#zilly please they are In My Brain

[justablah56]

Terrick

TERRICK . (<- literally insane about them)

[bladekindeyewear]

Bloggin’ bout HS^2′s second upd8 continued.  > (==>)

And it had felt so real, almost like he could have reached out and touched him--

--Yeah, the next page is gonna be BGDirk just standing there like I saw before I read the update, right?

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Two pages. Close enough.

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Hah!  Get fucked, Dirk.  (Even if you’re supposedly one of the better Dirks.)

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Yep, all see-thru and everything.

DIRK: You passed out in a puddle of your own drool. And what the fuck is that on your face? JAKE: My face? What do you mean on my face? DIRK: The moustache, Jake. Who’s idea was that. JAKE: Oh! You dont like it? DIRK: I didn’t say that.

Oh come the fuck on.  He looks good in a mustache, Jane-influence or no Jane-influence.

DIRK: We’ve had this conversation before, dingus. I’m you. And I’m me. But I only exist because of your powers. The fact that I’m manifesting here, in the new universe, outside of a dream, is evidence in itself for just how absolutely boned you are.

Now what exactly do you mean by that last part?  How is this a sign of trouble?

--Is it because this Dirk thinks he’s needed?  And therefore shit will be going down?

DIRK: You’ve been a useless sack of shit for two decades. I’m here to kick your ass back into active duty.

...Hm.

I mean, Jake MIGHT be able to help stop this stupid goddamn war, but this IS Dirk trying to help him, so...

JAKE: And what side am i supposed to be fighting on? for jane or against her? DIRK: Against her. Obviously. What the fuck, dude.

Pffff.

JAKE: But you were the one who wanted her to run in the first place! You wrote her bloody speeches! DIRK: Yeah, I did. And every single one of them kicked ass. I wanted Jane to be the democratically elected president. Not a cake-slinging Jeff Bezos with a great rack.

Pfff.  I mean, you didn’t do a great job the first way, either.  It’s heavily implied things in Canon-land were about to go to shit too.

Not as FAR to shit, nor as quickly, but still to shit.  So, really, how DIFFERENT is this from the way you wanted it done, Dirk?  How can you claim this isn’t half YOUR fuck-up too?

DIRK: Don’t worry about it. The point is, you have a chance to make a difference. You’re in the perfect position to infiltrate her operation.

Oh hell no.  Don’t send him back in THERE you utter horse’s ass!  How could THAT be good for his mental health!? What the fuck about Tavros?!?

DIRK: That’s horseshit and we both know it. Jane would take you back in a second. She loves you.

I think Jane’s definition of “taking him back” would be a bit broader than his body or soul could fucking afford.

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Eugh.  You really liked the Condesce’s way of doing things right down to her style, huh?  To think you used to love the spoon.  Is that a fucking spork?  Is that zilly Battlespork your go-to weapon now?

Also, it took me a moment to realize those green and orange silhouettes were Jake and BGDirk.  I was a little like “how did Rose get here?!?”.

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Have I mentioned how good all this art is?  So much attention being paid to the use of color, to making everything look so soft and streamlined?

Looks like she’s going in for at LEAST a hug.  And the art style might be mercifully light on showing us indulgent details of just how asset-laden Jane is supposed to be.  Shots of Jake’s manly bod aside, something in me doesn’t like the traditionally-sexualized stuff pushed like that in a canon that’s been light on it for so long...

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Oh, that... THAT looks fake.  Or like, she’s about to turn around and happily wail on his ass or something.

JANE: Boo hoo hoo! Oh, Jake! Something awful has happened! JAKE: It--it has? You mean more awful than usual? JANE: The opposition has taken Tavros, Jake. They’ve finally shown their true colors. I knew it was only a matter of time before they attacked our family directly!

.....Ah.  Well, that explains it.  She’d never cry like that about HIM returning AFTER STEPPING OUT ON HER.

It’s then that Jake realizes that Jane isn’t mad because she’d never realized he was gone.

Poor pages, huh?  All their most dramatic gestures always undercut.

...It seems like we might see Candy kind of resolved in less of a fucked-up worldstate after all, at this rate?

She seems to have forgotten that she’d been cross with him the last time they met, because now that Gamzee is gone, there’s no one left to talk to.

It’s true. Gamzee’s absence always improves things.

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All of it is made worse by the occasional wry glint in her eye, or moment of self-deprecation in the slant of her mouth. It reminds him of the Jane he used to know. Or the Jane he thought he used to know.

Ambition is a hell of a thing.  Seems like she’s drunk of it almost as deeply as Prince Dirk.  I’d imagine this could be a pretty consistent thing with really active Life players when they get actual power, huh?  The way it just gathers to Life players in all its forms -- power over others, status, wealth -- it’s easy to start to leverage it in ways that constitute abuse of power over others from a Riddle perspective.

At first Dirk stands at Jake’s elbow, a one-ghost support staff, before he appears to lose interest in Jane’s rant and wanders off across the office, reading the spines of books and spending way too long staring at a startlingly phallic piece of installation art,

--PLEASE let us see it.

, the provenance of which Jake doesn’t know, but could hazard a guess it wore a codpiece.

Nope, never mind. Interest lost.

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Then he settles on Jane’s desk, propping his ghost butt there and sort of just...well. Here’s a picture of what he does.

Um.

Where is this going?

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Oh, so the BEST option, then.  :D

Okay. That’s a bit of an exaggeration.

Boooooo.

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--Alright, forgiven.

he’s thoroughly exhausted from attempting to pay attention to his supervillain wife while trying not to look at the crotch of a ghost man from his brain.

...Okay, hold up.  BGDirk, are you trying to steer him into doing this for self-indulgent, non-comedic purposes? Or is this a bit of Prince Dirk in there?  (I mean... I can’t definitively say Jake wouldn’t have wanted this.)

And I’m still wondering how all of this is going to be relevant.  IF it’s going to be relevant.  Despite promises to the contrary that are seemingly being ignored.

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DIRK: All according to keikaku.

Fuck you.

JAKE: i really didnt think id fall off the wagon so quickly. I dont think being here is good for my emotions to be honest. DIRK: Yeah, probably not. But that’s okay. They don’t matter. JAKE: Oh.

Yeah, Dirk, you suck at this more than you know.  This ain’t going to go as well as you “hope” I don’t think.

DIRK: Don’t know anything about stiff lips, dude. But that’s not what I mean. It’s not because you’re a man. You’re a god. JAKE: Oh right. That. DIRK: The world comes first, even at the expense of all your relationships and personal happiness. That’s what being a hero means. JAKE: I guess...i never really thought about it like that.

You’re also not guaranteed to be fucking right, you know.

There are definitely dichotomies where what was best for the world wasn’t best for the person, so far, and vice versa in Homestuck.  But Dirk’s taking his anime-flavored principles as gospel as usual, and ignoring, oh I dunno, the impact of the heart in all of this.  Some people, ESPECIALLY JAKE and other Pages so far, CAN’T operate at their best until they’re at least reasonably healthy and sure of themselves, and investments to that effect are essential to letting them slowly realize their full potential.  Brain Ghost Dirk is likely making the same goddamn mistake he made with his overbearing Dirkbot back on Jake’s island.

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DIRK: Think what you want about Jane, but at least she realizes that none of you can ever be normal, and she never bothered to try. Can it really be a god-complex if you’re actually a god? DIRK: People like us don’t get happy endings.

...Yup.  This is the fucked-over part of Dirk’s worldview coming in full play, here.  And he believes in it so strongly that he couldn’t even fucking leave NON-CANON alone anymore.  Fuck.

JAKE: Thats bleak dirk i dont think i could possibly believe that!

Mmmhmm.

DIRK: Yeah. That’s probably more a Dirk thought than a Jake one. I told you, it’s hard to tell sometimes. JAKE: Is...is that really how dirk felt the whole gosh darned time?

Mmmhmm.

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Last page of the upd8.  Well... all I can say is, it’s a good thing he’s a fucking ghost here.  And half Jake, at that.  At least that can limit the damage.  Hopefully giving Jake just enough of a kick in the doing-something direction without being so overbearing that he makes things worse, making for a balance of...

...Wait.

Wait, is that why we’re here?

Maybe that finally makes some sense of all this.  Of this cut, of this small violation of that last sentence in Meat, of--  ah, yeah, I might be on to something here!  Only maybe, but still--!

We’re quite possibly bearing witness to a realm of influence where, through measures outside of his control, Dirk has a balanced impact.  Where this same ideology of his, tempered by Jake’s hopeful mindset and Dirk’s inability to take direct action, might just manage to make things better and actually make everyone happier by the end, while solving Earth C’s fucked-up Candyland state at the same time.  It’s possibly to show the readers (through the lens of a Hope player specializing in positive possibility) that Dirk, had he been restrained, COULD have had a positive impact, even at the same time that we’re shown Prince Dirk at his soul’s most overblown and heinous.

And, if we want to be optimistic..... perhaps this’ll show Dirk, too?

Canon and Non-Canon may not “meet” again.  But that doesn’t stop Dirk, via this fragment of his multiverse-spanning soul, from seeing Non-Canon.  From seeing how well things COULD have worked out, had he held back.  And if we keep cutting like this -- back and forth between the “real” story and these events in Candyverse -- perhaps the moment at which Brain Ghost Dirk realizes what he’s accomplished, realizes how much better things are because he could hold back, will coincide at the end with Prince Dirk finally, belatedly, realizing just how fucked his plan was, and understanding at the very, very end why he has to fucking die?

THAT would be interesting.

I guess we’ll see?  Talk to y’all next upd8.

[thunder0-0sage]

Summerbolt (manga script) Volume 4, chapter 30

CHAPTER 30: COUNTER-OFFENSIVE BEGINS!

 We see Hikaru on the cover, wrapped up in bandages entirely like a mummy with only his eyes and mouth being visible, the mouth filled with very sharp teeth while utter madness can be read in his eyes and he’s smiling in a most villainous way, waving his hands around as the inside of a tomb can be seen with an open sarcophagus.

‘It’s because of people like him that horror movies are no longer the same!!!’

  The wood that spans beyond Deckstoru’s coast is seen as the fire continues to grow and everyone looks in shock towards Graid and Rose, stepping forward just when lots of soldiers come in from several directions.

‘The strongest deviant family is back in action!! It’s time for the hot-heads to strike back at their beloved city’s attackers!!’

Feoria: ‘-You guys are the best!! Really!!!’ (Rose and Graid become serious as the enemies have almost reached them)

Rose: ‘-If you’re done celebrating our arrival, those that can fight properly, come and back us up!! This fight is far from over!!’

Feoria, Violet, Zilli, Aria and Miluna gather around them, now joined by the girl with the longest and blackest hair in the class – Turora, equally decisive and serious.

Turora: ‘-Let’s get to it, then!!!’

The duo bursts forward, followed by the six girls as the focus goes to the other two duos, their few remaining opponents being finished off by air streams and solar flame shots.

Annabel: ‘-Mrs. Summerbolt!! Izy!!!’ (Iziya first looks at her with confusion and then becomes comically mad)

Iziya: ‘-Why, you little bitch!! How come she’s ‘Mrs. Summerbolt’ and I’m just ‘Izy’, huh?!!?!’ (Saya chuckles quietly to herself while moving aside and Annabel trembles in comical fear against the monstrously looking Iziya)

Annabel: ‘-Well, it’s just that … I didn’t really know if you were married and what your last name was, so …’

Iziya: ‘-Yeah, it’s the same, damn brat!! And it doesn’t matter what my last name is!! I’ll always be a Summerbolt, you got that?!!’ (Annabel nods, still comically terrified)

Saya: ‘-Alright then, girls. Now tell me where that dumb bastard and the baby doll are!!’ (Annabel and Yonira look at each other with comical puzzlement)

Yonira: ‘-You mean Yuki and Hikaru?’

Annabel: ‘-They’re back at the beach, along with the rest of the boys and our sensei, fighting against those scumbags that are attacking our town!!!’ (Saya goggles her eyes in extraordinary shock, turning aside and crushing her one hand’s first in the other one’s palm, looking more comically angry than ever)

Saya: ‘-Those imbecilic bastards!!!!!! I’m gonna go and beat the shit out of all of them!!!!! (the two girls and her sister tremble in comical fear as she turns to them, looking more dreadful by the second) You three!!! You’re coming with me!! NOW!!!!!’

Yonira: ‘-So scary ……’

Annabel: ‘-We’re right behind you, Mrs. Summerbolt. Just spare our lives …’ (Iziya slaps her face with her palm in comical desperation)

Iziya: ‘-I can’t believe that after all these years even I’m still scared of her.’

The focus goes to the beach where Tokura is teleporting around the enemy’s attacks, clashing with a few of them and pushing them back, another group getting fried by Hikaru’s lightning bolts, King jumping out of the remains of a crushed enemy ship, attacking the soldiers that are currently fighting against Vega from the back. Lots of huge gray-skinned monsters are coming from the side when Yuki and Seiren face them, first frozen and then blown up in their devas, two ships being cut and falling down thanks to Exo and Reimei’s ultra-thin and long metal and water blades.

A roar is heard from somewhere as all the hot-heads look up and jump aside, seeing that Zoran’s falling from the skies in his phoenix form, dragging down three burning ships along with lots of bright red clouds and tens of fire typhoons.

The explosion that follows his impact with the ground leads to the compete decimation of the beach, everyone jumping on King’s body, the giant getting to the group of rocks on the other end of the beach with his superspeed, his classmates then falling off him.

The headmaster returns to his human form and starts walking as calmly as possible through the fire, his own flames protecting him from the bright green energy explosions that burst around him.

In the mean time the eight classmates take a deep breath, King returning to his normal form and falling on the sand along with the rest of the boys, Yuki and Reimei looking at them with confusion.

Yuki: ‘-Guys, you alright?’

Hikaru: ‘-Ha … this shit’s a lot more tiring than I thought, actually.’

Seiren: ‘-I’m out of gas, too. We’ve never faced so many opponents at the same time.’

Tokura: ‘-It’s our second really big battle, after all! Feeling crushed is only natural.’

Vega: ‘-By the way, how come you two are not tired at all, considering you’re girls, too?’ (Yuki and Reimei fold their arms with a proud look on their faces)

Yuki: ‘-I’m a superhuman, so I’ve got way more stamina than you, guys. There’s no way I can get tired that easily.’

Reimei: ‘-Using my deva on this level isn’t even a warm-up for me and besides, I’ve got a huge body of water right next to me and there’s no need for me to create water which to use while fighting. ‘ (the boys’ six sighs with comically puzzled expressions)

King: ‘-Well now I feel embarrassed!! For two girls to be stronger than us!! Damn, son!!’

Exo: ‘-I’m fine with that. At least I’m not pretending to be strong.’ (Zoran lands nearby, reaching the group and smiling decisively)

Zoran: ‘-How’re we doin’, brats? Not too good, the way I see it!!’ (Yuki and Reimei hug each other over the shoulder, smiling widely)

Yuki, Reimei: ‘-We’re just fine, sensei!!’ (they wink at him in a very cute way as he claps with his hands, smiling back at the duo)

Zoran: ‘-Well done, girls!! That’s the spirit!! (he turns to the boys, looking very stern while they suddenly get angry) And you boys … YOU’RE BEING UTTERLY RIDICULOUS!!!!’

The boys sigh again as an explosion erupts amidst the rocks above them, Saya, Iziya, Annabel and Yonira jumping down and landing next to the main group, the fiery mom going to her son with extreme comical anger as everyone is comically terrified, including Zoran.

Zoran: ‘-Okay now, Saya. Look, just calm down. I told them …’ (she pushes him aside with a fire wave, reaching Hikaru and giving him an awesome head-butt)

Saya: ‘-You damn idiot!!!!!!!!!’ (Hikaru roars in pain with a comical beaten-up expression)

Hikaru: ‘-Mom, what kind of welcoming is that, huh?!!’ (Saya roars at his face, destroying the ground around her, even mover comically mad)

Saya: ‘-I’ll blow your brains out!! It doesn’t look like you’re using it in particular, anyway!!! This place has turned into a warzone!! We’re faced with thousands of enemies, people are dying everywhere!! And seeing all this, what do you do?! You charge straight into the enemy’s ranks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’

Hikaru: ‘-What was I supposed to do, then?! Just run away and cower in fear?!! I thought the Summerbolts never gave up!!!! It’s our duty to defend the city!!!’ (Saya slaps him in the face and after he’s fallen back on the ground, she starts kicking him in different places, the mad genius already smoking and swollen from her attacks)

Saya: ‘-Dumbass!!! You’re not ready for this war yet!! You should’ve come straight back home so we can deal with this together!! Instead, you went and dragged Yuki into all of this, AGAIN!!!!!!! You endangered your classmates as well!!! Do you even realize how idiotic that is?!!?! (she then turns aside and sighs, calming down and hugging Yuki who hugs her too) Yu, are you okay? (they split up as the fiery mom looks at the baby doll with a worried face and she shakes her head, Mrs. Summerbolt sighing with relief) Good. Why didn’t you come back home?’ (Hikaru crawls to them, raising his arm with a comical angry expression)

Hikaru: ‘-She was the first one to follow me and you hug her?!!! Yeah, that’s very just!!!’ (Saya kicks him in the jaw, finishing him off, comically angry once again)

Saya: ‘-Shut up, you bastard!! I’m talking to Yuki right now!!’ (the rest of the boys get up and sigh while Reimei is still comically terrified)

Reimei: ‘-I know I shouldn’t intervene in family rows and all but isn’t that going a little bit too far?’ (Seiren pats her shoulder with comical desperation)

Seiren: ‘-Don’t worry, Mei. Those two are like that all the time. You’ll get used to it. After all, Hikaru’s gotten used to being beaten up constantly by now.’

Yuki: ‘-I’m sorry, mom. Hikaru just charged recklessly and I had to go help him since I couldn’t stop him, like always.’

Hikaru: ‘-So it’s my fault now?!!’ (Saya turns to him again)

Saya: ‘-Isn’t it always, pig-headed boy?!!’ (she envelopes her fist in solar flames with a comical angry expression and gets ready to hit him again, Reimei stopping her, having transformed her hand into water entirely, lots of smoke rising and the flames disappearing soon enough, shocking everyone)

Reimei: ‘-I’m sorry for interrupting, Mrs. Summerbolt, but I really think that was enough. Hikaru was the one that inspired us and lead us into battle. The others wouldn’t have probably charged in the fight so quickly if it wasn’t for him and we’ve managed to pull through so far thanks to his support. Therefore, I don’t think he deserves all of the reproach you’ve been giving him.’ (Saya steps back as Reimei goes to Hikaru and helps him get up)

Saya: ‘-Reimei, right? (she holds out her arm and the two of them shake hands, smiling) I don’t believe we’ve been properly introduced. I’m Saya Summerbolt.’

Reimei: ‘-Reimei Scarlettail, at your service, Mrs. Summerbolt. It’s a pleasure to meet you.’

Saya: ‘-Make sure you watch over that crazy kid next to you from here on as well and to protect him, even from me. I can tell that you care greatly for him.’ (everyone looks at her while Reimei looks aside and blushes)

Reimei: ‘-Please, don’t talk like that. We’re just friends.’

‘Is it possible that there’s more to this than Reimei would care to admit?!

If so, what exactly?! There’s already another mystery on the horizon!!’

 THE END

[justablah56]

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