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Also Happy Spider-Man Day

... I don't really have anything else to add to that (I am very sleep deprived rn) but I did want to say this while it was still August 1st, so that's exactly what I'm doing.

Have a meme to celebrate

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I found a channel recently that makes a bunch of Sonic animations set to songs by Good Kid, and... I think I found a new favorite artist. All the songs they've used (especially the one above) just have a vibe that really clicks with me, and give me some muse for Aaron as a bonus.

And since I've been listening to this one a bunch for the last few weeks, I figured I'd share it here.

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Lucky... Right-

Provided you ignore the major responsibilities that comes with that great power, the insecurities that come from making sure he was using that power correctly, and the new issues that arrive from all of that all because a bug bite that could've happened to anyone else; Yeah... Super lucky...

Though there was a reason why all he suggested were safety nets... He really doesn't want her getting hurt. He could be a bit overprotective of his friends, doubly so for his teammates, so if he could offer her a way to get herself out of trouble unscathed... He was going to do it.

"I- I see... I suppose I can understand that-"

"I still would recommend a safety net for the meantime while you work on it, but if you're really serious about this... You could always ask Makoto to teach you Aikido?"

@webbedphantom "Yeah, cognition is kinda funny that way... at least for you guys. I dunno why it's different for me-" "Though if you're worried about it, I could always make you something that could work out here. Like a taser, flash bangs, a pocket spell charge, or just like... an SOS pin thingy to ping your security team or even just me. That way if you ever got into trouble, you can just click it and know someone's on the way to help."

Lucky you. Sometimes being able to interact with other Phantom Thieves was not all it was crack up to be. While she could be less than charitable in her thoughts, outwardly Haru cleared her throat.

"Thank you, but this really is a problem I need to solve myself. I can't keep relying on safety nets. It's a luxury, not something I can really depend on."

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"I'd say we make a pretty good team."

"Damn right we do!! PT's are the dream team!!"

Pee Tees?

'It's short for Phantom Thieves, Arsène. That's what the fans are calling us online.'

Why not "Phantoms" or anything less ambiguous?

'I dunno, I just used it because it fit the rhyming scheme bett- Look, can we do this later??'

"And I gotta say, very nice work with that grenade launcher, Noir! You finished off those last guys in one shot!"

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He could feel his hands tensing as she explained it, almost justifying her sister's treatment of her. Hearing her voice crack as she tried to keep herself together tore his heart to pieces and set it on fire; a fire of rage that inched him ever closer to actually hating her sister for doing this to her.

"Oh please-" he replied, trying to hold back a scoff. He didn't want to be dismissive, but it was hard not to be a little more curt when his blood was boiling. "Even if she didn't have to take care of you, I'd bet every yen I have that she wouldn't spend any of her extra cash on herself. She makes plenty, more than enough for you both to live on. She could easily afford to treat herself every now and then, but she doesn't; because she's a workaholic. Because her job's more important. And the fact that she has the gall to turn that on you is just-"

He cut himself off, not wanting to take things too far, or say anything he couldn't take back. As bad as she'd been treating her, she was still Makoto's sister. Her only family left in the world. He had to be respectful-

... even if he really didn't want to be.

"You wouldn't be intruding. If they knew what was going on with your sister, they'd be happy to have you. Just like I would be. Like I am."

Still, he wasn't going to push it. She was right, she was heading to college soon, going off to study in Kyoto for her dream job. He didn't like being reminded of that, of the idea that in a few months she'd be going away... Or that he'd only be down there for a week or two before heading back to have his third year at Shujin. But... he wasn't going to stand in the way of her dream. He decided on that a long time ago.

It was kind of ironic. The same place he grew up in, the place he no longer felt he belonged, was the same place where she'd be working towards her future. Where he began, she would continue on... Without him.

Though again, he was trying not to think about that part-

"If you're sure... Then you do what you gotta do. But if she ever starts giving you trouble again, and you need to get out of the house, just give me a call. Doesn't matter what hour it is, doesn't matter what I'm doing, I will be there to swing you back here before you can even hang up the phone."

"I live under her roof, her rules. I eat her food that she bought, she pays the bills. If my father was still alive, she'd be able to use her money for herself rather than being forced to take care of me..." Makoto explained, forcing back a sob.

She clung to him a little tighter, burying her face into his chest more. The thought of getting into another screaming match with Sae over something as small as what university she should go or how useless she was had Makoto in near tears. She didn't want to think about it anymore. She just wanted to be with Aaron, forever.

"I can't do that," Makoto protested. "I'd feel bad intruding on him and Futaba. Besides... I'm about to move to Kyoto for university in a few months. I can... I can handle my sister until then."

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"I am on your side!! You had a horrible time at school before! You wanna repeat of that??"

"Tattoos have a stigma to them. If you get one, especially one that's so visible, you'll be immediately labeled as a delinquent. And trust me, you do NOT wanna be see as a delinquent. It is not fun."

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"Very, very badly... And so would I. I don't think school's look too fondly on tattoos of any kind, and telling them it's from a video game is NOT going to help. Wait until you're in college. At LEAST."

"None of you are any fun. Especially you Aaron. How dare you betray me like this. You're supposed to be on my side!"

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"... depends on your definition, but I'm leaning towards no. You can be stern at times, sure, but it's not like you'd fly off the handle without good reason. I don't think I've ever seen you be pissed at something that didn't also tick me off..."

... Well, aside from the... incident at the hot springs during their Jail Hunting road trip, but he wasn't going to bring that up. Though honestly, if the situation had been what she'd thought at the time, he'd have agreed with that too.

"I dunno, maybe I'm just biased but I feel like whoever said that is just exaggerating."

"Someone said i have anger issues... I do not have anger issues. Do I?.."

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So I don't normally share things from the streams I'm in or doing but this... this had to be shared

featuring; @the-blankest-slate as Amy, and me being sent to hell

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Random thought I had for the P3 verse, but Aaron would absolutely give the full team new code names, just to have something to call out in battle. And most of these would be before he really got to know any of them, so it'd be purely based on vibes.

These will probably change later but for now I've got;

Minato: Emo

Kotone: Gremlin

Junpei: Either Batter or Ballin

Yukari: Artemis

Akihiko: Boxer

Mitsuru: Empress

Aigis: Astro (like Astro Boy)

Fuuka: Surf (like because of the water, but also because "Surf the web")

Shinjiro: Edgelord

Ken: Robin (because I couldn't think of anything else)

Koromaru: Koro (keeping it simple like Mona)

... That's it. That's the post.

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I swear I'm gonna start writing again soon, but in case any of my mutuals are playing P5X, this is me;

My Wonder is somewhat named after the protag of Spider-Man Fake Red. It's where he gets his last name anyway. The first name I just googled, because otherwise it'd be "Yu" and that's kinda taken-

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The fam jam for @webbedphantom

Himeko and her momma and papa.

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I swear I'm going to do more of those asks, but I wanted to share this-

I've been doing a race through Arkham Knight on stream, but we have random punishments we can force each other to do to get a lead, and one of them is "Make a Man Meme"

This is what I made. I hate it, but I was in a rush so-

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'Y'know, with as many flowers as I've been getting Haru for her garden, I should probably consider applying for that flower shop job again for a discount. Granted, my schedule is pretty packed with the hero thing, and while they said they'll be lenient on students, that probably only goes so far... Maybe I should ask Iwai for a raise?'

I doubt he'd be open to the idea... He only just started paying you actual cash as opposed to benefits.

'... yeah, probably should wait a bit longer.' _______________________________________

'... how many flips do you think I could do off this building?'

Why are you asking me that?

'Because y'know, the more tricks I can do, the more xp I get. Plus it builds guts.'

... this isn't a video game, Aaron. The only thing you'll get from doing tricks is a viral video and a high risk of injury.

'No, I definitely get xp and guts. Might even build charisma if I keep the chain going long enough. That's gotta be worth some style points.'

Have you lost your mind?? Do you even know what you're talking about??? You're not going to get anything from this!! Don't do it!!

The next time they went to Mementos.

'Huh, I actually feel a bit stronger. How about that?'

... I give up.

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'Wonder how hard it'd be to make a working lightsaber... Or at least one that looks better than those plastic tubes they sell now. Probably could make a sick cosplay prop... there's a Featherman who uses a lightsword, right?'

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Btw yeah, if you thought those Last Words things were going to be little snipits of him on his death bed? Yeah no-

Don't get me wrong, there are several timelines where he dies of old age, but that felt a bit lame for this.

He's a superhero, and he's going to go out like one. As all great heroes should.

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Last Words

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He really thought he was done with this life.

He'd given years to this job, even after all his teammates had moved on, then finally after his last battle with Shido, crossing the line he swore he never would and losing a leg in the process, he told himself he'd never put on that suit again.

... this of course wasn't the case. Even before all this. His daughter, as powerful as she was, still got herself in trouble on occasion that needed her dear old dad to get her out of it. But this... this was different.

Some nutjob dictator from Latveria had tried to rewrite reality using the same methods as others had before him. The difference was, this guy decided to do it all from an orbiting satellite. He'd tried to disband his team, make it so they'd all never met, never gotten their powers. But that didn't work the way he'd hoped, as he'd underestimated the connection Aaron had to the cognitive world.

He'd managed to retain his memories, and return them to others he'd known throughout his life. And with the help of the Shadow Operatives, was able to make his way aboard the station. But the Doctor was cunning, heavily damaging his ship on the way in and setting the station to self destruct, leaving the Spider with an ultimatum. Take an escape pod and live, letting the changes become permanent as the last way to undo them ceases to be, or stay and fight a battle he has no chance of winning.

In his eyes, it wasn't really a choice at all.

In the end, he managed to win, but barely. Stumbling his way over to the console to try to fix things while Doom escaped with the only means off this death trap. There was no way to stop the countdown, but he didn't care about that. All that mattered was getting his kids back, getting everyone's lives back.

There wasn't any way left to contact the surface, but while he knew he probably wasn't able to come to his aid, he sent a message to his former mentor in magic using one of the few spells he still knew.

"Hey, Jowi... Been a while, huh? This is gonna sound strange, but... I don't have much time to explain."

"I've uhhh... gotten myself into a bit of a bind here. And since it involves a lot of... reality altering shenanigans, I don't think that marker you left even exists anymore."

As he talked, he continued typing away on the console, using his Metaversal link to guide him to the right steps to take to undo this mess.

"I'm working on fixing it, but by the time it is, I... probably won't be around anymore."

His voice faltered for a moment at the thought of it. He'd never get to see his friends again. His wife. His kids.

'Focus up Aaron.' He thought to himself, shaking his head to cast those thoughts aside. 'Got two minutes left and you need to make them count.'

"S-so I'm going to need you to do a few things for me. I hate to ask, but... I think I can afford to be a little selfish with a last request, right?"

He let out a soft chuckle at the ridiculousness of it all. He was about to die to save the world, and he still felt hesitant to ask for help.

"I'm going to need you to come home for a bit... watch over my family. Makoto's... probably going to take this pretty hard. And Himeko... Himeko's going to need some guidance."

She'd already struggled to fill his shoes after he'd retired, and after this... she'd need someone to lean on who'd get it. And her mother could only do so much.

"And the last thing, the most important thing-"

He quickly finished up the commands, restoring the world to the way it was. He looked at a screen showing a view of the Earth. It didn't look any different, but... he supposed it wouldn't.

Still... not a bad view to go out on.

"The guy responsible for all this, Victor Von Doom, got away. And I doubt he's going to stop after I'm gone... Give him hell for me, would ya?"

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