#hyperactive remix

[djevilninja]

I can reach into your homes Like an itch in your headphones - You can’t turn it up. I’m the shape in your back room, I’m the breather on the phone, And I’m burning up.

Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive! (Heavy Breather SubVersion)

[silver-queen]

NEARLY PISSED MYSELF., DID YOU SAW MY TAGS AND FELT COMPELLED TP MAKE THIS???? IMCRYIGN

@silver-queen happy pride to the funniest fucking tag this evening

[momo-kageyama]

More than Fuuun~

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Anime: Blue Lock

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Bunny Iglesias x R.femele.

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I give you the first date of Bunny Iglesias and y/n (Jiji style) - the way they deserve: chaotic, unexpected, funny and striking. A moment that changed the lives of the two before they even knew it.

Bunny Iglesias, with a cute face and powerful body, meets y/n, a hyperactive girl full of tics who ends sentences with "fuuu~". She makes him smile and brings light to his silent life. After a hot night and an unexpected engagement proposal, they face the spotlight together - she steals the show with her unique way, making even Bunny feel jealous. A couple of contrasts that are completed in chaos, love and a lot of chemistry.

You are the joy that lit up his life, the smile that now doesn't leave his face, the peace he didn't even know he needed. And he will spend his whole life like this - happy, whole, and completely yours.

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— Subway station in Barcelona

Two years before the engagement.—

⸻

Bunny was leaning against a wall of the station, hood on his head, phone in his ear, lost look.

No one noticed him. No one dared to get close.

He had that aura of "don't talk to me."

But y/n...

She didn't see the barrier. She saw a curious target.

She arrived dancing alone with the headphones in her ears, humming a random remix and spinning. He accidentally bumped into him, turned around and...

- "Oops! HI! Are you okay?"

- "...I am."

- "Lie. You look like someone who is writing an emotional letter with no recipient. Fuuuuu~”

He was silent.

She smiled.

- "You're not dangerous, are you? Just mysterious. And beautiful. And sad. Wow, a little dangerous yes, right?!”

He blinked. He didn't understand half of it.

- "...Do you always talk like that to strangers?"

- "Only with those who have an anime face and a dark soul of a traumatized protagonist."

He swallowed a laugh. But... he smiled.

First time in the day.

She widened her eyes.

- "YOU SMILED! I SAW IT! I WON! FUUUUUUU~!"

He shook his head, almost hiding with shame.

- "Are you crazy?"

- "A little. But I'm also great company for coffees and random dialogues."

She reached out.

- "Bunny."

— "y/n. Snoisy species. He likes croissants, hugs and people who look like they need to smile."

He stayed there. Holding her hand longer than necessary.

The train has arrived. But neither of them entered.

And it was like that.

———————

The next day, she waited for him at the same station.

He has arrived. Without a hood.

And with a croissant.

She said:

- "Is this an invitation to peace?"

He replied:

- "It's a warning. I want to see you again."

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—Empty street near the station, after a coffee together

Time: 10:04 pm—

They were walking side by side, laughing (her), listening to (he).

Y/n gestured so much that he dropped the umbrella. He got it.

She stumbled on a crooked sidewalk. He held it.

She started imitating a cat with a fever. He...

... smiled.

- "Do you think I'm beautiful even doing this?"

- "I don't know. Do it again."

— “GRWWwwr~ MY NAME IS CHARLOTTE AND I HAVE FELINE GASTRITIS—”

She slipped (real) on the wet sidewalk.

He held her by reflex.

Glued bodies. Glued face.

And in the fright, in the chaos, in the heat of the moment...

He kissed.

Without thinking. No warning.

It was as if the world shut up.

She stopped talking - miracle.

He just had his eyes wide open.

And then... the eyes closed.

Hot kiss. Pressed. Surprising.

She let her arms fall, her body melt.

And murmured against his mouth:

- "...Fuuuuuuuuuck..."

When they moved away, he said:

- "Sorry."

- "If you apologize again, I'll kiss you so hard that you forget your own name."

——————

—The Moment She Found Out Who He Was

Living room of his house —

Y/n saw a trophy.

Then a shirt.

Then a photo with the president of FC Barcha.

She:

— "...Is this fictitious player marketing?"

Then came the mental click.

She typed "Bunny Iglesias" on her cell phone.

And he shouted.

- "I KISSED A FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL PLAYER! I SAT ON THE LACK OF FOOTBALL! FUUUUU~!"

He came out of the shower with the towel on his waist, dripping, confused.

She pointed out:

- "YOU ARE IGLESIAS IGLESIAS! I THOUGHT 'Bunny' WAS IRONY!"

- "It's just my nickname."

- "I WAS IN OLD PAJAMAS WHEN I MET THE SEXIEST PLAYER OF THE SEASON?!"

He shrugged.

- "You still are."

- "MY GOD IN HEAVEN, I CALLED YOU A SAD RABBIT THE FIRST TIME!"

- "And I fell in love a little."

— "...FUUUUUU— wait, what?"

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— The Next Encounters (He falls in love in silence)

She did:

• Clowning in public,

• Bad jokes,

• Dance in the middle of the street,

• He called the birds "babys from heaven with ugly wings."

He just... watched.

And he caught himself smiling.

He wrote down phrases she said on her cell phone:

• "You smell like rain on the roof."

• "I'm clumsy, but my love for you doesn't fall."

He bought small things that she mentioned only once:

• A rabbit-shaped keychain.

• The perfume she said reminds me of childhood.

• The book she wanted and forgot.

He learned to smile inside.

And to save.

"She speaks loudly. But love in silence too.

I see, in the gestures.

I hear, in chaos."

He realized he loved it when she slept on his shoulder on the train, drooling.

And he stayed there. Stop. Afraid of moving and breaking the moment.

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—Park near the FC Barcha stadium

Time: Late afternoon, golden and warm sky—

They walked side by side, laughing at her madness - who made a show of grimaces and funny voices for the trees, imitating birds.

Bunny watched her, quiet, but with a smile that illuminated everything.

They stood near a square bench, where they sat.

She put her head on his shoulder, which was relaxed and with his arm wrapping around her waist.

After a calm moment, he took out a small crumpled paper from his pocket.

She looked at him, curious.

He took her hand, intertwined his fingers, and said, in a soft voice:

- "I'm not good with big words, but... I want to be on your side. Not only to laugh, dance and make a mess. I want to be when you're sad, when you can't say 'fuuu~', when the world seems too big."

She looked at him, her eyes shining.

He took a deep breath, took the paper out of his pocket, which had scribbled a drawing: a rabbit with a huge heart.

- "Do you want to date me?"

She laughed, a little in disbelief, and replied:

- "Of course, you silly rabbit! Fuuu~!"

He smiled, relieved, and pulled her into a tight hug.

- "I promise I'll try to be your silent smile."

- "And I will be your chaos with a lot of love, Bunny."

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—His apartment

Time: 02:11 in the morning —

She sleeps on the couch.

Not because they are fighting.

Not because they made love.

Just because they're together. Exhausted. Complete.

Y/n fell asleep in the middle of the second movie of the night. Wrapped in his sweatshirt, with her head sunk in the cushion and her mouth ajar (drooling just a little, of course).

She sleeps without defenses. No filters. No pose.

And he's there. Seated. Observing.

Without the cell phone. Without thinking about training, fame or obligations.

Only her.

Breathing slowly.

Messy hair.

A slight grumble in sleep - probably dreaming that it's a dragon that makes bad jokes.

He smiles.

But the chest tightens.

"That's it.

It's here.

I could live like this forever."

For the first time in his life, he imagines himself stopped. And happy.

Without running. Without running away.

With her.

Not by the words.

But for the little things:

• The way she invents voices for the objects in the house.

• How she holds his hand even while sleeping.

• How she screams "Fuuuu~" even when she's sad.

• How she loves him all, without trying to erase any part of him.

He stretches his arm, runs his fingers over her face carefully.

Whisper:

- "You are my home."

She murmurs in her sleep:

— "...I'm hungry..."

He laughs.

Shorty. Suit. In peace.

And complete:

- "My home... with eternal hunger."

— "...and with a lot of love, fuuu~..."

——————

That morning, he didn't say anything.

I didn't need it.

But the next day, he bought a ring.

And began to keep plans —

The kind that lasts a lifetime.

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— FC Barcha Stadium - VIP grandstand

Event: Important game. Crowded stadium. Cameras everywhere. —

Y/n went to the game hidden.

Well... "hidden" in her concept:

Wearing a team cap, HUGE sunglasses with glitter and a T-shirt with the phrase:

"GO RABBIT OF MY HEART, FUUUU~!"

Discretion level: absolute zero.

She spent the whole game:

• Shouting phrases like "kick with emotion, Bunnão!"

• Dancing during breaks

• Sending kisses to the field

• And freaking out with each of his moves

He saw. I felt. And smiled discreetly.

But the world still didn't know.

———————

Goal. End of the game. He shines.

Y/n invades the lawn before security reacts.

Run to him.

Jump on his lap as if there was no more gravity.

He holds her in the air, firm, natural.

And she shouts on the national network:

- "YOU'RE MY SEXY CHAMPION OF JOY, FUUUU~!"

And he laughs. He laughs. LIVE.

Kiss her forehead. Then the mouth.

There. Without hiding.

The whole stadium screams.

The commentators collapse:

- "It's... it looks like we have an EXTRA FIELD revelation here!"

- "Guys... Is Bunny Iglesias dating? And she's... this girl?!”

Internet:

🔥 exploding

📈 her name in the trending topics

💬 "WHO IS THIS WONDERFUL CRAZY ONE?"

🖤 "She looks like an anime!"

🤍 "They are the perfect chaos!"

———————

That week, she released her own T-shirt:

"Official girlfriend of the rabbit Iglesias - limited edition, FUUU~!"

And he... used it in training.

Seriously.

With the quietest face in the world.

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— Balcony of his apartment, at sunset.

He holds her by the hand, looking deep into her eyes, with a shy and true smile.

- "You know, I spent a lot of time thinking that silence was all I needed. That peace was to be alone."

She smiles, with that kind of clumsy, half sweet way.

- "But you arrived... with all your noise, your laughter, your 'fuuu~'... And I could never imagine life without it again."

He pulls her close, caresses her face slowly, like someone who draws with his fingers the love he feels.

- "You are my joy. Not just any joy, but the one that is born in the chest, that makes everything worthwhile. You wake me up. It makes me laugh for no reason, teaches me to be whole."

She is speechless, eyes shining.

- "I want to spend my whole life like this, by your side. Learning to smile in the middle of chaos, finding peace in your embrace."

She leans her head on his chest, feeling her heart beat hard and safe.

- "I love you. With everything you are."

He kisses her head, and whispers:

- "And I... I'm the happiest guy in the world because you're my joy."

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[a-bottle-of-tyelenol]

agere yamada hizashi headcanons !!

— requested by anon —

— I personally see him as a caregiver but anon said ‘regression headcanons’ so I included both —

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💚 - as a caregiver, I see him as that well meaning guy who is slightly irresponsible and doesn’t really know what to do with kids (think a bit like dewey from school of rock but more reliable). I actually headcanon him as being quite bad with kids, able to dazzle them for fifteen minutes before he has no idea what to do. because of that, he makes some questionable choices when taking care of kiddos— blasting rock/punk music that isn’t the most child-friendly (because music exposure is always good), letting them eat whatever they want (because food is food), and letting them sleep wherever they want (because at least they’re sleeping).

⭐️ - as a little, his personality really depends on the day and why he’s regressing. hizashi has a bad habit of running until he’s got nothin’ but fumes left after working three jobs and refusing to let himself feel anything meaningful. so, sometimes he regresses because he’s exhausted and at his limit, leaving him overly emotional because he has to process all those yucky feelings he spent weeks burying. other times, he regresses on his own and is a hyperactive chatterbox! he didn’t have a lot of friends until high school because of how loud and annoying he was (his quirk only made that worse in his early years), so he likes being given the space to heal that part of himself and yap about whatever he finds interesting as a 6-8 year old (which is his typical range).

💚 - hizashi sees himself as the fun caretaker and always tries to encourage his littles to jump around and yell because it always feels better to let that energy out. he’s a literal rave dj in his free time and he likes putting on shows in the living room where he remixes kids songs and cartoon theme music into have a sick bass drop for a dance party.

⭐️ - on the opposite end, he really likes having quiet time when small. his days are full of noise and people, from obnoxious teenagers to the boisterous performances he has to give on the radio, so he likes having quiet evenings where he can cuddle up to a caregiver and read. he really loves reading when small and likes to annotate his books with pretty highlighters, doodles, and multi-colored pens and tabs.

💚 - he’s shockingly good at gentle parenting. it’s not a shock because I think he’s too mean or strict for it; no, it’s a shock because he doesn’t know anything about child development or what gentle parenting even is and he just naturally leans towards treating kids that way. he (and aizawa when he’s a caregiver) firmly believe in natural consequences and find it more effective to talk through a kiddo’s big emotions. hizashi doesn’t let kids walk all over him (the opposite, really. he’s scary as a disappointed teacher) but he doesn’t like punishing them either, especially regressors that usually have trauma in their histories. at most, he might have a little write him an essay (depending on their age) or sit and cool their jets if everyone’s too frustrated.

⭐️ - he also hates punishments when he’s small too. hizashi was the classic class clown in school, which often got him in trouble for talking/distracting the class or bordering on being disrespectful, so he can handle small acts of defiance being met with a stern tone or a warning. but he hates anything more than that. a big thing with him is that he wants everyone to like him all the time (which was why he was a class clown at all) and feels as though the stronger or more negative parts of him will chase off the people he loves. he doesn’t like inconveniencing anyone and that feeling doubles when he’s regressed. he wants his caregiver to like him and any hint of disappointment or genuine displeasure sends him spiraling.

💚 - he often goes into teacher mode while caregiving just because most of his knowledge in dealing with children is as a teacher. it makes for some really amusing moments where he realizes that a toddler won’t have the same level of understanding as a high schooler and he has to pivot into something else (like the time he tried talking about gothic english poetry to a little in babyspace and found them staring at him with wide, questioning eyes). he got better after some experience and now his teaching usually surrounds cultural things— 80s movies, classic music, and food from other countries since he enjoys cooking. basically just whatever pop culture he can expose to the youth.

⭐️ - he is the embodiment of the “got any games on your phone?” meme. he’s a total ipad kid and is obsessed with screens. he loves media of any kind and it’s his favorite way to unwind so it’s hard getting him to do anything except stare at a screen watching movies, listening to music, or giggling to interviews his hero friends do. that being said, he’s very mischievous and playful so sometimes you can distract him away from his phone by introducing something else— like splashing around in a pool or going to the park where he can force his caregiver to follow him onto the gym equipment.

[deluxinn]

Tagged by @wehavecometoanend--maybe

Shuffle your On Repeat playlist and list 10!

Receive You The Hyperactive Haha what a great theme for an awesome boss fight in Like A Dragon 7. In hindsight, the near endgame surprises in that game are still fantastic

I Wanna Be - Spyair The last Gintama opening ;( Very emotional and nostalgic

Red Wine Supernova - Chappell Roan This one was actually my first introduction to her. A fun and energetic one! Wellllll back in my house

Hot To Go - Chappell Roan LOL her again! This alongside Pink Pony Club of course were the other songs I learned of right after. I still remember seeing a performance of people doing this at a con I went to and it was fun. Even the judges in the costume contest did the dance haha

She's All I Wanna Be - Tate McRae My sister sent me a remix of this one and then we watched the video together and I was like sure I like it! I mean cuz she's like, right. Stupid boy was making me feel so sad and she was in fact all I wanna be

Hoodie - Hey Violet I really like the harmonies in this one!

Queen Of The Night - Hey Violet LOL hey violet again! I must've linked this one a lot by now with the tag games. What can I say, it's catchy and the first I heard from them. I also associate this song with my oc Anna

Waikiki Down Beat From Like A Dragon 8. Still my favorite normal fight themes of the series!

Perfect - Marianas Trench I honestly don't remember listening to this recently but I liked it a lot in highschool. I wanted to make things unlike my grades: Perfect

246-247 Meaning the score between Takasugi and Gintoki from Gintama The Final. A soft track where the long time friends/enemies have an emotional talk I don't think I ever did commentary on one of these so thank you again for the tag! Everyone I tag can just do the list if you want haha @the-crows-have-teeth @cptn-handsome @lumineoff @sawnik @rinamohn @peachienicolasa @owlgodarchives

[illusivesoul]

Getting to know your Mutuals

Was tagged by @celemee . Thank you, friend :)

I'll tag @kroganloveinterest @vulpixelates @angrykittybarbarian and @favoriteblogonthecitadel . Only if you feel like doing this, of course.

I'll put the blanks here and my answers under the cut.

What's the origin of your blog's title? 

Favorite Fandoms: 

OTP(s) + shipname: 

Favorite color: 

Favorite game: 

Song stuck in your head: 

Weirdest habit/trait? 

Hobbies: 

If you work, what's your profession? 

If you could have any job you wish what would it be?

Something you're good at:

Something you're bad at:

Something you excel at:

Something you love: 

Something you could talk about for hours without off the cuff:

Something you hate:

Something you collect:

Something you forget:

What's your love language? 

Favorite movie/show: 

Favorite food: 

Favorite animal: 

Are you musical? 

What were you like as a child? 

Favorite subject at school? 

Least favorite subject? 

What's your best character trait?

What's your worst character trait? 

If you could change any detail of your day right now what would it be?

If you could travel in time who would you like to meet?

Recommend one of your favorite fanfics 

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What's the origin of your blog's title?: Its a Blackwall quote from where he sees the inquisitor during In Hushed Whispers in DAI, where he think he's seeing a ghost cause he thought the inky was dead. I saw it in a gifset cause I hadn't taken Blackwall on that mission and I really liked it.

Favorite Fandoms: Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Resident Evil, Call of Duty, Detroit Become Human.

OTP(s) + shipname: A tie between Shaynor (Shepard x Traynor) and Shortez (Shepard x Cortez)

Favorite color: Black

Favorite game: Mass Effect 3

Song stuck in your head: 

Weirdest habit/trait?: Sometimes when I'm really focused on something, I sometimes say random phrases or words from things I've seen and/or played, like a song lyric, a phrase from a game or a tv show, etc.

Hobbies: Walking the dog, making gifs, writing fanfic, playing games, going on walks.

If you work, what's your profession?: Im a translator and I do transcriptions.

If you could have any job you wish what would it be?: Honestly anything that would let me work from home and with my own schedule. It may be too much of a fantasy, but I like to dream lol.

Something you're good at: Im a relatively good cook imo.

Something you're bad at: Trying to enjoy free time and not feel like im wasting time by not doing anything productive.

Something you excel at: I think overall I have a good memory, and I can remember things for a long time. When I was young I used to basically memorize the plots from movies, so I think it started there lol.

Something you love: Silence, but that type of silence like when youre walking down the street and there are no cars around.

Something you could talk about for hours without off the cuff: History, geopolitics, ghost stories and videogame lore.

Something you hate: One thing cause I just recently experienced it again lol, but people who walk slowly in the street.

Something you collect: I like to keep those brochures stores and business give.

Something you forget: Reply to messages on time.

What's your love language?: I like to get gifts or things I think may be useful to people I care about.

Favorite movie/show: The Van Helsing 2004 movie.

Favorite food: Lasagna.

Favorite animal: Dogs.

Are you musical?: Yes in the sense that I like music a lot, and its cliche but im part of the "I listen to everything" crowd.

What were you like as a child?: Hyperactive and impatient.

Favorite subject at school?: World history.

Least favorite subject?: Math.

What's your best character trait?: Im very helpful and always look for ways to help and collaborate wherever I am.

What's your worst character trait?: I tend to have a superiority complex in topic I am familiar about. Thankfully I've worked on it and im not as intense as I used to be, but I used to be super judgy of people not knowing things that I considered to be basic knowledge of a certain topic.

If you could change any detail of your day right now what would it be?: I'd have my room ordered by now.

If you could travel in time who would you like to meet?: Ohhh so many people, but to pick just one, I'd like to talk with Napoleon while he was exiled in Saint Helena.

Recommend one of your favorite fanfics:

to hear the nightingale (sing on, as if in pain) - A Leliana/Wynne fic I got for an exchange, and is still to this day my all time favourite DA fic.

[madammobius]

wanted to get some unorganized thoughts about the sonic movies out there before the third comes out and inevitably changes the landscape

THE FIRST SONIC MOVIE

was good! surprisingly!

anyone else remember the blitzkrieg bop remix and #SonicLovesTinyTacos ?

this is a movie that's kind of hard to talk about, because ultimately there are a lot of different perspectives to tackle it from. i think it's best that i just start with my viewpoint and feelings at the time.

it's 2020, and this movie has made a downright miraculous recovery. everyone knows the disaster of the first design, but what a lot of people don't remember was the amount of buildup even before then. talks of a sonic movie had always been around, but they really started feeling "real" once sony acquired the rights in 2013

from there it was development hell, with vague casting and directing rumors trickling out alongside general production/plot whispers around the time when paramount acquired the movie rights and everything to do with it in 2017

then of course there was the big boom of content in 2018. that's when we started seeing stuff like leaked concepts and that horrendous list of candidates to play the main characters

yeah excuse me for saying these dont exactly inspire confidence

then the motion poster. ohhhhh boy the motion poster. this was when things REALLY started ramping up, with this appearing alongside some other rare movie theater posters and leaked character info for merchandisers that REALLY didn't inspire confidence

but from there we leave maybe-slightly-more-niche sonic history and enter common internet history. trailer came out in april, there was backlash, etc etc

there's a chance i could be mistaken, but i SWEAR at some point between the motion poster and the trailer that there was some sort of social media announcement that the design was being slightly tweaked because of everyone's concerns. i can't seem to find it right away, likely because of the design's actual revision being a much bigger deal, or maybe because i accidentally made it up. if anyone else remembers this, please let me know!

if the trailer design was the tweaked version, then dear lord what were they cooking beforehand

BUT REGARDLESS - MY GREATER POINT ABOUT SONIC 1

the design got fixed, the movie came out, and it was... GOOD?!?! after ALL THAT?!?!?!

it was like, very obviously a kids movie and wildly unfaithful to the source material, but dear lord this movie being good at all seemed like an impossible feat. keep in mind, this was at the time when video game movies were considered "cursed" to always be terrible. detective pikachu was the only recent exception, being considered pretty decent as far as i remember. this movie being good was already weird, but this movie being good was weirder

i think people were willing to be more charitable to the movie with the historic moment of the design revision backing it up. im not sure it would've gotten quite the same reception had the design been the good one from the beginning. i think this is why some people think it was a publicity stunt, because at the end of the day, it really DID get eyes on the movie and convey that someone behind the curtain at least kinda cared that it wasnt awful

(it definitely wasn't a publicity stunt though. they produced a boatload of merchandise featuring the old design, most of which i own myself, and the entire multi-year cycle of leaks and design evolutions would have been the most high-effort high-risk stunt ever performed for no good reason)

anyway, this movie is very clearly not an "ideal" sonic movie. i have my own criticisms of it as well!

a lot of the humor - especially surrounding sonic himself - is aimed a bit too young for my tastes

sonic himself is a completely different character here. gone is the somewhat aloof, but still friendly guy who can't stand staying in one place and frequently fights against forces he finds oppressive and unjust - and in his place is a hyperactive kid who longs for a true home and has to learn to stand up against threats instead of running

frankly movie sonic completely removes the appeal of the character and replaces it with something different. in the best sonic stories, sonic himself is largely static and unchanging. it's not important where he came from or what made him the way he is, what's important is the effect he has on the lives of those around him. that's a big reason why sonic is always getting new guys to hang out with. blaze, elise, shahra, chip, merlina, and many others are examples of this. sonic frequently needs to bounce off of new troubled characters to demonstrate the effect he has simply by existing as himself

that's not to say that game sonic hasn't had his share of stories simply for the sake of it, but these factors are typically what most strongly embody the character, to me at least. and movie sonic entirely guts this aspect

so why do i kinda like it anyway?

on paper this should be a bastardization of something incredibly important to me, but honestly? movie sonic has his own appeal. sonic having such a strongly defined origin story and character arc is definitely a strong departure, but i also can't help but say "awww" while he bonds with tom over his last night on earth and eventually moves into a home with a new family

and this is a sentiment i carry with me throughout the rest of the movie

its appeal is vastly different, its story and worldbuilding is completely new, and there are moments that make me cringe. but it's also a damn fun movie! it's got a lot of good jokes, entertaining moments, good action, a strong emotional center, and cmon. the novelty of having ANY sonic the hedgehog running around on a movie screen is something i could only DREAM of growing up

(and hey, points to the worldbuilding for not technically being the first time the concept of sonic being an alien is introduced. there was at least a source on that, albeit in a vastly different context)

for a while i had a hard time grappling with my gripes of this movie. to have a sonic movie at all, especially one that was GOOD, felt like a strange ephemeral miracle that would vanish before my eyes if i didn't hold on tight. plus i was younger and had a harder time criticizing the things i liked, heheh. but it was really the second movie that allowed me to look back at the first and say, yeah, you have some problems both on a concrete and conceptual level, but darn do i enjoy you so hard anyway!

these days i look back at this movie, and i understand where its coming from while accepting that it was probably never going to realistically be any other way for the first ever sonic movie. it still could've been bad though! and it's not! so, win!

SONIC 2: LOREMASTER'S RECKONING

but then we had our revenge

YOU FOOLS?! YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD MAKE MORE THAN ONE SONIC MOVIE WITHOUT KNOWING THE LOOOOORE?!?!?!

i jest of course, as a jester might

clearly this movie ended up how it did due to a high amount popularity in the sonic fan community, as well as the first movie's proven success allowing the universe to expand beyond its need to play things safe in order to get off the ground floor

but man oh man was i surprised and ELATED watching this in theaters. master emerald, chaos emeralds, weird original stuff but ultimately a sonic 2 & especially 3&K adaptation!!

DEATH EGG ROBOT VS TEAM SONIC THIRD ACT AND SUPER SONIC ENDING

i truly tried to temper my expectations as i did for the first movie. i was expecting something largely original but still enjoyable. and yes, it's still that, being built on the foundation of the first and all. but holy cow, the additional emphasis on the lore and reverence towards the source material was FELT

i walked out of this thinking "that was a motherfucking SONIC MOVIE."

it blew every expectation i had away and THEN some!!

and it seems like that's where we're landing with the third

Sonic 3 - You truly can't escape us

oh man. sonic adventure 2 adaptation. i expect it to be loose and largely an original construction surrounding the same general beats like the second movie, but god. this isn't pulling from the genesis games that any joe schmoe would remember sonic for. this is pulling from the SAUCE. this is pulling from the COOOORE. this is pulling from the BLOOOOOOD OF SONIC

(can you tell it's early morning and i havent slept?)

and wow. i couldn't be happier. i am just immensely grateful that i get to see such a thing at all. yeah, the movie series has some weird choices at its core. yeah, im expecting some jokes that will probably make me groan a bit. but yknow what? thanks to that first movie, that weird, entirely unfaithful, but ultimately good movie? i get to see stuff like this now. i get to walk into a movie thinking "oh man, i can't wait to see the eclipse cannon and super shadow." it built enough faith that we can do stuff like this now. and while i will have always preferred something entirely faithful to my favorite franchise in the whole wide world, this aint so bad either. i like the sonic movies. i love the sonic movies. even with their flaws

okay this post is very rambly and extremely unedited, but that's because im writing it THE NIGHT (or rather.... morning) BEFORE I SEE SONIC 3. AND FRANKLY, I REALLY NEED TO GET SOME SLEEP. so, well, goodnight i guess!!

SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE!!

[gamerism]

ok i gotta count this, receive you arrangements:

receive you (the OG) ● yakuza 1 - 2

receive you the prototype ● yakuza 1 - 2

receive you- remix version ● yakuza 1 - 2

tsu-n-de-receive you ● rgg kenzan

receive and stab you ● yakuza 3

receive and bite you ❤️✨💜 ● yakuza 4

receive you the ballad ● yakuza 4

receive you ~yakuza the best remix~ ● cd collection exclusive

receive and slash you ● yakuza 5

receive you the archetype 💖 ● rgg ishin

receive and doubt you ● rgg ishin

receive you ~tech trance arrange~ ● yakuza 0

receive you the subtype ● yakuza 0

receive you [reborn] ● yakuza kiwami

receive you the madtype ● yakuza kiwami

receive you ~north star~ ● fist of the north star

receive you ~piano~ ● fist of the north star

receive you the hyperactive ● yakuza 7/lad

rolling eyes fall down the dragon wall ● yakuza 7/lad

receive and believe you 💔 ● lad infinite wealth

....is that all of them? did i miss any? that puts us at twenty...

[7grandmel]

Todays rip: 10/02/2024

Nostalgic Blood of the Gregg ~ Old Source

Season 5 Featured on: Bloodstained Bounties ~ The SiIvaGunner All​-​Star Summer Festival 2021 Collection [Event Side]

Ripped by minindo

Way early into the blog's life, on the 20th of July 2023, I covered the rip Everything Circus - a Season 2 rip featuring one of my all-time favorite channel memes, hhgregg. I didn't cover all too much on the guy back then beyond the basics: The source was sparingly used in Season 1, then gradually received an uptick in popularity until finally earning himself a full-on channel event in Season 5. Last, we covered a rip from before this uptick - now, I think its only fair we tackle one that shows the fruits of that initiative.

The hhgregg meme was one of many that I only discovered through SiIvaGunner, yet it was far from the first to actually popularize it: HydroDalek's "doin" YTPMV was uploaded a year prior to SiIvaGunner's premiere, and sits at a 1.5 million views as of writing, and is of course paired with the excellent remix "ReDoin" by JerryTerry, made two years later, sitting at 2.4 million. hhgregg's infamous attempt at creating a memorable mascot for their brand seemed to at first be met with nothing more than annoyance, only for a subset of internet users to slowly mutate feelings into feelings of...affection, I suppose. Either way, as someone entirely out of the loop on all things relating to American retailers, that affection definitely rubbed off on me - after just being exposed to a small handful of rips, and then later being led to the rabbithole of YTPMVs dating back to 2014, I was hooked on the guy.

And its not something I believe I can put quite so easily into words, either, beyond pointing you to a rip like Nostalgic Blood of the Gregg ~ Old Source for a direct demonstration. Wally Wingert is an excellent actor and performer in perhaps everything BUT his role as singing for hhgregg's Christmas sales of the summer season - yet YTPMVers throughout the last decade have been able to put those vocals, and vocals from the hhgregg mascot's entire television career, to incredible use. It's almost comparable to PSY in what I wrote about him in Korean Idiot - manipulation of hhgregg's distinctively nasally, yet self-assured voice has effectively become an instrument all of its own.

Pair that with the hyperactive yet constantly rhythmic and engaging flow of much of Touhou's music, Nostalgic Blood of the East ~ Old World not excluded, and you get something truly special. Yet the crazy thing is, Nostalgic Blood of the Gregg ~ Old Source was but one of several other incredible rips utilizing the source during Season 5. It was, after all, his long-overdue event - the long-awaited Christmas in July - and the amount of rips that went completely above and beyond just as Nostalgic Blood of the Gregg ~ Old Source did was absolutely remarkable. Speaking as someone who used to get hyped up back during the early days of seeing...what, the fourth or fifth ever hhgregg rip be uploaded? It did genuinely bring me so much excitement to finally see the most underrated SiIvaGunner source get the spotlight all to himself. hhgregg is, in all honesty, an oft-overlooked titan of recent YTPMV culture, a shining example of just how far some crazy cool people are able to take a series of voice clips that only initially spread online out of distaste.

Though I lack much knowledge on Touhou, and I wasn't really able to live through any prior attachment to the hhgregg character as a European myself - the sheer power of good ass YTPMV and minindo's undeniable talent in what he does carries Nostalgic Blood of the Gregg ~ Old Source through. It's an absolute banger using one of my all-time favorite SiIvaGunner sources, and I'm so happy it got to be part of the guy's big event. In a Season already defined by its various side events, hhgregg's long-awaited time in the spotlight is still one of the things I cherish most about Season 5, and the rips that came in tow with that day were absolutely worth the wait.

[emeraldspiral]

Best Line Reads From the Main Cast:

Zim: WHY WAS THERE BACON IN THE SOAP!

10/10. Absolute perfection. Richard's favorite line read and mine.

Dib: What's the matter? Scared of BEEEANS, SPACE BOYYYY????

Nothing in the series proper will ever top this unhinged moment from the pilot.

GIR: *screaming as he zooms around the base at the start of Walk of Doom*

This might be burned in my brain more due to the Bass Kittens remix of the opening theme, but it does perfectly encapsulate GIR's hyperactive puppy/toddler energy.

Gaz: I'm trying to draw a little piggy. CAN'T YOU SEE THAT I'M TRYING TO DRAW A LITTLE PIGGY?!

Rare moment where Gaz isn't merely angry, she's losing her goddamned shit.

Membrane: NOT SCIENTIFICALLY POSSIBLE!

Moments that make you think Membrane is teetering on the edge between being the world's greatest philanthropist and becoming a maniacal supervillain. You can really see where Dib and Gaz get their dark sides from.

Red: We didn't build it so you could like it.

He's so done with his co-ruler's shit.

Purple: Yeah. Huh? Huh? *laughs* Can you imagine? Huh? HUH? HUH?

The genuine laugh mixed in with multiple takes that were all so good they just spliced them together makes this *chefs kiss*.

[12neonlit-stage]

Ooo you wanna info dump abt random info about your AU(s) sooOooo baaaAadD boOoooo

Ok so I'm gonna info dump about my newer AU, S:F12

Basically!! It's a racing AU 🏁 !

The races have no rules (as in you can use any vehicle, weapons etc you want... or none if you're sonic), and anyone can enter if they win the preliminaries, but thing is, people CREATE or genetically enhance others just to enter them which in turn makes it so there's a huge black market for that kinda stuff, and the races are mostly controlled because of that by the people with the least morals and most money.

But one thing's for sure, there no rules sure, but the races should never be fixed the boss of the race, even though he does like the money circulating from the betting on races, he's just loves the racing aspect itself (and yes, big boss is in fact Eggman). In this AU he's an extremely powerful man so cops stay out of his way when it comes to these... but only if the entrees are only beastmen (or mobians whatever I don't like that name) because they're seen as "lesser" than humans, think VIVINOS's alien stage for example, the situation is very similar to that!

Also! The races are sponsored by a certain fashion company.. yep! Honey sponsors the races and makes outfits herself for her favourite racers. You might think it's a bit odd considering she's a beastman and how they mistreat them usually in that industry but she does what she could to just get by and not find herself in that position too. Sonic is a bit wary of her because of that but they become somewhat friends later on and I'll properly get into detail about that some other time-

Ok all of the main sonic guys are entered in these races, all of them representing specific companies or powerful groups... except for sonic who enters independently because he wanted a challenge (no one knows him since there is nothing for him to same etc)

In the end, I'm guessing sonic would manage to destroy that whole event from the inside out while making other racers help him out!

Also, here's a Spotify Playlist for the AU (the base remix might sound like it doesn't belong but it's like a "menu" theme, or a customizing screen OST)

[ghostradiodylan]

As much as Jacob can be annoying, I like how supermassive made a male character that isn’t completely emotionless and is shown crying.

I also headcanon that he may struggle with severe anxiety. I struggle with it myself and he kind of gave me that vibe throughout the game.

I completely agree that Jacob's willingness to show emotion is one of his character's major strengths! We love soft himbo Jake! He could very well struggle with anxiety, that would make a lot of sense. I may just be projecting this onto him because Zach Tinker has it (as do I), but I do wonder if Jacob might not have ADHD as well. He is a bit hyperactive, he's easily distracted, and he's clearly very sensitive to rejection, which would all make sense. It tends to make you a bit emotionally unregulated too, although anyone would be in the situation he finds himself in on the night in question.

So, the obvious choice is Laura, because Siobahn is a musical artist, and I feel like she would be a good singer. She probably did choir in high school and sang in plays and stuff.

Dylan can carry a tune but I think musically he'd be more interested in the tech side of things, sound engineering and remixing and the like.

Emma also can sing fairly well. She's high school musical good, not broadway musical good, but she might be able to do some college and community theater stuff.

But the dark horse of my random headcanons? Jacob! I just think it would be fun if the buff jock could sing like a bird, totally untrained. Maybe his soft himbo vibes are giving me a bit of Finn from Glee (RIP), but I could so imagine him singing in the shower at camp and the other guys being like wtf is that Jake?? I just think it would be cute. Obviously his rendition of the Peanut Butter Butterpops jingle would not be indicative of his true singing voice.

On the flipside, I think Max would be an exceptionally terrible singer, like practically tone deaf, but he'd do it all the time anyway. :3

[ali-anne-undertale-stoof]

Aaaaaaand here's the second half of chapter 5!

First half

Chapter 5: Bone To Be Popular:

"THIS SONG IS TRENDING RIGHT NOW??!!!"

Papyrus cannot fathom what he is hearing. It's like some poppy, washed out remix of some other song from 20 years ago. This is what the kids are listening to?! It's nonsensical at best!!!

"THE MUSIC INDUSTRY THESE DAYS... OH, WELL!! IF THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE FRIENDS ONLINE, THEN SO BE IT!!! THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL GO VIRAL!!! I WILL!!!"

It took Papyrus a while to learn all the steps, but with hard work and dedication, he managed it. Once he finally uploaded the video, he felt proud. It was awkward, and certainly not the first thing Papyrus himself would do, but if it will make him popular, he's willing to do whatever it takes to-

DING!

Papyrus gasped in joy. A notification! Did someone like his video?! Papyrus eagerly opened the Undernet app and...

It was a selfie of Sans outside of the library, his smug smile peeking out of the left-hand corner as he points up at the misspelled sign. Underneath it was a caption.

'hey, bro, did you do this?'

...

Papyrus didn't want to risk throwing his phone out of the window again, but the prospect was too tempting.

CRASH!

That poor window.

20K?! 20K likes?! Overnight?! When Papyrus saw the notifications flooding both his phone AND his computer, he thought his mandible was gonna fall off his cranium!

"I... IT'S... I'M FINALLY... POPULAR!!! POPULAR!!! POPULAR!!!" The delighted skeleton couldn't help but dance around the room in a flourish, "delicately tapping" his toes, which caught the attention of a certain sleepy skeleton that was TRYING to take a nap downstairs, but was now peeking his head around Papyrus' bedroom door.

"sup, bro?"

The first thing Papyrus did was dive towards Sans and show off his likes. "SANS!!! I FINALLY DID IT!!! I FIGURED OUT THE SECRET TO FRIENDSHIP!!!"

"oh, wow. that's a really nice video, bro."

"I KNOW, RIGHT?" An ecstatic squeal broke out of the hyperactive wannabe star, before he started running up and down the room. Sans couldn't help but let out a light chuckle.

"I THINK I FINALLY GOT IT!! TO MAKE FRIENDS... YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE LIKES TO DO!!!"

Sans squinted at that sentence. This could either go really well or really bad. "uhh, you know that's just-"

"SHUT IT, SANS!!! YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS THAT YOU'RE NOT AS POPULAR AS I AM!! I HAVE FIGURED OUT THE ART OF BEING 'TRENDY', AND NOW THAT I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, AM A MASTER... I WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE ALL THE FRIENDS IN THE WORLD!!! NYEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH!!!"

"well... okay. whatever makes you happy, bro. just don't do something stupid, okay?"

"OH, SANS!!! I WOULDN'T EVEN DREAM OF IT!"

"heh, alright, then. i trust you," Sans yawned. "speaking of dreams... i think i'm just gonna get a little more shuteye."

"SANS, DON'T BE RIDICULOUS! IT'S ONLY 6AM!"

Sans cannot fathom how Papyrus has this much energy so early in the morning. He gave Papyrus a curious, yet fond glance before leaving. With Sans out of the way, Papyrus glanced back at his phone.

"ALRIGHT!!! NOW WITH THAT, I SUPPOSE IT IS TIME FOR MORE 'TRENDS'. I CAN'T WAIT TO PLEASE MY NEW FRIENDS!! NYEH HEH HEH!!!"

12K, 4 followers. Papyrus found this trend where monsters took random objects and turned them into pants. He found a box of scarves and turned them into pants. The likes he got from that post was almost worth the relentless teasing and laughter from his brother. That said, Papyrus thought he looked good in his homemade scants. Yes, that's what he called it. No, it's not ridiculous, what are you talking about?!

A few comments asked Papyrus to try a special dance from a couple of years ago. Something to do with crossing your wrists, bouncing your hands up and down and skipping around? It looked silly, but Papyrus was in for it!

16K, 13 followers. The dance was so much fun, and the music was top notch too, even though Papyrus didn't understand the language. Heck, even Sans joined in... Before he knocked the camera over and ruined the whole thing. But it got Papyrus some new friends, so he was willing to let that one slide.

Someone requested that Papyrus does the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Apparently it's for raising awareness for a human condition called ALS! Well, how could he say no? Sure, Papyrus has no idea what it is and had never seen a human in his life, but he knew how compassionate monsters can be. He couldn't help but wonder how monsters even found out about this trend in the first place, though. Nonetheless, The Great Papyrus is up for anything!

The challenge took place outside their house. Papyrus stood right next to the mailboxes (one of them was quickly filling up with bills), and Sans stood on a stepladder, struggling to keep the full bucket upright.

"HELLO, MY WONDERFUL FOLLOWERS! IT IS I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, COMING AT YOU WITH ANOTHER TREND KNOWN AS THE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE!! NYEH HEH HEH!!! I HAVE MY BROTHER HERE, ALSO, WHO WILL ADMINISTER THE POURING OF THE ICE WHEN I SAY 'GO!'"

"what? go?"

"NO GO."

"go?"

"NO GO!"

"go?"

"NO!!!!" Papyrus couldn't tell whether Sans was joking or he was just being literal. "NOW, I AM NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT WHAT THIS ALS IS, BUT I KNOW IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR HUMANS TO BE AWARE OF IT!! SO WITH THAT, I NOMINATE ALL MY FOLLOWERS TO GO TRY THIS CHALLENGE AT HOME!!!"

"go?"

"NO GO!!!"

"go?"

"NO GO!!!!!" Papyrus shot Sans a threatening glare. It wasn't very effective. All Sans did was provide an innocent shrug.

The tall skeleton sighed before continuing. "IF ANY HUMANS END UP WATCHING THIS... I KNOW OUR TWO SPECIES HAVEN'T SEEN EYE TO EYE IN THE PAST, BUT I HOPE THAT WITH OUR SUPPORT, YOU CAN STAY DETERMINED AND PUSH THROUGH THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE!!! OH, AND ALSO, MAKE SURE TO DROP A LIKE, AND GO FOLLOW ME ON-"

Splat! There goes the bucket of snow, right on Papyrus' head, bucket and everything. Wait, snow? SNOW??? Papyrus practically vibrated with fury.

"SSSSSAAAAAAAANS!!!!!"

Sans shrunk into his oversized, black hoodie. "what? you said 'go'."

Papyrus bit his scarf, trying to keep his COOL. "SANS. I WAS OBVIOUSLY TELLING THE VIEWERS TO GO FOLLOW ME."

"oh, whoops. sorry, wasn't paying attention."

Papyrus' anger should have dissipated, but it didn't. There was something else he wanted to discuss.

"WHY IS THIS BUCKET FULL OF SNOW? IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ICED WATER."

"well, snow's kind of like ice, right?"

Papyrus' body shook so hard it started rattling with fury. His strange googly eyes bulged out of his head, and their pupils didn't shift from Sans' own eye sockets.

"uhh... bro?"

"SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANS!!!!!!!!!"

The video cut off from there. Papyrus was hesitant to upload it, due to him still being so angry at Sans for not doing the challenge right, but apparently his followers found that absolutely hysterical, so he let it pass.

22K, 19 followers. Someone had requested that Papyrus throw a magic bullet at someone while they're sleeping. Apparently it's a trend. Well, if it will get him more friends! Sorry, Sans!

Papyrus launched a bone at a sleeping Sans. - 0 HP.

He retaliated with a blaster to the face. -1 HP.

Worth it!

22K, 26 followers. Loads of comments were demanding that Papyrus tries wearing denim clothes. Someone, please, end his suffering.

It got him plenty of likes, but Papyrus was happy as ever to burn those clothes in the backyard with Sans afterwards. So itchy and scratchy! How could anyone stand them???

22K, 28 followers. People were, very loudly mind you, requesting that Papyrus tries the cinnamon challenge. Apparently one has to eat an entire spoonful of cinnamon. Papyrus wondered if that was even safe. Either way, his followers want him to, so...

He began recording.

"HELLO, FELLOW FRIENDS AND FOLLOWERS!!! IT IS I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, ALSO KNOWN AS COOLSKELETON, AND I'M BACK WITH ANOTHER REQUEST FROM YOU LOVELY PEOPLE!!! THIS TIME IT IS THE... CINNAMON CHALLENGE?!?! I MUST ADMIT, I HAVE NO IDEA WHY SOMEONE WOULD SHOVE A SPOONFUL OF STRAIGHT CINNAMON INTO THEIR MOUTH, BUT IT'S ALL FOR FUN, SO... I SHALL JUST HAVE TO MAKE IT GREAT!!! AS I USUALLY AM!!! NYEH HEH HEH!!!" He hesitantly lifted the spoon up to his mouth. He knew from Sans that consuming cinnamon like this wasn't the best idea. But it's too late to turn back, now that he's a superstar social media influencer.

Speaking of Sans, he didn't notice the short skeleton walk through the kitchen doorway, only to find his brother trying to consume a spoonful of cinnamon.

"hey, bro, whatcha doin'?"

Papyrus' surprised gasp caused the spicy powder to fly straight up his nasal cavity. And before Papyrus could even respond...

"A... ACHOO!!!"

He sneezed straight into the bowl of cinnamon on the countertop. As he opened his eyes, Papyrus realised that the brownish powder was now absolutely EVERYWHERE. On the walls, on the counter... even on Sans' face! Still, Sans didn't seem bothered about that. He was more bothered by what Papyrus was attempting to do. He didn't show it, of course. Typical Sans. But Papyrus would say he is pretty good at reading Sans anyway. After all, he was stuck with him for pretty much their whole lives. You pick up a thing or two about someone when you're with them for that long.

"S-SANS!!! W-WHY DID YOU INTERRUPT MY VIDEO??" Yeah, that's right! Cover your shame with irritation! That's totally going to work!

"uhh... i just wanted to see what you were up to. guess i accidentally... spiced up the kitchen?

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"

Sans chuckled nervously. Despite the lighthearted banter, he couldn't help but glance at the camera that Papyrus is using to record his video on. It looked pretty old. Why doesn't he just use his phone? Either way, he had to stop this before Papyrus hurts himself.

"say, uh, do you mind if i look at that camera for a second? i think it's got some cinnamon on it."

"OH! OF COURSE!"

Sans turned off the camera.

His popularity was stagnating. Those four words played in a loop in Papyrus' head, as he laid there in his race car bed, staring at his phone, Peekaboo with Fluffy Bunny on the nearest table, in the darkness of his room. Papyrus knew it was nighttime, only from the darkness, the sound of Sans' sleepy mumbling and snoring from the neighbouring bedroom, and the numbers on his phone staring at him.

01:52 AM. Despite the bedtime story, Papyrus couldn't sleep. Not tonight. He was too busy thinking about what to do to earn more followers. To earn more FRIENDS. Being friends with everyone sounded so easy on Undernet. So why? Why is it so hard?

He enjoyed doing those trends... with some exceptions. But Papyrus couldn't help but notice that whenever he wasn't doing those trends... Whenever he just wanted to do his own thing... He didn't get as many likes as he got when he was doing those trends.

It's fine. It doesn't hurt at all. He's still great, whether he's doing those trends or not... right?

That's what Sans said. And Papyrus trusts Sans more than anyone. His brother is smart, so... He has to be right.

Papyrus decided it was best to distract himself for a minute. He searched through other accounts on Undernet.

One account was full of terrible jokes. Papyrus remembered the username, SN0W3. He hopes his mother's okay.

Another showcased what life is like on a snail farm. Those two ghosts there. They look happy together. He doesn't know their names, but they seem to be related. Papyrus cracked a smile. It reminded him of him and Sans.

Then there was an account run by some kind of anime-loving yellow lizard. From what Papyrus could gather from the photo, she likes hanging out in some kind of trash dump area with a cat monster and a crocodile monster. They were decked out in anime merch. Papyrus isn't a huge fan of anime, but good for them.

His eye sockets darted to the amount of likes these photos got. They weren't very popular. No help there. He followed the lizard's account, anyway. She seemed charming enough.

Papyrus internally sighed and rolled to his side, this time scrolling through the home page. So much content. So many people with so much cool content, with so many friends...

Yes, he did say to himself that he had to distract himself. But no matter what he did, Papyrus always thought back to the numbers on his posts. The followers... The friends he could make. Friends he has to please. He keeps scrolling, determined to find something, ANYTHING, to ensure that people like him.

That's when he spots it.

The Bleach Crackle Challenge.

According to this website, The Bleach Crackle Challenge consisted of taking a shot of bleach and gargling it, causing a violent reaction in their magic, usually in the form of sparks. Papyrus wanted to cringe at their coughing, spluttering, and throwing up, but then he looked at the numbers again. Maybe... Maybe this will please his followers. It's worth a shot. And what's the worst that could happen? He's a skeleton! It could just fall out of his ribs for all he knew!

Tomorrow. Tomorrow, he will do this.

Because making friends.

Is about.

Doing.

Whatever.

They WANT you to do.

And knowing his followers... They were going to request this eventually.

So he might as well just give them what they want.

The camera's on.

"H-HELLO, MY LOYAL FOLLOWERS!!! IT IS I, THE G-GREAT PAPYRUS, BACK WITH ANOTHER CHALLENGE!!! NYEH HEH... HEH..."

Holding the shot of bleach, Papyrus can feel his hands shaking. He tried not to let any liquid pour out as he spoke.

"SO, I FOUND THIS POPULAR TREND ON THE UNDERNET. APPARENTLY C-CONSUMING... THIS... WILL HARBOR SOME C-COOL EFFECTS!! IT'S, UM... I-I HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, REALLY!!! OBVIOUSLY, DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME... B-BUT I AM A SKELETON, A COOLSKELETON AT THAT!!! NYEH! SO, UM, THEORETICALLY..."

He held it up so it lined up with his eye sockets.

"I S-SHOULD... BE... F-FINE..."

He can feel the stench creep up his nasal cavity and into his eye sockets. He didn't want to do this... He didn't want to do this! But it's too late to turn back now.

Papyrus shakily brought it up to his teeth. Oh, god. He could feel it already, and he hadn't even-

Uh oh.

That was not a welcome sight to see.

Sans. Standing in the doorway of the kitchen. Deep, black eye sockets.

Papyrus was in big trouble.

Before he could lower the glass, Sans bliped right next to him and gently took the glass. Those empty sockets... He knew his brother wasn't playing around.

Sans carefully poured the bleach back into its original container and put the shotglass in the sink. Next, he turned off the camera once again.

Papyrus didn't know why, but he felt a deep sense of resentment and... is that shame? Whatever it was, it was boiling up inside him. He squeezed his eye sockets shut, suppressing an undeserved yell. He had to keep reminding himself that Sans was just trying to protect him. He can't be reasonably angry about that. He can't...

"GOSH DARN IT, SANS!!!"

His eyelights steadily returning, Sans spoke with a delicately soft tone. "papyrus... is something-"

Papyrus immediately brushed Sans off. "RAARRRGH!!!" And stormed upstairs, slamming his bedroom door behind him.

What... What just happened?

A cautious knock at the door.

A deadpan response. "COME IN."

A loud, but not obnoxious creak as the door slided open.

A worried brother standing at the door.

"heya."

A tear-stained skeleton who cannot even spare the worried brother a glance. He's just too busy working on his resume. And by "working on his resume", it means he's tapping the C key over and over as a nervous tic. Papyrus hated to see his brother upset. Especially because of him.

"listen, i just wanted you to know... if you ever wanted to talk about somethin'-"

"I'M FINE, SANS."

Sans' eyelights fell to the carpet, disbelieving. "are you sure?"

"DON'T WORRY. IT'S... NOT THAT DEEP."

"so... why?"

"IT WAS JUST A TREND. THE WHAT-DO-YOU-CALL-IT, BLEACH, CRACKLE THING."

The eyelights disappear again as Sans spoke in a hushed whisper. "you tried the bleach crackle challenge?! the challenge that got 5 kids hospitalised?!"

Papyrus lost his deadpan tone. "WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW IT GOT CHILDREN HOSPITALISED, SANS!!!" He swiveled around to glare at his brother with tears in his eyes.

"bro, i hate to tell you this, but that was-"

"STUPID?!"

"well, yes."

Papyrus huffed. He knew he had no right to be angry at Sans, but... but...

"ARRGH!!! WHY IS MAKING FRIENDS SO COMPLICATED?!"

Sans' worried thoughts skid to a halt. So THAT'S what this is about?

"all of this was for clout, wasn't it?"

That did it. Papyrus squeezed his eye sockets shut, gesticulating violently with his hands.

"WELL, I'M SORRY!!! I JUST WANTED TO BE POPULAR AND HAVE LOTS OF FRIENDS AND RESPECT AND RECOGNITION AND LOVE AND PRAISE AND HUGS AN-AND EVERYTHING GOOD THAT COMES WITH A FRIENDSHIP, AND Y-YOU KNOW, TO HAVE FRIENDS, YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT!!!!"

"did... people really ask you to-"

"NO!!! BUT... IT WAS SO POPULAR, I FIGURED IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY DID, YOU KNOW?" Papyrus hiccupped. "A-A-AND I HAVE TO MAKE THEM HAPPY, OTHERWISE I'D NEVER... I'D- MY POPULARITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN STAGNANT!!! AND... AND..." He slumped.

Something in Sans began to stir, more than ever. A heavy, achy feeling settled in his ribcage, and it was only becoming more and more unbearable the longer he looked at his precious brother in this state. Without even thinking about it, Sans slowly walked up to his distraught brother, and sat on the floor beside him.

"papyrus..." It took a few seconds to figure out what to say, "there's a difference between followers and friends. you know that, right?"

Papyrus sniffled, still glaring at the floor. "IT'S THE CLOSEST I'VE EVER FELT TO HAVING SOME."

"really, now? did it make you happy to get those followers?"

Papyrus opened his mouth to speak, before Sans raised a hand to interject.

"speak wisely."

Papyrus paused. Was he happy just focusing on the likes and followers? Looking back, all he could remember feeling was stress.

"say, uh... i'm not saying don't follow the latest trends. it's not something i would personally go for, but i can understand the appeal. after all, some of those things you did were pretty fun, right?"

Papyrus stopped shedding tears in favour of a blank face. Come to think of it, the pranks, the silly dances, the ice bucket... Those were pretty fun to do.

"YEAH..."

The ache in Sans' ribcage began to dissipate.

"heh heh... people like doing those trends because they're fun. so perhaps it's worth putting aside the likes and start focusing on the fun side."

Oh, Sans. You always know what to say, Papyrus thought. He flashed Sans a grateful smile.

"YEAH... YEAH!!! IF THEY WERE REAL FRIENDS, THEY SHOULD LIKE ME REGARDLESS OF WHAT GOOFY STUFF I POST ON UNDERNET, RIGHT?"

"that's right, buddy." Sans gave Papyrus' knee a gentle pat, before standing up. "say, bro?"

"YEAH?"

"i have an idea. why don't we make something new together? no clout. no stress. just two bros, having fun and doing goofy stuff on the internet. whaddya say?"

The smile of gratitude just became a smile of joyous anticipation.

"WOWIE, SANS!! I THINK I WOULD LIKE THAT... A LOT!!!"

With that, Papyrus swivelled back to the computer and changed tabs. Sans stood by, trying to peek over his shoulder.

"whatcha doin'?"

"DELETING MY OLD ACCOUNT. I WANT TO START FRESH! HOW DOES 'COOLSKELETON95' SOUND TO YOU?"

"you know what, bro? i love it."

Click, click!

The first video Papyrus uploaded onto his new account was a cover of his favourite pop song! The twins dressed up in ridiculously poppy outfits and sang and danced their heart out. And the entire time, Papyrus was only focused on the song and his brother. The dancing, the laughing... It was all really fun! Papyrus was so happy to have Sans doing this with him. This marked the beginning of a new era... As far as the internet went, anyway.

3 hours of editing later, Papyrus finally uploaded the video on his new account. And... Nothing yet.

Papyrus smiled anyway. He made something he was proud of. Something fun, that didn't put him in danger or under any pressure to keep creating things that only his followers wanted. This was truly a place where Papyrus can express himself. And who knows? Maybe even some real friends will come flocking to him... one day.

He heard Sans calling from downstairs. "hey, bro, i found this sick console in the basement. you wanna see if we can fix it up?"

Oh, well! The Great Papyrus' job is never done! Papyrus happily sprung out of his office chair and marched out the room, filled with a newfound sense of true confidence.

...

The video got one like.

[paladincecil]

tagged by @ihearasound ! Been a while since I got to do one of these! Thanks for tagging me :D

Shuffle your library, list ten songs, tag people.

Writing this before I do the list but I predict it'll either ALL be video game music or at most 1 song from something else xD

A-to-Z - Ys VIII Lacrimosa of DANA

Historia - Radiant Historia

Receive You The Hyperactive - Yakuza 7 This one is my ringtone xD

Unpacking a Life - Unpacking

Ashes of Dreams - NieR

Shiawase nara ii ya - Yakuza Kiwami 2 Still can't listen to this one without being sad xD (Sega let Majima be happy you cowards)

Battle with the Four Fiends - The Black Mages

Gothic Neclord - Suikoden 2

Wayward Daughter - Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood spoilers in this one for my friends that're going through the game :)

The Impresario - Final Fantasy VI - OC ReMix

Yup as expected. There's some stuff I haven't listened to in years in there though :D I'm surprised there I didn't come across any Umineko tracks cuz I must have nearly 100 tracks on my phone from it xD

Here's some tags if anyone feels like doing this :D

@dragonbleps @mardababa @sweetest--melody @shad-the-rad @summonernoctis @mycurrentfandomobsessions @anarchy-maenad @imaloneandfree @genji-glove @lorelaialdynn

[xuanelle]

speaking of yakuza soundtracks i adore that receive you the hyperactive is a remix of receive and bite you that sounds less intense and a much more upbeat tone because its majima and saejima fighting together rather then each other

[c-40]

A-T-3 221 Adele Bertei - Build Me A Bridge

Adele Bertei came out of New York's No Wave scene, as Brian Eno's former assistant Bertei was central to the creation of Eno's No New York compilation. The group they started The Bloods released one single Button Up which is included on the Soul Jazz compilation New York Noise

Build Me A Bridge is Adele Bertei's debut solo single. It got play in Chicago by Frankie Knuckles and others. Build Me A Bridge was produced by Thomas Dolby, in turn Bertei performs backing vocals on Dolby's Flat Earth album, and duetting with Dolby on his hit single Hyperactive. Mark Kamins and Harvey Goldberg provide the remix