali only.

EJEN ALI BOOTH @ HALL 4

MOMENTS WITH THE AMAZING WAURIORS

On Day 1, I finally came across some Wauriors there and captured some memorable pictures with them. Talking to them, who have a high level and status, makes me feel shy because I am just a fan and a fanartist of Ejen Ali.

However, they're so cool, humble, sweet and friendly when meeting and talking to them. It's surprising to learn that some of them are aware of me, who has been known as Iqin, Ejen Ali Fanartist for nearly 8 years.

And the more surprising thing is when the director himself, Sir Usamah, knows me and asks, "Are you Iqin?" The fact that Ejen Ali has a huge fanbase and many fans makes it impossible to believe that the CEO knows you. Thank you, Sir, for acknowledging me as a fan.

When I met Mrs. Azi (who is the wife of Sir Usamah), she immediately recognized my Aliya's casual outfit. She said, "I suddenly remembered someone when I saw your outfit." Yeah, it's Aliya! >.<

Then, I met Sir Fuad for the very first time and he was so humble and calm to talk to. In response to the question (he asked me) about the teaser trailer screening, I expressed my amazement and couldn't think of any better way to describe it. Hehehe.

I also met Sis Ida, Sis Syu, Sis Salina, and Sir Shafiq at the Ejen Ali booth. When they saw my 'Aliya' outfit, they were amazed and said, "Aliya, Mama Ali, Ejen Aliya". Hehehe thank you, Wauriors. I really like how friendly and sweet you guys are. Love guys so much ~ sobs

The last one, Eva! My lovely (friend) twin. I'm so happy to meet her and we hugged a lot as we were happy to meet each other during the event. We took advantage of the opportunity to take a photo together.

FIRST LOOK SCREENING + Q&A SESSION

During First Look, Wau Animation released their first Teaser Trailer EATM2 in Hall 5. I'll tell you something. WAU told EA fans, including me, to not feel overly hyped about this and to lower their expectations.

However, this is the most satisfying thing that I have ever experienced in my life, and the Ejen Ali franchise. It's more than just an expectation. More than that. I received more than what they provided during First Look.

It came as a surprise to me that their upcoming surprise had something unexpected. Ehem ehem, *hint* their upcoming merchandise *hint*.

Due to spoilers, I cannot share the picture here as WAU will be released a lot in the future. You guys have to wait and be ready for their announcement soon. It's really worth to wait. It is truly worth it. I swear.

MERCHANDISES I BOUGHT AND GIFTS I RECEIVED FROM EJEN ALI BOOTH

To be honest, I bought a T-shirt that was limited edition from the Ejen Ali booth. However, due to some issues and spoilers, I cannot share the picture here and keep it as a secret until Ejen Ali releases it himself.

The design of that T-shirt was so beautiful and amazing that it grabbed my attention instantly. Once again, I am unable to share the picture. Sorry, guys ~

DAY 2 (THE LAST DAY OF ME IN THE EVENT)

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME IN THIS EVENT, ALHAMDULLILAH.

See you in the next event, Ejen Ali and Wau Animation ~ Assalamualaikum!

#ejen ali #EATM2 #MYDCF2024

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Came here to say some things for chapter 10 mhm💥💭

First of all, YESS CHAPTER TENN, MORE MHM GOJO AAGHHH, YEEAAAHHHH😋

2, until now I thought the leader -you know, the one who gives orders and makes the plans- was Naoya, but turns out it's Toji?😲 Maybe my forgetful ass doesn't remember well the previous chapters or for some reason I confused something? Or maybe I am in fact correct and you purposely made us think Naoya is the leader🫵🏻🤔 either way, now that Toji is the leader behind the goal of Gojos fall I feel extremely worried...and afraid. I feel he's more dangerous than Naoya😥

3, maybe I have some mental problems, (99% sure), but the way you wrote all three of our super hot men (Gojo, Geto, Nanami) in the same room without the plot being all three of them x reader is so sexy😭. Idek if you'll get me but I'll try to explain🥲. Usually, (me at least), whenever I've read a fic with multiple jjk male characters in the same room as reader, it's just smut with no serious plot. But the way I see the three of them together and they're effortlessly hot/handsome/smart AND they actually serve an important role to the plot??? HELL YEAH😩🔥🔥🔥 (I hope I don't seem as a weirdo and that I'm understandable😞)

4, I was laughing with the jokes Gojo did on Nanami, that man has HUMOUR AND IM NOT TAKING IT BACK😂. Or maybe my humor is questionable?🧍🏻‍♀️

5, I think I'm stigmatized from when Haru barged into the room some chapters ago and all the time reader was working down on him I was worried Nanami will come back for something and caughts them like that😮‍💨 (Haru was sleeping so no worries of her catching them)

6, Aly! Would you consider making a post with pictures of estates that are similar to the one Gojo has? For somebody like me who's brain can't imagine the estate the story takes place😓 (inside and out😭) Despite the description I've read before, I still can't f picture it, send help🧘🏻‍♀️

7, What's your opinion on Toji? Not in your fic, but in the anime. Also, do you find him handsome? Personally, despite him not being the best father and having the role of a villain, I can't deny he's a sexy mf🤌🏻

8, Sorry for the long ask🥲😭💔 Bye for now!👋🏻

oh my lovely anon i adore you!! 🥹 hearing your excitement fuels me and it’s just such a joy to know you’re invested in mhm and my interpretation of gojo aaaahhh 😭🫶🏻

okay lemme go down the list bc you were so thoughtful and i wanna give your message the love it deserves:

2. toji vs naoya as the leader –

so, it was very briefly mentioned in chapter 7 after the limo chase—when satoru says his father put “the zenin leader” in prison, he mentions toji zenin. though it was subtle, and since everything was happening fast, i can totally see how that slipped by! plus, i kinda wanted it to feel like naoya was running the show at first, bc he’s arrogant and erratic with trying to control reader—buuuut toji is def the one playing the long game. so yes… you’re absolutely right to feel uneasy. toji is far more dangerous than naoya 😬

3. the gojo/geto/nanami scene –

omg no you’re not weird, i get you completely!! 😔✊🏻 i see so many fics where having multiple hot characters = immediate threesome or smut-heavy plot (and there’s nothing wrong with that for those that like that!) but for myself, I’ll say that as someone who’s demisexual, it’s reeeal hard for me to personally connect with casual or multi-person smut. so that’s why I like to gravitate toward character-driven intimacy with my writing. I’m so happy you liked their interactions 🥹 all those men are so fucking yummy I love them 🫠

4. gojo clowning nanami –

pls if your humor is questionable then so is mine bc i was snickering like a little gremlin writing those lines 🤭 ahhh i was just so excited to bring nanami into the story and def had fun with that scene, hehe 💕

5. the smut fear –

NOT YOU STILL TRAUMATIZED FROM HARU BARGING IN 😭😭 as a parent I will say that this fear never goes away lol 💀

6. estate visuals –

YES!! omg so i’ve actually been throwing the idea around in my head to make a moodboard for mhm, so I’ll work on one this week!! 🥰

7. toji –

okay confession time… i’m actually not a huge toji fan 😭 tbh it’s prob my demisexuality coming through bc I just cannot for the life of me find him attractive bc of his actions 🙂‍↕️I know ppl say he has more depth given the history with his wife, but maybe if gege expanded on that or fleshed it out more I would feel differently about him? I will say he’s def smart though, esp given all of the planning he did in order to take on gojo and geto during the hidden inventory arc. I just rly don’t like him abandoning his son… and he killed teenage kids with no remorse 😬

ahhh don’t apologize bc i love long asks 🥺 this one was such a joy to read—thank you for being here and for taking the time to share your thoughts in so much detail. you’re amazing 💖🫶🏻 ily!!! I hope you enjoy what’s to come with the series 🥰

-aly

#alys mail #aly anon #mhm #motherhood and matrimony #ceo! satoru

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Saturday, April 19th, 2025.

1 | How often do you just lose all patience and get very irritable? Not that often. Like I do get irritable, but I don't usually lose all patience and lash out in a big way. I also get into longer lasting states of defeat / irritability / resentment, but what the "public" sees is maybe some sadness or low energy. The only people who really know the extent of what I'm feeling are my dad and my therapist.

2 | What do you do when you’re drained of energy but are unable to go to sleep at the time (because you have other things to do)? I felt that way at the animal shelter yesterday morning. I just ate my usual snack, had a bit of coffee, took half of a migraine pill, and hoped for the best. I felt better as the day went on.

3 | Do you enjoy helping people move or do you not like it? I wouldn't say I highly enjoy it, but I don't really mind it either.

4 | Have you ever kissed someone that you thought you’d never kiss? Only one person comes to mind. Someone I knew during my teenage years. We got back in touch when I was in my mid 20s and there was some intimacy involved.

5 | When was the last time you ate take-out and what was it that you ate? Natasha Door Dashed some Chili's yesterday and asked if I wanted anything, so I got a salad. Riley also got some mozzarella sticks and they were huge, more like mozzarella planks, so she offered me one and I took half.

6 | Do you enjoy when guys hit on/flirt with you or does it normally make you uncomfortable or annoyed? When was the last time more than one guy was flirting with you at a time? Depends on the person. Could be flattering, could be uncomfortable. And I don't remember the last time anyone flirted with me, let alone two people at once.

7 | What was the last thing you had a sudden urge to do? Did you end up doing it? Uhh…maybe cry? And yes.

8 | Do you hug people very often or are you not the hugging type? Could you list the last ten people you hugged? There are people I hug almost every time I see them (a certain cashier at the grocery store, Nan when she picks up or delivers laundry at the shelter, and my mom), but I'm not out there hugging people on a daily basis. If I average it out, then I probably hug someone about once a week. I don't think I can name the last ten people, but as for those I do recall: my mom, my dad, Nan, Marla, and my therapist.

9 | What was the last thing you were way too confused about? Are you still confused about it? Probably a process at the animal shelter that should be simple, but I'm afraid of doing anything wrong and evoking the wrath, lmao. Yeah, I'm still slightly confused.

10 | The last thing you baked or cooked, did you enjoy it or did it not turn out well? The last thing I baked was an Oreo coffee cake to bring to the shelter. I did enjoy it, and it seemed like other people did as well.

11 | Who is someone you really miss right now and why exactly do you miss them? Ehhh.

12 | Have you been taking more or less surveys as of recently? Maybe ever so slightly less frequently, but not to the point where I think it would be noticeable.

13 | Has your social life recently become more existent, less existent, or stayed the same? Over the past few months, it's become a little bit more existent. I actually hung out with people outside of the shelter ("people" being Liv and Riley - once at Liv's apartment and then again when we went to that reptile expo in Colo Springs).

14 | Lately, have you been thinking more about the preferred sex, less or has it not really changed? It hasn't really changed.

15 | Can you name five things you enjoy looking at pictures of? Cats, food, nature, old family photos...idk.

#survey #surveys #personal survey #survey blog #random survey

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kairosimperative · 3 months ago

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Day Five: Artists

This is entirely comic and pop artists, because that’s my solution to the dilemma I had when I mixed them together with the painters you find in fancy-schmancy European galleries. I feel much more comfortable just showing off some contemporary pictures I like looking at.

5. Lisa Frank

Yep, that Lisa Frank! Blah blah neon puppies, yadda yadda you might be a 90s kid if you remember, but I mean this with full sincerity: I love this brand. And I checked, the brand is an artist, not just a name. Ms. Frank is still around having fun with rainbows and sparkles, and to all appearances doesn’t care if she’s gone out of style. You can follow her on Instagram like I do, if you want.

One reason I wanted to change my restrictions for this category to pop art is that I have a longtime personal campaign against cultural gatekeeping. People look at Lisa Frank and wouldn’t believe anyone would consider her an artist, but the skills employed in this kind of work are the same as the ones in the pieces you see in galleries. The main difference is who it’s intended for: Lisa Frank makes art for kids, and she’s not ironic or embarrassed or preachy about it, and that’s wonderful.

4. Melody Peña

I collect Windstone sculptures, by which I mean I have one and want more. You know how the tiniest things you encounter in your childhood can end up being formative to your creative development? One of mine was a Windstone catalog. I pored over it again and again. I was picky about my mythical critters, but I couldn’t find a single thing I would change about these.

Looked up the company once I was immersed in online fantasy art fandom years later, and periodically after that. There are so many more molds now, and the classics are still there, shimmery and dramatic and warmhearted.

3. Fiona Staples

Even the best comic artists usually have some kind of subject matter they can’t draw quite as well, or a number of pages that look a bit slapdash from time to time. Except Fiona Staples. She doesn’t have a weak point. (According to her, it’s spaceships, but I have yet to find evidence.)

As a failed artist myself, I never run out of respect for illustrators who can handle every aspect of visual art from the vanishing point to the anatomy of facial expressions -- panel after panel, page after page. Don’t talk to me about “high” and “low” art. Comic books are goldmines.

2. Don Bluth

He’s an animator guy who used to work for Disney but left them for better things. If you didn’t know he’s one of your favorites too, you will soon: Secret of NIMH, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Anastasia, Titan A.E., The Land Before Time.

Yeah. All of those. A couple surprised me by their range in subject matter, but there’s still a definite style that unites them, especially in the animal characters. It’s not in the way that all Disney characters have visual similarities, either -- it’s just a Bluth thing, and bless him for it.

1. Bill Sienkiewicz

Sienkiewicz is such a comics legend that I was a little surprised to find that the series for which I know him, The New Mutants, is universally regarded as one of his greatest works. As far as I can gather from old and new commentary on the series, Marvel was throwing the dice by putting his impressionistic, sketchy, mature style into a book about innocent teenagers. It paid off in every panel and now he’s a symbol of the glory of the Silver Age of comics.

After a little exploring I found some of his work on other characters and also his original ideas, which would not be out of place in any high-end gallery. Whatever the subject matter, he goes beyond visual communication and finds beauty and wonder, as all art should.

#kairos 30 day meme #lisa frank #melody pena #fiona staples #bill sienkiewicz #don bluth

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lucabyte · 1 year ago

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HOWDY! *slams pile of papers on the desk* i have Inquiries. OKAY SO-

1.) i know the bridge between infurno and purrgatorio is Ali realizing they cant leave, so like, whats pawradisio???

2.) wtf happens ta Ali durin the 'age ???' section of their design timeline. what type cult stuff do they get involved w and how. its haunting me i needa know

3.) whats with the 3 year memory erasing thing in that one ali purrgatorio relationship chart. Really funny chart ive shared it w a few friends but also im staring intently at it like Huh What O_O

4.) what is mymk's final form? is it gonna be written, a comic, etc?

5.) got any music you associate w any mymk characters/ali? besides like, in canon reasons like Chrome more like any songs/artists/lyrics that remind u of anya em :0??

anyway yeah huge fan! also hope ur vacation's fun!

Hehe hi :)

1. We shall get there when we get there <3 my lips are sealed. Though I will say, there are further books by Dante one can animal-pun the titles of... Though they aren't part of the divine comedy..... (Alludes vaguely to plans that will inevitably take me years)

2. Okay so spoilers for Creature Feature, Ali's home setting (and @samhainian's thing) (because this is all a bit of an open secret) but Ali is, as I've alluded to previously, an Antagonist.

Creature Feature is a real world adjacent setting, set in our modern day, only with all manner of monsters and cryptids living secretly alongside humans. Ali lives in Wraithbrook, a hidden town populated primarily by monsters (albeit, most everyone still upholds a disguise, just in case). Being a (very) small town with an effectively captive population.... The post-high-school ennui tends to set in bad for people. Hope you enjoy the family businesses, kids.

So... This leaves the listless vulnerable. And boy is Ali a bit malleable. A trusted figure in their life takes advantage of this, part of an accellerationist group looking to break these confines, having singled them out as candidate for their most recent attempt to mold a magic user into a weapon to shatter the veil. And, well, if you've got a self-hating isolated guy who is predisposed to a bit of Catholicism already... Why not utilise the concept of the antichrist? They will be bringing a world together, in a way... And when you've been around as long as some immortal librarians have, doing a little bit of time dilation in the later stages of indoctrination isn't thaaaaat hard... Sooooo....

(But don't worry. They get better. Eventually. At least they look it. Everything is A-OK!!!)

(as for if purrgatorio is canon to this timeline....? Yes! But in a fucked up way! Can't make it too easy for the little guy....)

3. Okay so I was coy literally a sentence ago but yeah purrgatorio is set dead on like.. at the exact same time MYMK proper *should* start. Thus, it cannot exist at the same time as the main story... Ali's narrative powers keep them from being subsumed by the universe and just becoming a funny animal themselves.

But should a time come where Ali is *gone*, and the world is similar enough to the moments before they arrived? Well, the narrative can just pretend the time hasn't passed! Just, don't think too hard about your count of how many Halloweens and Christmasses you've had doesn't really line up....

(A normal person would simply name Purrgatorio noncanon, but hey, if Ali's whole thing is that they manipulate reality like a Narrative... Well. May as well use it! So once canon is over for both parties, things can start creeping back in. It's needlessly overcomplicated but I'm having fun)

4. Written with illustrations! An Online picture book, I suppose. I was initially damning myself to a comic, but after playing in the space with Purrgatorio, I realised I prefer prose. I'll probably write the thing in whole and then release it bit by bit as I work on the illustrations? I have a working outline as of right now and it's not a super long story lol. But its likely going to come after some practice with smaller projects like my reworking of Hazeclan and maybe Damonquest (name pending) (the latter featuring a cut main character of mymk lol)

So! ETA: a while. But we stay silly

5. OKAY.... so I can't link character playlists sadly since they don't exist (..... Yet.) and I'll stick primarily to our at present Purrgatorio cast.

I am like. Famously bad with identifying songs (<- usb stick full of songs on shuffle in the car as a kid) but I have been trying to put thought into this recently (my gold standard for this being my friend @teddymedley who's so good with character songs I did ask him for some vibe checks for this even)

So these are messy and some are like, inherited from earlier drafts of the characters so can be a bit off but I'll give a handful and their reasonings. (No links or embeds though I'm on mobile and Tumblr might eat my visibility if I do. I'll reply with some though)

[Ali Alighieri]

1. "Here comes the flood" by the Divine Comedy (self explanatory really, that animatic will exist someday I promise. This is THE big one to me, but @samhainian may have a different top spot opinion lol) Bonus: it has a demo version that also fucks supremely

2. "All the angels (demo)" by MCR. (Ali is not the MCR sibling, they're the P!ATD sibling. But I don't listen to panic lol)

3. "If you could save yourself you'd save us all" by Ween (peak "sorry what was that line just there?" song)

4. "In the meantime" by Spacehog (I like Spacehog. Everyone gets a spacehog song yaaay)

5. "Here comes the sun" cover by Ghost (not their style of music at ALL and you KNOW they're contrarian about the Beatles, but grim irony is such a vibe here)

[Chromium Mono]

1. "Manicure" by Lady Gaga (this is such a flippant "because I said so" choice lol)

2. "Let it grow" by Renaissance (this is such a nice cheesy song. I like to think of this as speaking to the actual nice loving guy chrome can be when he's not being a prickly bitch)

3. Kissing Ancaps by Patricia Taxxon (... GOD this song is way too cool or smart for chrome lol. It's a chrometab song to me because of the big words and cynicism. It's too modern and online for them but I'm attached to it... Also it contains a sample from let it grow)

4. "Run away with me" by Carly Rae Jepsen (more vibes based! Love some ms jepsen. But at least has a coherent theme wrt to eloping lol)

Bonus: oh god I really have to finish the voiceclaim video I was making. Premiere kept melting on me but I should probably let the world know chrome sounds like Donald Glover huh. The marshall lee to live action Simba pipeline.....

Bonus 2: @teddymedley suggested "Ratchet" by Bloc Party, with the phrasing "subject matter younger chrome sound older chrome" which I like!

[Tabitha Boss]

1. "Cable Rat King" by Gem Milsom (this one genuinely feels like a solid choice to me. It's polite and tentative and about depressive spirals, and is from the same album as the Number One Main Labyrinthine song, Pipes. That animatic will exist someday too I promise)

2. "This too shall pass" by OK GO (Preferably the brass band version. I think Tabitha would adore their videos, he'd be delighted by the moving parts and generally light tone. Also, Labyrinthine has a different "this too shall pass", being by Danny Schmidt)

3. "When will you die?" By TMBG (goofy song. But you get it.)

4. "Zeroes" by Spacehog (Spacehog again 👍)

Bonus: Jimmy buffet discography. He is living on island time baby

Bonus 2: @teddymedley assigned "Happy Hour" by Eels and I think the strange upbeat lethargic energy fits

[Lavender Wafeu]

Lavender is really funny because I honest to god don't think she listens to much music. This means I barely associate music with her apparently.

However @teddymedley did suggest "Black Rainbows" from Hawaii: Part 2, and I think that's better than any of my previous notes. Those previous notes being entirely the words "Little shop of horrors". She, Knives and Mafioso do also share an association with "Panda Hero" by Hachi but that's more visual to me?

I have however begun associating some Zelda OST tracks with her though... Hmmm....!

[Markus Felidae]

This poor bastard has shed and gained characterisation recently enough to have shook the MCR out of their system.... I don't have all that much for them.

Now. Hm. I think I'd have to go with some very on the nose musical tracks? My mind immediately goes to the opening track to Disney's Notre Dame, and maybe like, Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer from Cats? These are such dreadful picks lol. Sorry buddy, characterisation overhaul syndrome. They probably also would listen to P!ATD same as Ali though so do with that what you will.

Bonus: in Markus' earliest iteration over 10 years ago..hrm. long story short, 121 guns is so fucking unfitting but it's lodged there forever lol

[Lupus Felidae]

Lupus is associated in my head with the kind of dub anime opening best codified by 4kids era Pokémon. Like the ideal song here is that one from Yugioh. "No matter what"? That kind of cheese and boyish power of friendship. "OK!!" From the JP endings of anipoke goes here too it's cute to me.

"I can go the distance" from Disney's Hercules is also up there for the same vibes. She's just silly and having fun!

Bonus: "Don't let's start" by TMBG is a Miao song to me, but in relation to her family. So it's also Lupus and Markus' by association.

[Ess Somil]

The idea of an ess playlist is hysterical to me. I feel like it's a Mother 3 battle theme in that man's head all the time. What's your time signature boy.

Anyway, "Numbers" by Neil Cicierega. Since it is overwhelming enough of a soundscape. Or just "Doctor Worm" by TMBG. For that they live in the soil.

.... And that's probably enough!!! This ask is very long now! Sorry it took a while to answer lmaooo. I've been very busy but it's been nice to chip away at during my downtime! Thank you so much for the questions :)

#lucabytetalks #oc questions #idk how to tag this! um!#guess ill put some relevant oc tags lol #ali alighieri #Purrgatorio #mymk #thank u so much and sorry about the wait and lack of embeds!#ill reblog with a collection of links later....? oh topic channels my detested #colours added to break up the big ol paragraphs

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shadowredfeline · 7 months ago

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Four in One Post

For the Trade i ask.

It's really Sweet to see these OC Couples fighting off the dinosaurs. Since I have remembered my dad played the first and the second on the Nintendo 64, what i don't like was the Lefty controls in the Nintendo 64 version. But since i just ordered the Trilogy on the Switch, the controls are much since the controls are just right. But i'm sure both the other Multiplatform versions like Xbox and PC would be something for both you and our A-Pal to try. And ever since i saw Deev played the PC version during his live stream, and they're really funny. And i was lucky i did made a birthday drawing about that for him and include Sam, Jo and Luna to tag along with him. But i'm sure Luna might try it as well, but i don't think she might be into that, even if she's always into Magical Girl Anime and Nintendo and Sanrio as well as for Cartoon Stuff. But let's hope Shadow, Lisa, Spot and Vanilla will survive by hunting Dinosaurs as well as for Hunters that look similar to the Cartoon Network characters or even people in Bikini Bottom.

Shadow R 😺🗡️: Alright, we'll take out the dinosaurs and hunters whenever we see them!

Lisa 😺❤️⚡️: Right! I know this is my first time experience this game ever since you, your dad and Deev played this game.

Shadow R 😺🗡️: Yes, and Thanks to Spot and Vanilla helping us, we'll be sure to hunt anyone who gets in our way.

Lisa 😺❤️⚡️: Totally!

For Two Responses

First Response on our A-Pal's Pic.

I would ask the same thing because Sanzaru and Sucker Punch have not been doing anything Sly Cooper Related for so long. I mean i know Sly Cooper Thieves in Time was good, but it's been over like 11 years good, and it's time we could go for another one. And it's too bad they didn't release their movie after the Ratchet and Clank movie got terrible ratings, if Sony Pictures were to still produce the movie or show with PlayStation Productions, that would be really nice. I know they did well with the two PlayStation movies, Uncharted and Gran Turismo. And Last of Us which is just a TV Series which we're okay with. Also, i didn't know Sucker Punch worked on the Ghost Series. Not only they made that and Sly Cooper, but my brother and i also played another title called Infamous which the game is quite good. We've played the second and maybe the first one. But i would love to try Second Son even though it's just an okay game on the PlayStation 4. But i should give the Ghosts Series a shot if i have enough dough of me playing any of the PlayStation 5 title.

Second Response on Christmas and my trip with my Social Club.

It's kinda bizarre that a lot of people in my country have been setting up a lot of Christmas stuff this week. Since i know Thanksgiving is only about 6 days away, and afterwards, my family and i would put our autumn and Thanksgiving stuff away and get the Christmas stuff out. And while i start the Christmas exchange with you and our other friends, i have to focus on making a birthday drawing for Luna since her birthday is 10 days before Christmas. And yeah, we do have Whataburger in my state, AZ, I only have like 20 of them. And i'm not sure if other states have them. I know Texas does, but i would refer getting some in Arizona. They have the best ketchup, they have the best milkshakes, they have delicious food as well, and they have the best breakfast there is. And my mom loves having their food, their shakes and their breakfast, and i'm sure my mom enjoys having their pancakes even she got pregnant with me. Plus, i'm sure the Speedsters and the Rabbits would love to try some as well.

And Message from Debby and Paul.

Debby 😺📱🖥️: Mmmmm I just love their pancakes. They're so good. I hope you'll like some Rita. They taste good as well as for other breakfast food at Whataburger. Even Windy might love these too. My Husband had some as well as for other Breakfast options as well. But i hope you and Windy will both love it. Same with their fries and Ketchup.

Paul 😺⚔️⚒️: Well, i do like their breakfast too. Their Taquitos and Sandwiches are really good. Same with some of their lunch and dinner meals. And for Bonn and Scottie, i hope you both like the Taquitos, they got some in hash brown sticks, sausages, and Bacon too. And Scottie, if you and your wife are not into eating meat, there's always the Pancakes platters and Egg Sandwiches and Biscuits you both can have. Even Sam will love them too. Plus, the Cinnamonrolls are good too. I know Debby and i never had them, but i know they're really delicious alongside the Hash Brown sticks.

Debby 😺📱🖥️: And for Lunch and Dinner, there's always Burgers and Chicken tenders and Whatawings. Plus, their onion rings and fries are good too. But i hope you four will like them. As well as for their desserts and salads too.

Thank you, Debby and Paul. And now let's get onto our Filipino Friend's on This Day Post.

It looks nice seeing Murukir looking at the sunset. And yeah, i have used Microsoft Paint so many times from different Windows systems, until i got tired of using it. And lucky for me, i do have Medibang Paint as well as for Colors Live. But with Medibang Paint, i'm also going to test out some of the shapes as a test shot for one of my upcoming drawings. But it'll take a lot of practice getting use with Medibang Paint's shapes compared to using the shapes with Microsoft Paint. Maybe i might keep on with the improvements when drawing with Medibang Paint on my computer, IPad and Cellphone. But i hope with the sunset, let's hope the OC Couples would enjoy seeing the sunset. Even as themselves or as mermaids. Plus, i'm sure they could enjoy hula dancing while the sun is setting.

Also, i do like listening to Lo-Fi Music as well as for some ASMR and Calm Video Game Music anytime i want to relax. Same goes for listening to relaxing music on the beach.

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yutafrita · 2 years ago

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idk if its a request but just letting out a brainfart of a "spin-oof??"/"sequel" for through the webs (yeah the same anon 🗿🗿) i dont write + im a gay man so if i use some m4m terms thats why

Being a student in *name* University, the best university in the whole country has its perks not only are you taught by the world renowned professor, researcher, and vigilante leader Sungchan Jung but also working in the National Museum as picked by the professor. You were always interested in arts and history, that is why you majored not only in Biology but also at Arts & History. And with those academic performances Mr. Jung was not wrong in picking you as the new intern of the museum.

You were intrigued with Dirchana. Even when you were a child when the 5 famous heroes were in screen you always talked about how you and Dirchana are simolar to the point that everyone believed it. You and Dirchana's similarites are on point that even your professor was surprised when he first saw you. And this job combined both of your interests: The Art and History of Dirchana and the other 4 heroes and animals which was inpsired by the hero himself.

Your first job was simple, to guide these college students in the "Through the Webs" wing a part of the museum where all of what happened was documented. Everything from the monitors Mr. Jung and everyone watched planning the escape, the robes the heroes wore back in the asylum, the 1970s Volkswaggen that Dirchana and Mr. Jung slept on, and even Pauk's old enclosure (Dirchana's most trusted spider which you named your dog after)

But one artwork caught your attention the most. It was a simple mural of Dirchana and Mr. Jung painted by Mr. Jung himself when he was monitoring Dirchana back at the early phase of their plan. He named it "I'll Fearlessly Love you" and it is situated at the middle of the whole exhibit.

The curator tapped on your arm to take you out of your daze at the mural to tell you that the students were coming. You fixed your clothes, readied the index card containing the information, and relaxed your voices before the students entered.

One person caught your attention immediately, hearing his friends call him Jinsu. The big doe eyes, his buff body where the buttons could pop off if he moved more, his sweet eye smile, his cute laugh talking to his friends. It was like you fell in love by first sight. You were silent until his friend suddenly said "Damn Jinsu that guy looks alot like you!". You fixed yourself and started the tour with the artwork.

"Yeah, he does!" You said under your breath "Should we start?" You asked and the college students all gave their answers

"This mural was done by Mr. Jung Sungchan, Dirchana's husband, when the five heroes was first captured by Capsik, He told us that the mural was all that he could do in his free time as everytime hes not looking at Dirchana in the monitor hes thinking of his face, Romantic isn't it? Mr. Jung was not good at drawing unlike his spouse who is well renowned in arts but during these times he kept drawing his face and the both of them together to the point that his brother threw all the murals one day because of how many it was. He kept this specific one secretly in his pocket everyday looking at it when he missed his dear Dirchana. It is named "I will Fearlessly Love you"

Seeing the students take pictures, stare in awe, and look at it intently you saw the guy you noticed raise his hand. "I'm sorry to tell you this pretty boy but it's called I will Love you Fearlessly" Him and his friend laughed after saying it and laughing at your dumbfounded reaction

"I know my World History, Its I will Fearlessly Love you"

"And I know my Taeil, its I will Love you Fearlessly" Jinsu answered back

Taeil was one of Dirchana's teammate and friend, with a voice that pretty it was a no brainer that he will become a singer after he retired from being a singer. One of the songs he had was directly inspired by the painting and with the lyrics written by Sungchan himself it was obvious that the song was about the two's relationship. You just ponder yourself asking why Taeil named it wrong.

"So are you saying Mr. Jung is wrong?" You said

"I mean he wrote the lyrics and title" He rebutted

"I mean if you wanna prove me wrong we could get something to eat and you prove me wrong there" Jinsu suddenly said looking at you with as your friends call it bedroom eyes.

You were blushing, you were as red as the carpet the museum have, but you just ignored him and moved on the next part of the exhibit.

The rest of the guide was fine, people were asking questions and were genuinely curious. It was fun, but you can't deny how this Jinsu guy is hitting on you. From being at the back of the line into him inches away from you, him always asking you question, and even saying that you're as pretty as Dirchana made you heart flutter.

"Hey, Y/n" You hear a whisper while you were taking a lunch break You were shocked and almost knocked down your food "Sorry, sorry, it's me yk, Fearlessly Love you, I'm Jinsun Chan" The both of you shook hands as Jinsu sat down in front of you.

"What are you doing here?" You asked "Duh, I want a pretty boy to prove me wrong" He said bluntly. You choked on your food as he just laughed. You looked at him angrily but not ignoring how he called you cute under his breath. The two of you talked about Dirchana and the whole "Through the Webs" exhibit which eventually turned into the two of you talking about each other and you swore that you just found your soulmate and not realizing that you skipped your class with Mr. Jung while talking to this guy

"So that's why Y/n was absent" Mr. Jung told you. "They really look like us you weren't lying" you said laughing while looking at the couple intently. "You were exactly like that everytime I flirted on you" He whispered before kissing your ear "Like you weren't as red as this carpet when you confessed with me at the park AND the garage?" You said pinching his cheeks

Sungchan smiled before holding your hand "Let's look at the new wing" You smiled "I can't believe the museum made a whole exhibit just for the two of us"

"Babe?" "Hm?!"

"You said that potrait you drew of us was put in the museum"

"Oh right yeah! Forgot about that" Sungchan replied

"What was the name of it anyways? You were asking for me to name it but I can't think of anything" You asked "Was it fearlessly love you? Love you fearlessly?"

"Oh babe I do not remember" he answered which earned a laugh from you two. You pinched his cheeks before entering the wing.

This is has been in my drafts forever I am so sorry!! I love this SO SO much you have no idea 🥹like it’s so incredible that you loved through the webs enough to make your own head canon about it!! I’m especially obsessed w Taeil becoming a singer after retiring- its so fitting for him!

Thank you again for sending this in 🥹every time I went through my drafts it sincerely brought a smile to my face.

#nat talks!#through the webs #🗿 anon

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loveblrrsworld · 2 months ago

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[5] Poker Night

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“Princess Sofia…?”

“Yup. Princess Sofia.” Geto dreadfully says, walking to the pool table with Shoko and Gojo.

“And you’re still planning on seeing her again?” Shoko says, a bit shocked.

“Yup. So I’m free for a couple hours, away from the demon.”

“You sure you don’t want her to see Krull, the Warrior?” Gojo wiggles his eyebrows and Geto simply rolls his eyes.

“I’d rather eat dirt.” he sighs before continuing. “I don’t know what happened! She was so cool and normal. It’s like she flipped a switch or something.”

Shoko sits down as the boys set up the pool table. “At least you won’t see her for a bit.”

“Sugu-bear!”

They all whip their heads to see you, matching outfits with some kind of animal you’re holding. Oh- it’s a dog.

“Sweetheart?” Geto managed to say, his eyes still wide. Everyone in the office has their eyes on you.

“Hi Sugu-bear!” you rush to hug him.

Gojo stifles a laugh while Shoko hits his arm.

“Uhm- Y/n, these are my friends. Gojo and Shoko.”

You shake their hands. “I’ve heard so much about you!”

Gojo smiles. “Likewise.”

Shoko then eyes the dog. “What is that.”

“Oh this?” you point to the dog. “This is Krull!”

The water Gojo was currently sipping on, was spit all over the ground, unable to control his laughter.

Shoko blinked. “No- like, what is it?”

“It’s a Chinese Crested! Isn’t he beautiful?” you shove the dog closer to Geto’s face, making him back up.

“It’s something, alright.” Gojo mutters, making Geto lightly shove him.

You place the dog down on the pool table, ruffling through your bag to find something.

You then pulled out a really ugly plaid button-up, that perfectly matches your outfit and of course, Krull’s outfit.

Handing it over to Geto, you smile widely. He simply stares at the really ugly shirt. “Well?” you raise a brow. “Put it on, Sugu-bear!”

He laughs. You don’t. He looks around before slowly and dreadfully puts the button up on, taking his sweet time.

After that, you proudly stand beside him. Gojo could barely hold in his laugh yet he somehow uttered, “Wow, a little plaid family.” he teasingly clutches his chest.

“I know right!” you smile at Geto, he tries to act like he’s enjoying this.

“Oh yeah, Suguru?” you innocently ask.

He turns to face you, in his all plaid button up. “Yeah?”

“Want to do something tomorrow night?”

Before Geto could even answer, Gojo walks up beside him and smiles at you before speaking. “He can’t. It’s our monthly poker night.”

“Oh! M’kay!” you nod, grabbing you stuff.

Geto and Gojo let out the breath they were holding in.

The dog on the other hand is freely sniffing around, Shoko’s eyes widened when she saw him lift his leg.

“Wait, no!”

The door busts open to Geto trudging in his apartment. Krull and a bag of groceries in hand.

He puts Krull down, heading to the kitchen and turning on his voice mails as he pops open a bottle of beer.

Voice Mail #1

“Hi, Sugu-bear! It’s meeeee!”

Voice Mail #2

“Sugu-bear, are you there? Oh, that rhymed!”

His eyebrows furrowed.

Voice Mail #3

“Sugu-bear, are you ignoring me?”

His head shakes in surprise. “Crazy.” he mutters.

Voice Mail #4

“Alright, that’s it I’m going there.”

Voice Mail #5

“Hi, Sugu-bear! It’s me again!”

Before he could react again, a knock was heard.

“Sugu-bear!” he could hear the exact same annoying pitchy tone he was just listening to. For a second he thought it was still a voice message but then, you knocked again, growing impatient.

He deletes all the voice mails and rushes to open the door.

“Hey.” he smiles at your presence and immediately drops it when you walk in.

“So, I did a little something.” you said, excitedly, taking a huge book out of your bag.

He grabs his beer from the kitchen before going over to the dining table, hovering over where you’re sitting.

“You ready?” you look up as he hesitantly nods his head.

You carefully open the book and his jaw immediately drops.

A photoshopped picture of you and him getting married.

“It’s our love story— in a book!”

He nods his head with his eyebrows raised. “Right.”

You flip to the next page and now there’s children. He doesn’t want to assume it’s his and yours.

“Our babies!” God damn it.

He carefully examines the page and notices a picture glued on it. It was his face. Specifically, when he was a child and it looked too real to be photoshop.

“How did you-“ his phone rings before he could ask his question and you tell him to go answer it before he rushes to the kitchen.

He picks the phone up. “Hello?” you continue to mindlessly flip through your book. “Hey mom.” a smile lands on his face. But then it immediately drops. “What?” he looks over to you. “Uhm- okay.”

He walks over and hands you the phone. You nonchalantly take and it and speak. “Hey, Mrs. Geto!”

His jaw was probably gonna stay dropped after this.

“Yes, I showed it to him.” you looked at him and gave him a smile. He fakes one back. “Uh huh, yep.” you then laugh loudly. “Okay, okay, go back to cooking. I’ll talk to you later Mrs. Geto! Bye-bye.” you then end the call and hand it back to him.

He grabs the phone and his grip is strong, he’s trying to really keep his cool right now.

“You didn’t tell me your wore diapers til’ you were five.” you said out of nowhere, making him choke on the beer he was sipping on.

He then closes his eyes shut, breathing in and out. “I need to use the restroom.”

“Kay!” you smile to yourself when he’s gone.

He aggressively washes his face on the sink, grabbing the first towel he could feel. His eyes open and all he sees is pink.

The toilet cover was pink. The bath mats were pink. Magazines were displayed instead of his usual comics.

His hands found themselves to open the medicine cabinet. He hoped nothing had changed. And yet, when he opened the cabinet, it was all feminine products. Tampons, pads, and vagisil.

“What the fuck?!”

You snort at what you heard knowing exactly what he found.

He walks out the bathroom, defeated, going straight to the kitchen but is then stopped when you spoke.

“Hey, Sugu-bear?”

He turns around. “Yeah?”

“Do you have plans tonight? I have a surprise!”

“Ah!” He pretends to think and then pretends to feel sad. “Damn, I got work tonight. I wanted to watch the game with you, y’know i already got it all ready but-“ he sighs. “work.”

You sigh. “That’s a shame. I actually had tickets for tonight!”

His arms drop. “What…?”

“That was the best concert ever!” you cling onto his arm.

His jaw clenched as he looked down at his bright pink shirt.

Tickets.

Tickets to your favorite artist.

Not tickets to see Tokyo Storm.

“And he’s still sticking around?!” Utahime shockingly asks, taking a bite of her breakfast bowl.

“I know! I need ideas Utahime, this man won’t budge.”

“Maybe you’re just that pretty. He’s looking past your flaws.” she shrugs.

“Well either way, I gotta get rid of him.” you angrily stab your omelette.

“Alright let’s think about it.” you both sit in silence for a minute. “Are you two doing anything tonight?”

“Nah, it’s their poker night or something.” you replied.

Utahime perks up at this.

You knew immediately what she was saying. “I can’t possibly-“

“It’s perfect Y/n! Who would stay with a girl who doesn’t respect their own time? This is a guaranteed loss.” she defends.

“You know what? You’re right.”

“Who is this lunatic and where did you find her?” one of Geto’s friends, Haibara, said as they play.

“She doesn’t sound that bad.” Nanami places a card down.

“She named his dick Princess Sofia.” Gojo says, biting into his greasy pizza.

Nanami is silenced.

“Okay- It’s Krull the Warrior King now.” Geto defends.

“And that’s any better?” Shoko laughs.

“Alright, enough about her. It’s my break from that psycho and I-“

Everyone’s head turns to Geto’s door being unlocked.

Geto instinctively stands up and grabs a wooden spoon from his kitchen, preparing to beat up some robber.

The door opens and he wishes it was a robber.

“Suguru! Or should I say, Sugu-bear?”

He was speechless. In fact, all he could do was watch as you head to the kitchen, put your bag down, and head to where everyone else is.

He takes a deep breath before kicking the door shut.

He walks up beside you and speaks, “Uhm guys- this is Y/n. Y/n, You already know those three but these are my other friends, Nanami and Haibara.”

You shake both their hands. “Nice to meet you two!”

“We’ve heard a lot of things about you.” Haibara says, making Gojo snicker.

“All good I presume?”

“All great.”

Geto then sits down and picks up the blunt he placed down. Shoko takes it however and inhales.

“Just go have a seat, sweetheart.” Geto smiles at you but you don’t move an inch.

“I’m good here thanks!” he nods his head, faking his smile still.

He takes another drag of the blunt and you try think of something to do. That’s when it hits you.

You cough.

You cough again.

You’re coughing uncontrollably.

“Are you… okay?” Nanami asks.

You abruptly stop coughing, pointing to the blunt in Geto’s hand.

“Wha- this?” he lifts it up. You nod pretentiously.

He clenched his jaw before giving it to Gojo. He gets rid of it.

“Thanks, baby.” you smile and kiss him on the head.

“No problem.” he said with basically no emotion.

“Oh! I forgot.” you run to the kitchen and come back with a plate of bland cucumber sandwiches.

Gojo was in the middle of devouring yet another pizza but you eye him. Moving your eyes to your sandwiches, he sighs, dropping the pizza and grabbing a sandwich.

You then look at everyone else as they scramble to get one.

Gojo takes a bite and tries to suppress his disgust. “Mm… yummy.”

“Thank you!”

He spit it out the moment you head back to the kitchen.

They all give Geto a look, basically saying to kick you out. But he knows it’s difficult and in the end, a risk of losing you.

You on the other hand, were in the kitchen, finding something else to do.

You scan the entire counter before landing your eyes on some tissues.

Grabbing one, you walk back over, hover behind Geto, and place it over his nose.

His eyes widen.

“Blow.”

Everyone has no words.

“Wha-“

“Blow!”

And so he did. He blew his nose.

“Good job.” you smile.

Your eyes then land on the love fern you recently gave him.

It was dead. Its leaves standing weakly as it only started to wither away.

You audibly gasped. “Oh no…” you drop the snot filled tissue on Gojo’s side of the table, making him flinch.

They all look at you but Geto is desperately trying to ignore you.

“Our love fern!” you walk over to the plant, taking it into your hands. He then looks at you, a guilty expression on his face. “It’s dead!”

He opens his mouth to speak, silence coming out for a split second. “Oh no- honey, it’s just sleeping.”

“You let it die?!” you exclaimed, cradling it in your arms. You then dramatically turn to face him. “You’re gonna let us die?!”

Before he could respond, you’re stomping away back to the kitchen, out of their sight.

You immediately dropped the act and laughed at yourself.

Gojo then turns to Geto, whispering lowly. “Is she on something?”

Geto makes a swirling motion with his finger beside his temple. “I hope so.”

Shoko was too late to tell them that you saw all that.

You then walk slowly, scarily, closer to the table, another plate of snacks in hands.

“Are you calling me crazy?!” you flip the plate, making the food land everywhere.

“No!” Gojo interrupted. “We were talking about-“

“That’s it! First our love fern, now this?! I’m done Suguru!” you huffed, walking to the kitchen to grab your things.

“W-w-wait baby, just let me-“

You grab the love fern, shoving it in his face. “I’m taking this love fern with me!” finally stomping out his apartment.

He, of course, immediately follows you.

Oh and, Krull was still here by the way. He also followed behind, barking endlessly.

“Hey hey hey… let’s talk it out.”

“No! You think I’m a mental person!” you widen your eyes in attempts to scare him.

Everyone inside the apartment looked at each other before rushing to the door and eavesdropping.

Krull—still loudly barking in the background.

“I’m sorry, look I-“ he was cut off by Krulls loud bark, making Geto turn to the dog and yell. “Shut up!”

You gasp at this. “First our love fern, now our sweet Krull?! I’m done.”

You eye his hand that’s holding the elevator door open. He sighs, defeatedly dropping his hand and taking a step back as he watches you sniffle.

You smirk the moment the elevator door shuts.

“Finally.” you let out a sigh of relief.

Geto walks back in his apartment, pissed as hell.

They all run back to their seats as they hear his footsteps get closer. He walks in and a face of annoyance and dread is all they see.

“So…” Haibara speaks first after a minute of silence. “You’re done with her?”

Geto huffs. “I’m fucking done. She’s crazy.”

Gojo and Shoko give each other a look before getting up. Gojo grabbing Geto’s collar and dragging him to the kitchen.

“What the hell are you talking about?! Done? What about the campaign!” Shoko quietly yells.

Geto makes a confused expression. “Did you not just see that? She’s crazy!”

“You have three days left with the lunatic! Three!” Gojo holds up three fingers in Geto’s face.

“Are you seriously willing to give the biggest campaign of your career to those airheads?” Shoko crosses her arms as he only further contemplates.

His head drops. “It’s too late. She hates me.”

Gojo thinks for a moment. And he jumps when he gets the best idea. “Couples therapy!”

Shoko and Geto give him a confused look. “I was in a really rocky relationship…” he sheepishly looks away.

“That’s actually not a bad idea.” Shoko turns to Geto.

He looks back and forth at his two best friends before nodding.

And with that, he’s sprinting to his balcony.

He looks out and sees you walking on the sidewalk. He cups his hands together and shouts, “Wait! Y/n!”

You stop in your tracks, the smile on your face completely gone.

How the hell…?

You watch as he sprints down the emergency exit stairs, basically doing Tarzan parkour. He runs to you and takes your hands into his.

“Couples therapy.”

You let out an awkward laugh. “What?”

“Couples therapy! We can fix this—fix us!”

You try to maintain your smile but your expression shows much confusion. “I- yeah okay.”

He excitedly nods. “Yeah?”

You excitedly nod. “I actually happen to know a great therapist.”

“Really? Book us a spot tomorrow will you, princess?” he slightly pouts.

“You got it.” you smile.

“Alright. Good night hon.” he say before letting you go and walking back to his apartment.

You turn around and drop the smile on your face.

“What the actual fuck?”

>>>6

#geto x reader

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