#yeah baby its clarissa. shes cool

[digirainebow]

The only problem with timezones is I want to talk to the cool people but I get so tired and start talking absolute nonsense (like I'm doing rn) but anyways who's your favourite oxenfree character?

i am a connoisseur of talking nonsense so dont you worry. and oooo this is the most enigmatic question of all time for me. it shifts from moment to moment. i have tried many times to declare a favorite and it never really feels right because i love and think about them all about the same. i usually say clarissa is my favorite because she is the one i connected with first. i loved her from the moment i met her on my very first playthrough, and she has continued to be something i return to in low moments because she is symbolic of something very valuable to me when it comes to dealing with anger. but as i said in The Oxenfree Playthrough Video™, jonas is realistically more my favorite because gets the most reaction out of me. he's a blorbo, a scrunkly, whatever. evokes a lot of those feral stick figure memes with the blood. he is just suuuuch a little guy to me and so funny and so sweet and just like me for real. also more of the dealing with anger thing. that's a big plus for me always but in this moment? right now? i kinda wanna say? its ren? i do say quite often that i actually think about him maybe more than any of the other characters, i just usually dont vocalize it because i am often worried im embellishing and taking liberties with his intended character. and the thoughts can get very complicated for personal reasons that i wont get into and because it took a long time to get to this place with him as a character compared to the others. he was my least favorite by far when i first played. but i just cannot help myself but infer from his dialogue now that ive played like 80 times and picked all the options that there is just so much more to him than could ever have fit into the game. ren is cup fucking overflowing like there is so much of his emotional issues bursting out of the seams through the whole game and i am just so endeared to him and his thoughts and motivations. he is also just a little guy to me who is funny of course, but he isnt a little guy in the comfy, brotherly, jonas way. he is a poor little wet cat of a man to me with the most adhd a person can have. i want to know about his past and his future almost more than anyone else because, and it is wild, for how much ren talks and overshares, we really don't know a lot about his life before the island. we know like, ALL of the details, but none of the core. he "needs to be needed" and has a therapist and needed a baby sitter until he was 14 and we will just...never know the core of why! how much did michael's death hurt him? we know how it affected alex, and clarissa, and even jonas by proxy! but even if he wasn't friends with michael, he still grew up with him. and knowing how close he was to alex...y'know? and we just never really...find out a lot there. and somehow that absence of knowledge speaks more to me about his character than any direct info ever would? he cannot help but be kind of a damaged little dude who spews his needs and fears at the drop of a hat, but i don't think he likes being that way. he wants and likes to be jokey and deflective and just have a good fucking time. and i both feel bad for him because of that and understand completely? even if he himself has not gone through something traumatic, everyone around him has. so why wouldn't he just want to make a space where they can all just have fun? sorry he just makes me insane. anyway. yeah, ren right now. i think. clarissa or jonas usually. probably alex tomorrow. i will shut up now because i should, not because i don't have more to say. i will always have more to say about these characters. man

[geekydoesart]

inktober day 2: mindless

[id: a black and white drawing of a girl from the chest up. she has short hair and her head is tilted to the side. smoke is coming out of her eyes and billowing up above her. two glitching speech bubbles are behind her that say "mind" and "less".]

[sparklyjacquelee]

Season 3 Rewatch – Beebo the God of War

Young Marty – right in the feels.

Beebo!

Hmmm, so if old Martin prompted young Martin to make a baby in 1987, how is Lily already five years old in 1992? I mean, pregnancy is a thing, right? I'll just assume they were very early in the year in 1987 and Clarissa got pregnant immediately, then I guess this still works since this is Christmas 1992. And maybe Lily was born early.

I did not realize that the Arrow theme is playing when Martin shoots the toy arrow until someone said it. LOL

Run!

Barbarians, LOL

Ooops, real barbarians.

The puppet. I will never get over the puppet. This show…

Amaya's reaction is my reaction. This is wrong. On so many levels.

Ray's question and Nate's comments are funny though.

Mick just hits the puppet. Of course.

I do want to know how Sara would have reacted to the puppet but I assume she just refused to talk to Leo on the account of not doing feelings.

Sara, no, boxing up feelings is not a good idea. For anyone.

Level 12, oioioi

Cool hat

Kicking ass is how we heal. Hm.

What the hell is a Beebo? You'll know soon enough.

Beebo hungry!

Wah, wah, Beebo love you!

Aw, Jax is cute here. Poor Jax.

Sara sees right through you Jax.

Young and lively. At peace. They are really bad at keeping secrets.

It never got explained why they always bump into things that are personally connected to them, did it? Or is it just Mallus and the Darhks doing this on purpose because they want the Legends distracted and therefore out of the picture? I guess.

Yuletide, nice.

Nope Ray, not a good idea. LOL

YAY AVA! This is what I'm here for.

Captain Lance! Finally she calls her Captain Lance! That’s progression!

"No. Okay, yes."

Beebo Day miracle. OMG

She is so cute, god.

"Never felt right." Yeah.

"No. Okay, yes."

And here she is. Seriously, this is so awesome. Just woosh, here I am.

Ava going along with a plan the Bureau wouldn't approve of whatsoever shows how desperate she is for something to go right after all the disarray in the Bureau.

"My goal is to do this peacefully, without any action." "First time for everything I guess." Amaya might still not completely approve of the Legends' methods, but she sure adapted to them.

We brought booze! Definition of this show. :P

But wait a second, didn't Leo just say that the Waverider is a dry ship now? Did Sara re-reprogram Gideon and then Leo reprogrammed her right after again so Mick doesn't get any of the alcohol? Probably.

Let's feast!

Meat leg!

"Nah, you look good!"

God that smile. I love that smile. That might be when I fell in love with Ava. Somewhere in this episode for sure.

There is Beebo! Thirsty Beebo.

Bad idea.

"Beebo will decide your fate." That's not a sentence you'd like to hear.

I will never get over Ava's facial expressions. Gaaah.

Or Sara's.

"Not really the husband kind." Hmmmmm. Sara is curious what that means. So am I.

Everyone is going "Really, Mick?"

That little headshake Mick does. LOL

Ava is confused.

And then she saves the day with improvising, love it.

And that little nod Sara gives, OMG. Approved!

Amaya, no, not good. "So damn huggable."

Leif can't get his sword out of its sheath, literally. Guess they didn't want to do another take and the actor doesn't go "shit, my sword is stuck", at least not overly visibly, so they just kept it. Still one of the funniest goofs for me.

Sara's eyeroll, awesome!

Hehe, Zari beating Jax in computer games. Of course she does.

"I'm also trying to beat you." You go, girl!

Why don't they just fabricate another Beebo for Martin? They clearly do later.

Let's play Beeboball! Just be warned, there could be random fires!

"I hate puppets." Well…

That heheeheeeheeeeheeeeee… dead is quite creepy, nice.

Odin Day, oops. That did not work.

Oh, look, it's the Darhks. Big surprise!

"I told you the Norse God costumes would work." Well, yeah, he did.

Amaya is confused by Sara retreating, cutie.

Ava approves though.

Gideon stating the obvious.

Ava hesitating and then immediately agreeing to contact the Bureau after Ray says Nora put Sara in a coma the last time they faced the Darhks is just… AWWW, you do care for them.

Zari, Sara knows what's up, you can't fool her.

Let's do Back to the Future. Or not.

Looking for booze?

I kinda really like the way Leo enunciates.

Good. Good. Good. Good.

No good news. Truth time though.

Ava and Sara sitting together on the table are so cute

"We can't afford to lose anyone else." "And I can?"

"I really am sorry, Sara." Sara! Aaargh

"Screw his orders. I need you here."

"This is not a fight the Legends can win." Pffft, do you know them?

"I have a plan." Hmmm…

Darhk just casually breaking Sara's neck was so shocking when I watched it the first time. Aaargh, why would you do that, show?

"Pretty's right." Yeah

Some sort of quip, evil but not too moustache twirly. LOL, I love them so much

Performance anxiety, hehehe

"Either we do this together or not at all." YES!

Sara is so confused but also happy that the team has her back

Yeah, Damien is not so easy to kill

"Hold, it is I, Beebo, risen from the grave!"

Doesn't mean science or evolution isn't real! Global warming is also real. Ray, you got the right priorities, LOL. This is about where I lost it I think. And where I decided that this is my new favourite show. Which is kinda ironic seeing that this was the last episode to watch at that time.

Woops, now the Vikings are all angry and Damien gets out his shock staff.

"Not this time."

Oh, noes! Mallus dimension.

YAY, Ava! "You came back!" "Like you said, you needed me." Could you be any more awesome? Guess not.

That little head tilt and the "yas". I love her so much!

"Wasn't my first time" Hmm, when did she visit an alternate dimension? Does she mean the alternate reality the spear created? Cause that wasn't her, technically, it was the other her. Or the shared hallucination in Invasion? Or Rip's brain? I'm kinda confused, because I don't think either Legends or Arrow ever did "alternate dimensions" per se before this.

"Aren't you afraid of getting in trouble for disobeying orders?" "It was worth it." God, they are so awesome!

"Our work here is done." Yep.

What did the letter say? 'Wear a bullet proof vest to Barry and Iris' wedding'?

Lily's Beebo will become Ronnie's Beebo and then Martina's and their families will tell them about how it ultimately saved the world. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I love Sara's attitude like, yeah, I might be the captain and have to tell you not to change history but doesn't mean I don't know you're still gonna try.

"You wanna leave? You can't leave." Aww, Sara is so heartbroken already but she would never actually even try to force him to stay. That's why I love her.

Hehe, Surprise!

And it's Yuletide. I love the touch of the wooden tables and plates.

"it's true, it's true"

"That's right, little brother." Waah. *sniffle*

I love them all so so much

Aztecs with jetpacks. OMG

Oh, look, it's John Constantine.

"Last time I saw you, I saved your soul" Sara is just doing a little head tilt like, so, and, what?

And that's it. Now on to Daddy Darhkest, for the first time being able to actually see it right after this, as it's supposed to be. So funny, it feels like a lot of time has passed between the two episodes because of the hiatus but in world, it's just a few moments. Weird.

[kokkoro]

violet blue 2/?

A little something for clexa halloween week. Day 3, but also kind of day 2 cause why the heck not. i was born for this kind of stuff.

summary: General wolf rules for life: Eat. Rest. Rove in between. Render loyalty. Love the children. Cavil in moonlight. Tune your ears. Attend to the bones.  Make love. Howl often.     Clarissa Pinkola Estes

or

being moms is hard, being werewolf moms in the suburbs is even harder. (on ao3)

“Mrs. Jefferson came up to me today,” Clarke begins, the both of you standing hip to hip at the sink cleaning the mess dinner left. The kids doze off on the couch, a movie playing softly on the television.

“And what did Mrs. Jefferson want?” you say, handing Clarke a plate that she dries absently and then places with the others.

“She said Chloe saw a big dog wandering around our backyard.”

It’s a testament to your self-control that the bowl in your hand doesn’t slip from your fingers and plunge back into the kitchen sink. Your face is impassive, cool and controlled, but the time it takes for you to respond is more than enough for Clarke.

“Lexa.”

“I wasn’t caught unaware, Clarke, I took a risk.”

“And you failed,” Clarke says.

You turn to shoot her a glare, but you spot that curl to the corner of her mouth and you soften immediately at the unexpected amusement playing across her face.

“I didn’t think she’d see me,” you confess, handing Clarke the bowl and she leans into your side, chuckling. “It’s not funny.”

“Kinda.” she says, kissing your shoulder. “Chloe wants to know if you’re friendly. Her mother is more worried about whether or not you have your shots.”

Clarke laughs at the affronted look that crosses your face, putting aside the bowl to snake an arm around your waist and tug you close, thumb dipping below the waistline of your sweatpants. Your hands find her hips, still sudsy from the water, and she kisses your neck, your jaw, the corner of your mouth, and you know what she’s doing and it’s working.

“Her mother asked me if it was okay for Chloe to come over and say hello,” Clarke says, her lips finally finding yours in a brief kiss. “Her father’s allergic, so they can’t have pets and--”

“And you want me to play the part? I’m the farthest thing from a house pet, Clarke.”

Her arms wrap loosely around your neck and you brush your nose against hers. “You’re basically a big german shepard.”

“A german shepard, Clarke? You insult me.”

‘Is that a no?”

“No.”

“No you don’t want to or no it’s not a no.”

You kiss her lightly on the lips and she lets you go when you pull away, fishing for the dish cloth in the luke-warm water to finish off the last of the dishes still soaking in the sink. “What are you going to tell the kids?”

“Is there something I should tell them? Besides to behave?”

You laugh at that. “They’re not exactly…” you trail off though, unable to find the right word.

Her arms circle your waist and you feel her against your back. “What was it you said about taking risks?”

“I said they were strong. There’s a difference.”

“Difference between what.”

“Recognizing that there are times when I can and can’t be their mom,” you say, scrubbing at a particularly tough spot of caked on spaghetti sauce. Simply the thought of having to ignore them for sake of humans and a world that isn’t ready for you is outrageous to you. “They’re toddlers, Clarke, they wouldn’t know any better. And they shouldn’t have to.”

She gives a you reassuring squeeze. “Then we’ll just make sure they’re preoccupied.”

“All because one little girl likes dogs?”

“You’d make her day.”

You huff under your breath, shaking your head as you place the last plate in the clean sink to drip dry. “Fine,” you concede after a moment and Clarke pulls you into a hug, pressing her forehead to the middle of your back

“You have such a soft spot for kids it’s unbelievable.”

“Don’t tell anyone,” you joke despite the serious tone to your voice and Clarke laughs.

“Not a soul.”

You’re waiting patiently by the entryway to the kitchen when Clarke goes to let Mrs. Jefferson in, a sleeping Madi draped over her shoulder and the other’s napping in the playroom. Chloe trails behind by just a smidge, holding her mother’s hand. She’s no older than your kids, four at the most and maybe as tall as Lily, with curly hair and large brown eyes and a cute little striped sweater. You trot over to Clarke’s side as the pleasantries are made, claws clacking against the floor, and take seat at her side.

When Chloe spots you her eyes go wide with wonder. Mrs. Jefferson jumps. “--good lord.” The hand at her heart gradually lowers, but the apprehension is more than apparent in her eyes. “And this is?”

“Heda,” Clarke supplies and if you could roll your eyes you would. She’s quick to follow up with, “My mother’s german shepard. We’re dog sitting for the week.”

“A little big for a german shepard.” Mrs Jefferson muses. “He’s good with kids?”

“She’s great,” Clarke says, the unsaid obviously hanging between them.

You’re only paying half attention to the conversation around you, focused mainly on the little girl partially hidden behind her mother’s legs. She stares at you and you wag your tail, letting your tongue loll out of your mouth. You feel more than a little ridiculous, but she giggles, clutching tighter at her mother’s pants, and it’s worth it.

“Can I, momma? Can I?”

Mrs. Jefferson eyes you suspiciously, but after one look at Clarke, who smiles and gestures encouragingly, she leads her daughter closer. You lay down, stretching lazily, and then rest your head on your paws. Chloe seems unsure of what to do now that she’s close, and she looks back to her mother before squatting in front of you. Her hands are small, covered partially by her sweater sleeves, and when she reaches out to pat you lightly on the head you’re reminded just how precious children are.

“Good dog,” she says seriously, and you hear Clarke try to stifle her giggles against Madi’s cheek.

Clarke and Mrs. Jefferson move into the kitchen to chat, but they keep an eye on you and Chloe from their seats at the table. Not that they need to. You’re more than capable of watching her by yourself even in this form, but that’s not exactly something you can say. She sits between your front paws, reaching for your ears that you flick away from her grasp and running her little fingers through your thick fur. She’s as gentle as human children can be, which is far more than you’re used to. What with every one of your children besides possibly Lily feeling the need to test all their boundaries with their teeth. It’s a welcome change of pace to be sure.

You nudge her with your nose when she tugs a little too hard, the coldness causing her to recoil giggling, and that’s the moment Danny chooses to come hurtling from the other room, roused awake from her nap by who knows what but certainly feeling a bit left out.

“Danny!” Clarke yelps, bolting upright from her chair, Madi still held close, and in some form of a miracle is able to snag her daughter by the back of her shirt before she barrels headlong into your side.

“Momma!” she says, directed at you, eyes pleading as if you’ll free her from Clarke’s grasp.

“Is at work and will be back later just like she promised,” Clarke says, holding fast, and the glance she shares with you is uncanny in its resemblance to Danny’s. Imploring. You’re not sure what they think you can do.

Danny goes limp, her frown large and exaggerated, and Clarke’s grip loosens in stages until she allows Danny to wriggle free. Your daughter stumbles over to you, sidling up close to rub her face in your fur. Chloe eyes her warily and you shift to nudge Danny with your nose, licking at her cheeks and she presses closer.

“Do you like dogs too?” Chloe whispers, and Danny peeks from your fur, giving a small nod.

“Yeah,” she says, just as soft, fingers threaded tightly through your fur, holding on.

Chloe smiles brightly at the admittance and you hear Clarke sigh. You turn to watch as she settles back into her chair, rubbing Madi’s back. You know she’ll be hungry soon but so does Clarke.

She places Madi down gently when she begins to wiggle a few minutes later and she hobbles over the moment she’s stable on her feet. Her steps are uneven and a bit clumsy, and she drapes herself over you, giggling. you flop onto your side with a dramatic huff. Clarke likes to say you baby them, but who doesn’t like to be warm.

Clarke invites Mrs. Jefferson and Chloe to stay for a little snack but the offer is politely declined. You can hear your children in the other room slowly rousing from their naps. Mrs. Jefferson picks herself up from her chair to retrieve Chloe from where she’s found a spot next to Danny, babbling intently as the both of them lounge against you, Madi playing with your paws.

Chloe stops mid sentence when her mother hoists her up, taken aback by the sudden predicament. “No,” she pouts, cheeks puffed and squirming. From what you can see, Danny looks just as disappointed.

“I’m sure Mrs. Woods will let us visit Heda again sometime.”

“Clarke,” your wife insists, a small smile toying at her lips. “You can call me Clarke.”

Mrs. Jefferson smiles, adjusting Chloe on her hip. “Thank you again, Clarke.”

“Anytime,” Clarke says, glancing at you before walking them to the door.

You sigh, a whine building in your throat as you stretch. Standing up takes a bit of wiggling, though. Danny clings when you’re like this, but you growl playfully and she takes the hint, giving you space to clamber to your feet. You give a whole body shake, enjoying the aftermath as you watch Madi attempt to replicate the action with little success. She ends up toppled over on the carpet but at least it looks like she’s having fun.

You peer around the corner into the hall to make sure the Jeffersons are gone and then climb the stairs to your room, nosing open the door and padding across the room to the dresser. The shifting feels natural, a mindless stretch and an ache in the joints of your limbs. You remember when it used to be painful, but those memories feel far away now.

The door creaks as you slip a t-shirt over your head, pulling it down over your bare thighs, but you’d know Clarke’s footsteps anywhere. It’s an unintentionally quiet presence, soft as she slips an arm around your waist, her other hand pulling your hair gently from where it's still tucked under the collar of your shirt. She brushes the mass over your right shoulder, her lips finding where your shoulder and neck meet.

“Next time I’ll be the dog and you can entertain the parents.”

You chuckle, placing a hand over Clarke’s. “I don’t know, I quite liked it.”

“Softie,” she mutters against your skin before picking up her head and kissing your cheek. Her arms falls from your waist, giving your butt a light pat, and you turn to watch her over your shoulder. “Steak sound good for dinner?”

“Is that even a real question?” you say, unable to hold back your grin.

Clarke doesn’t even bother trying. “Put on some pants. I’ll meet you downstairs.”

You turn away mouth stretched wide in a smile and you take your time, rummaging through the drawers for a pair of sweatpants, and you pull them on one leg at a time. They hang loosely, and you pull the drawstring tighter as you make your way back downstairs, tying it in a simple bow and then readjusting your tee.

Clarke is surrounded when you finally pad into the kitchen. Lily has attached herself to Clarke’s left leg, thumb in her mouth as she watches Clarke stir the pot on the stove, and Jack and Danny have taken to roughhousing not two feet away. Aden however, has taken to explaining the complexities of fitting a round object into a square hole to a mostly uninterested Madi who sits in her high chair, her tray littered with brightly colored toys. She spots you near instantly and the smile she beams at you makes your heart melt.

Clarke turns at the sound of Madi’s giggles, her eyes following her daughter’s line of sight to find you and she smiles too. It’s this soft little curl, a blush clinging stubbornly to her cheeks, and she pats Lily’s head before returning to the food.

“Careful,” you say at the two by the table as you make your way over, voice a tad lower than normal, and Danny stops mid pinch. That doesn’t stop her brother from taking advantage of the distraction and digging his pointer finger into her side.

Danny yelps, pulling away. She cocks her tiny fist back as far as it will go and you lurch forward to catch it before it hits it's mark.

“Danny--” Her name comes out in a breath. “Hitting is not how we solve things.” Danny looks at you, disgruntled, and you wait a few moments before letting go of her fist. You turn to Jack next and he refuses to look you in the eye. “And the next time you do that I’ll let her hit you back and we’ll see how it feels.”

“Lexa,” comes Clarke’s voice, and you look up to see her shake her head.

You turn back to your son. “Apologize, please, Jack.”

It’s a moment, possibly two, before he says sorry very quietly and then scrambles off toward the living room by himself, finding a spot on the floor with the toys left scattered about.

“At least it looks like the biting phase is over,” Clarke says softly once you’re close and you smile in spite of yourself.

“The small victories.”

There’s a slight breeze that night that carries in through your open bedroom window, the wind as it carries through the trees, curtains fluttering gently. The roads are silent past eleven o’clock, the cars this far off and distant rumble -- you can hear Clarke as she breathes, reclined next to you on the bed with a book propped on her stomach, and it’s so easy to feel lulled by it. Your arm is draped over her hips and she traces the inside of your wrist with the tips of her fingers and you can’t help the content hum that lingers deep in your throat.

“Are you at the station tomorrow?” she asks softly.

You don’t bother opening your eyes, managing a small noise of acknowledgement who knows how many minutes later, but you clear your throat a little afterward and say, “Early.”

“Anya need help with something?”

“There was a homicide downtown and their only lead ran off.” You grow quiet again, feeling the dip of the bed as Clarke reaches to turn off the light. She shifts with the sheets, trying to find a comfortable spot tucked close to you, and she does, settling warmly pressed to your front, head tucked under your chin and her hands seeking the heat under your shirt. The sigh she let’s out when she stills is one of pure satisfaction.

“She wants me to find him,” you mutter in the darkness and you feel her smile against you.

“Putting you to good use then,” She says, tangling her legs with yours.

“I’m good at what I do, Clarke.”

The wind picks up and she huddles closer. “Mm. The best.”

[blaperile]

Hiveswap Episode 1 Reaction Part 2: SO MUCH TO DO IN JOEY’S ROOM

Round 2, here we go!

Let's see if we can get out of Joey's room today. :P

I wonder if leaving her room will be as simple as... just opening the door, or if there will already be some kind of puzzle just to be capable of leaving it, hehe.

Starting at 8:50 PM here!

Wait a second. plainWonder's got a good point here. The title screen suddenly looks bigger than it did last time! Looks like after adjusting the resolution last time it didn't fully settle on the correct size and now it corrected itself automatically!

Anyway...

N'awww, apparently Joey's mom also did ballet! And also at the age Joey's at right now.

Come to think of it, I wonder if Joey already knows what she wants to do for a living later? I mean, I know she hasn't really settled on one type of dance yet, but does she want to become a professional dancer? Or does she just want to do it as a hobby?

...Oh yeah, I forgot that we already know she also wants to be veterinarian!

Hmm, okay, apparently clicking the books on the top shelf gives the same text as the books on the lower shelf.

Pfffff, that description for her bed. That's typical Homestuck/Andrew Hussie descriptions right there, haha. I love how it makes sleeping sound weird.

plainWonder's got a good point that her bed isn't messy, just like those of the Prospit dreamers in-comic. Joey confirmed for Prospit dreamer! :mspa:

Ahahaha, "Puppy Surprise". Is... that a real thing? Do I even want to know... :P

[url="https://www.google.be/search?q=puppy+surprise&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=NiS8Wc2VC5LdwQKT9ISQAQ"]OH DEAR GOD IT ACTUALLY EXISTS[/url]

So... apparently she can also use it as some sort of porkhollow to keep stuff? Hahaha!

Okay, let's search it...

WHAT THE FUCK THE CHERUB KEY IS IN THERE.

That... was awfully easy. I honestly thought that was going to be really hard to find, pffffff.

Also dear god that artwork. I want to say it looks cute but... oh god that's creepy. xD

Also, the pink colour of that puppy surprise, the purple eyes and the pink bowtie reminds me of Rose and Maplehoof. Please don't tell me it's a gift of her babysitter. 0_0

I mean... what with Mom's/Roxy's fascination for such pink and weird stuff, hahaha!

So it originally came with 5 puppies but she gave 2 away! I wonder if they'll pop up in Hauntswitch somewhere, hehe. And another reference to her school! Iiiiinteresting.

Alright, so the gray key is of her diary! I wonder if we'll be capable of reading it at some point, or if that will be something Dammek will do. :P

Heh, I find it interesting that Jude wanted to have one of those puppies.

Also, what with the mentions of hiding things for her brother I'm suddenly reminded of Calliope and Caliborn, hehe.

Wait... the Cherub Key came from her MOTHER? What? It didn't come from Grandpa? That's strange.

Then the question is... where did Ms. Claire get that key? Did it use to belong to The Condesce and then it ended up with Ms. Claire somehow?

Also, I'm wondering if there's a corresponding key on Alternia (I honestly wouldn't be surprised if time shenanigans would make it the same key, if The Condesce got her hands on it somehow and brought it to Earth).

Alright, I was wondering if she'd only retrieve the Cherub key, but looks like she retrieved the diary key as well! The fact that she did makes me think we will indeed be capable of opening her diary at some point.

Heh, so she considers the Cherub Key an "heirloom". That instantly reminds me of the B1 and B2 Kids and their bunny heirlooms. Also, I'm now wondering if while Joey has an heirloom of Ms. Claire, perhaps Jude has one of Grandpa?

Oh... so she's inexplicably drawn to the key... kind of like how Jane was drawn to the Sucker? xD

Haha, Joey comparing her situation to this Clarissa figure on her poster reminds me of how John and Jane also liked comparing their situations to the situations the people on their posts were in.

Wait a second... "she had a cool friend who was a boy but NOT her boyfriend". Does... does that imply Joey has a boyfriend? :O

Now THAT'S an interesting and unexpected reveal! I'm very curious to see if we'll learn more about him in this game. Maybe a picture of him? But I could definitely see that boy appearing in Hauntswitch!

Somehow I doubt it's Bro. XD

N'awww, a junior veterinarian medkit present of the babysitter (not sure what I should be calling her here :p)! She's definitely got a lot more presents from her than I would have expected, it definitely means they got along really great!

...On the other hand, considering how Mom liked giving Rose so many presents, maybe that's just the way she is!

Now the wardrobe! I guess it'll probably have some clothes in there?

...I'd laugh if they're all just exactly the same clothes as she's wearing right now.

Oh boy, one of the options is to "change"! Now that would be REALLY unexpected and interesting if you could change the way she looks for the rest of the game! ...But probably not, especially in case they're all just the same type of clothes like she's wearing now. xD

...Pfff, I was expecting that "Look" would mean to look INSIDE the wardrobe, not just look at the outside of it and consider Clarissa, ahahahaha. xD

Let's see what "Change" does...

Ahahahaha, so that's the excuse for not changing clothes. There's nobody around to give that nod indeed, because sadly Jude isn't there. :(

But still, the way she describes she has more important things to do BEFORE it, I'm still wondering if it will be somehow possible to go and change clothes!

Hehe, yup, looking at those animal posters confirms that a veterinarian is indeed what she wants to be later! Dancing is probably just a hobby of hers then.

OH GOD YES, examining the Manthro Chap is simply the best. I love that it contains a reference to the iconic "what a daring dream" narration for Jade AND to Humanimals! Especially the Humanimals reference is very unexpected! Nice job there.

Hehe, some sneaky Troll dolls over there (not the Trolls you are thinking of :P).

Oh shit, going slightly more to the left loads a new part of the room!

I should mention that for now we skipped examining the computer and the walkie talkie, because we think those might be pretty special events.

Wow... so there's another door there! Is she going to exit her room that way? 'cause I wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't want to leave through the other door, what with the monster roaming around.

plainWonder's got a good point that there's no handle on the door! Are we going to find one somewhere and is that our first puzzle?

And hey, now we can see Jude's tree hut out there!

Also, yay, Homestuck sun on the ceiling! Nice.

Wow that's a preposterous amount of posters.

THE STORY KEEPS HAPPENING. ARE YOU SHITTING ME. XD

Oh hell fucking yes. I didn't expect to see a Neverending Story reference here so bonus points on that, but also SBAHJ reference!!!!!!! Oh hell yeah.

I wouldn't be surprised if they did it to avoid copyright issues or something, but in any case that's one hell of a great way to solve it. xD

...Second Mom. SECOND FUCKING MOM. MOTHER 2. WHAT PUMPKIN YOU BRILLIANT BASTARDS.

Another "no copyright was harmed" hilarious reference, and another great way to acknowledge how Earthbound served as inspiration for Homestuck, along with The Neverending Story!

Hot Steppin'... Dirty Dancing, maybe? xD

And yeah, Acorn's Shadow. I read about that on Tumblr a little while ago how it's a Pony Pals reference! Hell fucking yes.

Also, I just noticed how the perspective is a bit different here, those Troll dolls are slightly less visible here.

Oh hey there Jenga blocks! Reminds me of Jade's fetch modus!

Also, the preposterous amount of controllers there reminds me of all of Roxy's gaming consoles/controllers! I wouldn't be surprised if Joey's babysitters has played some video games together with her, hehe.

And Hungry Hungry Hippos, like plainWonder helpfully reminded, a Problem Sleuth reference! Niiiiiice.

N'awww, those are some cute photographs over there of Baby Joey with her mom and with Tesseract. I love how Baby Joey's riding Tesseract, reminding me of Baby Jade riding Bec and young Grandpa riding Halley!

...Do I want to know what Bubsy is?

*looks it up*

Heh, reminds me a bit of Tails of Sonic the Hedgehog, or Rayman or something.

PFFFFFFFFF, if we try to "play" a videogame... There's no way that isn't a Problem Sleuth reference, ahahaha! I mean, she saved just before the final boss, and is expecting to take several hours to defeat its various forms... Come on, can you think of anything else but Problem Sleuth? :D

Also, apparently she likes computer games most! That's interesting, I don't really think we've seen someone yet in the Homestuck universe who likes playing computer games (instead of console games), right?

Pfffff, examining the tv plays a short part of Bubsy, haha! I like that the music also changes for a little bit.

Hmm... the narration for the Second Mom poster reminds me of 3 different things at the same time: Nintendo (duh), Sburb (what with playing a game that isn't supposed to be out yet and all that), and Game Bro (I mean... this basically sounds like what I think someone of Game Bro is like. Joey's friend confirmed for Dennis? :mspa:)

...What could pawsibly go wrong indeed! xD

I bet there wasn't a copyright issue for Bubsy (or they had to pay a limited amount) and What Pumpkin is just using that as hard as they can, ahahaha.

Pfffff, Block Hustle. A cheap rip-off of Tetris (almost surprised it isn't a REAL cheap rip-off, haha) xD Oh, NOW I recognize the blocks in the background of the poster, hehe. The figure on the foreground kind of reminded me a bit of Problem Sleuth. And I love how his gun is covered up with a sticker.

...When Joey said Ginger Rogers "was still kickin'" I just had a feeling she'd have passed away not too long after 11/11/1994 and yuuuuup! She passed away on the 25th of April 1995.

I've never heard of her, but her surname and the "STAR avenue" kind of made me think of Steve Rogers (Captain America) and Peggy Carter, haha.

Is the Bounty Hunter a Metroid reference? :D

Oh god plainWonder's probably right that the white dragon is a stand-in for Ridley!

Pffff, so much attention drawn to that Childlike Empress on the Neverending Story poster. Oh no. Oh god no. plainWonder's right, that's a subtle stab at Trizza, isn't it? Oh hell yes. Hehe, "she only appears for like five minutes", haha yeah Trizza probably won't appear THAT much in this game either.... Not sure if that means just Episode 1 or Hiveswap in general though. :P

I bet Canadian Campfire Spook-ems is also a reference to something, but I'm not sure what! :P

Yup, Acorn's Shadow is definitely a reference to Pony Pals. I totally believe in plainWonder's theory that Bro (co-)created this. xD

Magical Animal Companion Heal Rescue... that's one hell of a title. I wonder that's also a reference to something real or just referencing Dammek's Deer Lusus on Alternia that we've seen in some concept-art before? Also gives me some Captain Planet vibes. :P

...Examining that poster closer, Shika kinda reminds me of Sailor Moon (the outfit) and Nepeta (the tail)! And that <> shape on the deer reminds me of Joey's own compass symbol.

So uh, I suddenly wondered if perhaps we'd get a different view of the ceiling from this other side of the room (perhaps something about the Homestuck sun), but no.

BUT, we hadn't noticed yet that we could also CLICK on the stars and the compass symbol here!!!

Wow... so Ms. Claire painted the compass symbol first, then Joey's babysitter turned it into a shirt for her!!!! Wow, Mom really DID have quite the influence on her it seems.

Oh hell yes, I was hoping we'd be capable of zooming in on those photographs on her desk.

N'aww....

So okay, apparently Joey was a bit older when riding Tesseract then it first seemed to me when we looked from afar.

Also, I like how she's got such a four colour ball pen!

...Oh, so first Ms. Claire died and then Grandpa left Joey and Jude. That's pretty sad. :(

Fuck... I just got hit with the sad thought that when Grandpa died, when he was having the tea party with the doll, perhaps he was imagining the doll to be Ms. Claire. That's really sad to think about and puts the scene into an entirely different light. D:

On a happier note, apparently she calls Grandpa Pa! Ha, makes sense!

Also, "moving on to greener pastures and bluer beauties"... well, I guess that's a way to describe the island in the Pacific Ocean and Jade.

....I thought clicking on the Joey/Tesseract picture would give a much happier feeling, but I was wrong. So wrong. Poor Joey. :(

Oh boy, now it's time to examine her diary! Let's see if she'll let us, unlike how Rose didn't want to let us read her journals. :P

I like how there are some dog footprints on it!

...Heh, okay, so we can't really "read" her diary, she's just expressing some (sad and at the same time funny) thoughts about it.

I wonder what she'll write in the diary!

But before we do that, let's first examine our inventory! I just realized we hadn't done that yet.

...Oh god, trying to combine the two keys together. THAT COMMENT. Ahahahaha, too bad you can't unlock keys like that. :P

Oh hell fricking yes, plainWonder had the best idea to try and use the Cherub key on the diary instead of the actual diary key. I'm just loving these narrations.

TAP-DANCE THE DIARY OFF THE TABLE. SENTENCES I NEVER THOUGHT I'D HEAR BUT HERE WE ARE. The sillyness of this reminds me so much of those early commands in the introductions of Homestuck characters where they are usually commanded to do something extraordinarly silly and they refuse to do it (unless their name is Jade of course).

WOW LOOK AT THAT DIARY.

That is so... detailed!

Look at all those sweet drawings!

Can I just say I love how her previous entry was on 10/25???? Because hell yes.

And those comments about Mom and Grandpa!!! Pffff, so she was also drinking when babysitting on them, figures. :p

And damn... so Grandpa's latest visit was only "weeks" ago! I kinda thought it would have been longer ago, but I guess it's good to hear that he still does come around (...though not very often).

I love the reference to his stupid collection of old globes and mummies and all that stuff.

But now that I'm thinking of him... I wonder what's going to make him actually STOP coming to visit Joey and Jude. Does he stop once Jade has landed? Does he stop before that? What even happens to Joey and Jude at the end of Hiveswap?

Also, I just want to say that Joey's art style is incredibly cute.

...Huh, the first part of the narration here is suggesting that she might find something from her past here that will be important to what's happening here. I wonder what that could be? Something about this Cherub key, perhaps?

FIRST ENTRY ON 4/13, OH HECK YEAH.

Aww... so Jude had actual friends while Joey didn't, despite being older than him. That's pretty sad. :(

Next entry 6/12 OH MY GOD.

And then the 10/25 entry, yuuuuup.

Hehehe, yeah that would a pretty weird/sad note to leave your diary on.

Yesssss, now an 11/11 entry! Pffff, oh Joey.

I just love how the different entries are all on Homestuck arc dates. Hahaha, I definitely didn't expect so many references to those dates!

Okay, so she's locking the diary again. Wait... hiding the key again? Does that mean she's putting it back in the Puppy Surprise? Can we just go and retrieve it again now, or can't we? Or did she put it somewhere else?

Oh wow, I can't believe you can also use the items/tap shoes on the pictures! Though that actually makes sense I guess.

...N'aww, poor Tesseract. I like how it isn't just some silly gag about tap-dancing the picture of the desk but actually some neat background information!

Maybe trying to use the tap shoes on the picture of the mother will make her think about what her mother thought of her tap dancing?

This actually just made us realize that we can probably use the Cherub key ON ALL THOSE ITEMS IN HER ROOM TOO, and of course also the diary key! ...In the past, before we used the diary key on the diary here.

We're gonna reload our game here to find out just that!

...Pfff, "your secrets are safe with you". "you" as in being Young Joey or Tesseract? xD

N'awww, more sad thoughts about her mother.

Hehe, I like how trying to use the Cherub Key on the Joey/Tesseract picture gives some information on the timeline of events! That's some pretty cool background info.

I wonder what we're going to learn when trying to use that Cherub Key on the Ms. Claire picture, knowing that she gave the key to her...

Huh! So apparently Ms. Claire didn't give the key to Joey herself but she simply found in her jewelrey box! That might be some pretty important information actually, because it might mean it DIDN'T actually belong to her! Perhaps it was Grandpa who put it in there (or god forbid, someone else entirely).

Anyway, let's see what trying to tap dance on the Ms. Claire picture does...

Awwww. That's all there really is to say on the matter.

Ahahaha, using the tap shoes on the keys gives some hilarious responses.

Anyway, we're gonna wait a while before we use the diary key on the diary again. It might be interesting to try and use the diary key on a lot more items here! Who knows what we could learn from that.

Alright, we're gonna call it a day here, it's already 11:10 PM here. We didn't make much progress tonight, but dang we learned a lot of new stuff!

This game is so fucking awesome and we've barely even scratched the surface after about 3-4 hours of playing this game, Holy CRAP.