#AMI... AI.... yeah

[ethanzlittleplayhouze]

Multifandom oc AMI :D

notes app doodle under the cut

[grantaires-lacy-thong]

RIP Combeferre, you would have HATED Ai overview and ai generated "essays"

[perry-88]

THATS SO COOL!!!!!!

Finally drew Sage ☝️

[wandurlvst]

Baby Trouble

ken sato x gn!reader one shot

notes: this is my first time publishing my writing so IM REALLY NERVOUS, but i hope you enjoy 😭 and yes i know ken calls ami for kid advice but let’s just say he called you instead 🤗

warnings: none! just wholesome fluff with slight crack tbh

ever since you could remember you’ve always wanted to raise a family. either that’d be your biological children or adoptive. i guess you could say it came from your own parents—how they were able to raise someone who isn’t themselves so well-

BZZ BZZ BZZ

a buzz pulled you from your thoughts—your phone was ringing from the other end of the couch. you placed the remote of the tv down and checked the contact. it was ken—an old friend of yours. you’ve known him since you were kids and shares many things in common. “i need to work in the morning, ken.” “i know- i know. but i need your help.”

you sighed, “and what could be so important that i’m needed this late?” “just come over.” the call ended, you looked at the black screen and decided to just visit for a minute. it can’t hurt

you exited your vehicle and ascended the stairs. you raised your fist to knock on the door. but before you could, you were pulled inside quickly. “woah!”

“took your sweet time didn’t you?” ken said in a very annoyed tone, “well it didn’t sound like an emergency.” you shrugged, “whatever just follow me.”

“what is this about ken? it’s getting late- and don’t you have a game tomorrow?” “that- that can wait.” he led you two to the giant elevator that led down to his basement. “don’t scream okay?” “what do you mean…?” once the doors opened you were met with a giant pink baby kaiju who was in a large cage. but of course your first instinct was to scream—but ken covered your mouth just before you did. “what did i just say!?” he released your face, “i can’t help it! it’s a kaiju and why is it your house in the first place?”

“you saw what happened after my first game with the giants- and the KDF wanted to take her so…” “you took her instead.” “yeah.” you approached the glass wall of the cage and the baby cried as if she was going to be hurt by you, you all covered your ears and ken jumped in front of you. “mina!” the ai surrounded the cage with images and videos of ken playing baseball—distracting the infant, “so why did you need me here again?”

he sighed, “i need help- or advice on how you raise her.” “i’ve never raised a kaiju, ken.” “i know that! i mean a kid. what would a normal baby need?”

you stepped towards the infant again now that she was distracted, “well she isn’t a normal baby. but she’d need a lot of attention at her age- you’ll need to feed her, wash her, uh- figure out the whole potty training situation, the five s’s- mina could teach you that-“ “we’ve already started.” she chimed in.

“oh and don’t get me started on the constant lack of sleep. now i know i don’t have kids of my own- but from what my parents told me i was a nightmare when i was a baby.” you were in your own world rambling on and on about baby advice—you didn’t notice ken right next to you

“how about we do that?” he commented, you were confused—naturally. “do what?” you turned to him

“raise her. together. like parents.” he noticed you staring at him and he grew nervous that his idea was ridiculous, “i mean- since you’re basically the expert i could learn along the way- i don’t want you doing all the hard work. but i understand if you’d say no- you have a lot on your plate already“

“ken.”

“yeah?”

“i’ll help you.” you smiled, “it won’t be easy but, it could be fun.” this time you calmly called to the infant. introducing yourself. the baby smiled and was entertained by you. ken smiled at the immediate bond you two had and he knew it would work

[emceevoices]

Dave's Revenge

A fanfic based on the works of @e-vay.

(This takes place roughly a decade after the events of My Gal.)

---

A large figure stood at a small computer monitor. Flooding the screen was a giant cliffside manor, the residence of the retired mad scientist, Dr Eggman. Once known as his evil lair, the location of his schemes and plans for world domination, the building was now simply the resting place of an aging man. Merely a shell and museum of days long gone by. Of hundreds of plans gone awry.

The figure glared at the screen, eyes piercing from his helmet with malice. “Today,” he growled, “It all happens today!”

—-

It was another beautiful day on Bygone Island. Sonic the Hedgehog was relaxing outside on a lawn chair. His wife, Amy Rose, was inside making lunch, and their six-year-old daughter Aurora was playing nearby with her best friend Sage the AI, and her nanny bots, Orbot and Cubot. Things had gotten quiet in the years since Dr Eggman had retired from villainy, and the village had been incident-free for quite some time.

Sonic enjoyed this quiet life. While he enjoyed kicking Eggman’s butt in his younger years, he now found satisfaction and fulfillment in his new life as a husband and father. Still, he had a sinking feeling something wasn’t right. It was like the calm before the storm.

Suddenly, Sage looked concerned. “Please excuse me, Rory,” she stated, “Father requests my assistance urgently.”

“Okay, bye, Sage!” shouted Aurora as Sage disappeared into thin air.

“What does the boss want so suddenly?” Orbot wondered out loud.

“Probably ran out of prune juice again,” Cubot mused. “But he usually has me be his juicer! Did he replace me?!”

“Given that you served him plum juice last time, more than likely,” Orbot observed.

“But they’re the same thing!” Cubot groaned.

It was at that time that Sonic’s wrist communicator buzzed. It was Sage, who had sent him a message. The message read,

“Father is in peril! Send help STAT!”

Sonic’s eyes narrowed. He called inside the house, “Amy dear? Put lunch on hold! We’ve got a poached egg to deal with!”

—-

Within a few minutes, after entrusting Orbot and Cubot with Aurora, Sonic and Amy arrived at Eggman’s manor, to be met by a swarm of attacking robots!

“Eggman hasn’t had robots protecting his lair in years!” Amy shouted as she slammed her hammer into an attacking badnik.

“Yeah, but something’s off!” Sonic observed, smashing several with his spindash moves. “Egghead’s badniks are normally shaped like crabs, wasps, and other creatures! These look like… pickles and ketchup bottles! Has the doc gotten hungrier as he’s gotten older?”

“Whatever it is, we’ll figure it out,” Amy declared, “Now help me get this door down!”

“Gladly!” cried Sonic, as he knocked the door to Eggman’s lair down with a particularly powerful homing attack.

Inside, they found the lair dark and rather sinister. It was another red flag, as the lair was often well-lit and full of mechanical life. And there, tied up in a chair, was Eggman, his gray mustache practically glowing in the spotlight shining down on him.

“About time you got here, you miserable rodent!” Eggman grumbled from the chair.

“Father,” scolded Sage, who appeared close by, “That is hardly the way to speak to my bestie’s father.”

“Eh, sorry,” Eggman sighed.

“So, why are ya tied up like that, Eggman?” Sonic inquired, “Wild party at the old folks home last night?”

“Oh, QUITE the party,” said Eggman, “Woke up with a nasty headache, but that’s not why I’m like this!”

“Then what is?” asked Amy.

“I am.”

The deep voice came from the shadows, right behind Eggman. It was followed by cold, shallow breathing that sent chills down the spines of all in the room. Suddenly a large figure hovered into the light, arms crossed and steely eyed! It was a barrel-chested, teal-colored beaver, wearing a Trojan-like helmet, a leather jacket, and a flowing cape.

Sonic and Amy couldn’t believe their eyes. “DAVE THE INTERN?!?!” they cried in unison.

“I’m an intern no more,” Dave growled between heavy breaths. His voice was deeper and richer than it was during his fast food worker days. “Now, I’m in charge, and I say, break time’s over!!! Ha ha ha ha!! AH HA HA HA - HACK!!! ACK!!! URK!!!”

“Here, hun,” said a young adult female bandicoot, carrying a small object in her hands, which she proceeded to give to Dave. “You forgot your inhaler again.”

“Give me that!” grumbled Dave, as he swiped the inhaler out of the bandicoot’s hands and began breathing with it. He then muttered, “Thank you.”

“Perci?!” Amy gasped at the newcomer, “You’re with him?!”

“What can I say? I like a guy who’s handy,” Perci drawled, stroking Dave’s arm flirtatiously. “And this handsome hunk of a man has proven himself VERY handy indeed!”

“I think I just threw up in my mouth,” Eggman said grimacing.

“Alright Dave, enough small talk,” Sonic demanded, “What’s this all about?”

“What’s it about?!” Dave barked, “Revenge! Ever since Meh Burger was shut down by the health inspector, it has given me nothing but time to focus on finally enacting revenge against you, against the village, against everyone who underestimated and mocked me…” he glared at Amy, “…and against the love of my life, who rejected me for an arrogant blue porcupine!”

“What?!” Amy exclaimed, clearly disgusted, “Dave, you’re a nice guy and all, sort of, but there is no way we could work.”

“I nearly threw out my back moving heavy boxes for you!”

“That doesn’t mean squat! By the way, you dropped the box with my porcelain unicorn. You owe me fifty bucks!”

Dave rolled his eyes and placed a fifty dollar bill in Amy’s hand.

“Thank you. Now, if you’re done with the hemming and hawing, I gotta get back to preparing lunch. Come on, Sonic, we’re leaving!”

“No need to tell me twice!” said Sonic.

“Hey! Don’t leave me here!” Eggman yelled from his bonds.

“Nobody’s going anywhere!” Dave demanded. He fired a laser from his glove, causing rubble to block the entrance!

“Alright, enough is enough!” Sonic shouted, and he launched a homing attack towards Dave. Much to the hedgehog’s surprise, his attack was blocked by a reflector shield, sending him flying back down to the ground!

Landing on his feet, Sonic cried out, “Where the heck did that come from?!”

“I invented it to protect myself from French fry grease,” Dave explained, proudly. “Cool, huh?”

“We’re all set, hun,” said another bandicoot girl who looked almost identical to Perci. “The army’s ready for invasion.”

“Staci, you too?!” Amy cried, flabbergasted. “Both of you are… with him?!”

Sonic looked at Dave with disdain. “Dude, that’s kinda messed up.”

“Your best friend dated a plant!” Dave snapped, “I don’t wanna hear it!” Turning to Staci, he ordered, “Send them in!”

“Sure thing, Mr D,” sighed Staci, pressing a nearby button.

“What did you do?!” Sonic demanded.

Dave just smirked. “You better hurry to the village, heroes!” And with that, he grabbed onto Perci’s and Staci’s wrists, and the three of them floated up through a hatch in the ceiling, disappearing out of view.

Suddenly, the voice of Sonic’s best friend, Tails the Fox, called over Sonic’s wrist communicator. “Sonic! We’ve got trouble! Multiple badniks are invading the village! And they’re unlike anything I’ve ever seen.”

“Grab Knuckles, Sticks, and Rouge!” Sonic commanded. “Tell everyone to take cover, and hurry! Amy and I will join you shortly!” Turning to Amy, he asked, “You ready?”

Amy grinned while grabbing his hand, “You bet!” And the two hedgehogs boosted out of the lair at full speed.

“Seriously?!” Eggman growled, still tied up, “You’re really going to leave without me?! You can’t leave an old man in this condition! The social workers will certainly hear of this!!! Ugh, of all the times for Stone to be on jury duty!” Then, calming down, he asked, “Er, Sage dearie, would you kindly untie your father from these ropes?”

“In a minute, Father,” Sage replied. “First, I must take advantage of the opportunity.”

“Opportunity? For what?!”

“While you are currently immobilized, this is a prime opportunity to enact what Rory calls a ‘makeover’.” Then pulling out a makeup kit, she instructed, “Now please hold still. I do not wish for the mascara to ruin your spectacles.”

Eggman gulped.

—-

Sonic and Amy arrived at the village, where a fierce battle was raging! Tails, Knuckles, Sticks, and Rouge were in the middle of it all, making scrap metal out of the attacking robots.

“Sonic! It’s about time you showed up!” Tails shouted, ramming his wrench into a pickle bot, “These machines are unlike anything I’ve ever seen! It’s like the technology of Eggman mixed with the minimum wage labor of a fast food worker!”

“Yeah, and they look delicious!” shouted Knuckles, who eagerly took a huge bite out of a hamburger-shaped bot… then promptly spit it out. “Blech! But they don’t taste delicious.”

“Careful, Knuckie!” Rouge called, semi-flirtatiously, “You need to watch your cholesterol!”

“I knew it!” Sticks screamed, “The FDA has gone too far! I always knew they would use our food to kill us! It’s every man for himself!!!”

“Either I forgot to pay my restaurant bill again,” Tails observed, “Or this could be the work of-“

“It’s Dave the Intern,” Sonic explained quickly.

“Okay that makes all the sense in the world and simultaneously makes no sense at all,” Tails said.

“Don’t worry, buddy!” Sonic said, “Let’s trash these bots like it’s finally Season 3!”

And so, after a fierce, glorious battle that I SO wish you could’ve seen, our heroes stood in the midst of a pile of busted robot parts.

“Nowhere near as difficult as one of Egghead’s attacks,” Amy observed, “but nothing to sneeze at, either. I’ll give Dave props for that.”

“Phew! I needed the workout!” Sonic said while stretching and punching the air. “Is that the best that fry cook can serve?!”

Suddenly, Sonic’s wrist communicator sounded again, and Orbot’s panicked voice came blaring from it! “New boss? There’s been a situation!”

“Yeah!” cried Cubot from the communicator, “The season finale to ‘La Ultima Pasion’ has been postponed for two whole weeks!”

“But not just that!” cried Orbot, “Miss Rory! Something happened and she—“ But before he could finish, he was cut off by sharp static!

“She what?!” Sonic shouted into the communicator, “What happened to my daughter? Orbot? Orbot?!”

“MAMA! PAPA! HELP!!!!” Aurora’s voice came tearing through the atmosphere, and Team Sonic looked up in horror to see the young girl trapped in the strong arms of a levitating Dave!

“MY BABY!!!!!” Amy screamed in a way only a distraught mother can.

“I told you to stop calling me that!” a grade-school aged Chumley Walrus yelled from far off.

“Everything I ever loved was taken from me,” Dave said coldly as Aurora wriggled desperately, “Now, I’ll take what you love.”

“When I get my hands on you—-!!!” Sonic roared, enraged.

“Hon, forget the child!” Perci called from Dave’s communicator, “We’ve got what we need.”

“No! They need a statement!” Dave said. Then to the heroes, he hissed, “Here’s your one-star review!” And then he took off to the heavens, carrying Sonic and Amy’s terrified daughter in tow!

“Sonic!” Amy cried, “We need to do the croquet maneuver!”

“No we can’t!” Sonic shouted, “I’ll hit Aurora!”

“But we’ve got to do something!”

Meanwhile, up in the sky, Aurora wriggled with all her might to try to free herself.

“Struggle all you want!” Dave grinned maliciously, “I hope you enjoy the title of Unpaid Intern!”

Suddenly, Aurora’s small body began to glow, faintly at first, but quickly growing brighter, and with a sharp cry of “Let! Me! GO!!!!!” She glowed as bright as a lighthouse!

Not anticipating the sudden brightness, Dave let out a shrill cry and loosened his grip on the girl, sending her plummeting down towards earth!

“AAAAAAAAAHH!!!!” Aurora screamed.

Watching the events unfold from below, the villagers gasped in horror!

“Now?!” Amy cried.

“NOW!!!” Sonic yelled, throwing himself into a spin ball!

Amy swung her hammer as hard as she could, sending her husband rocketing towards their daughter! Sonic uncurled just in time to catch Aurora, and the two landed roughly, yet safely into the ground!

“Are you alright, Tiny?” Sonic groaned in pain.

“Mm-hmm,” Aurora whimpered, shaken. “I’m sorry, Papa! That bad man was typin’ on Uncle Tails’ ‘pooter! I tried to stop him, but…” she then started to cry.

Sonic held Aurora close to him. “Shhh, it’s okay, Tiny,” he said softly, “You’re okay. That was not right to try to take that bad man on yourself, but you were very brave. I’m proud of you. Just next time, let the adults, or your nanny-bots, take care of it. Okay.”

Aurora looked up and nodded, “‘Kay.” Holding on tighter, she said, “Love you, Papa.”

“I love you too, Tiny.”

—-

Later, the group of heroes stood around Tails’ computer as he examined it.

“Well, someone has definitely been snooping around,” Tails observed, “But everything seems to be intact. I wonder what Dave wanted?”

“Who knows?” Sticks guessed, “Maybe he wanted embarrassing vacation photos? Maybe he wanted your music files? Maybe he was looking for important information regarding all of us, showing all of our strengths and weaknesses, THE LIKES OF WHICH WOULD CERTAINLY LEAD TO OUR DOOM IN THE WRONG HANDS!!!!”

Silence engulfed the room, followed by a collective, “Naaaah!”

“Well, whatever he was looking for,” Sonic declared, “If he should ever show his face again, we’ll be waiting for him!”

“At least little Rory was able to scare him off!” Knuckles stated.

“Indeed!” Rouge agreed, booping Aurora on the nose, “She’s going to be quite the charming little hero! She’ll be kicking butt in no time—!”

“When she’s an adult!” Sonic and Amy interrupted in unison.

“—when she’s an adult,” Rouge finished, corrected.

“When I’m an adult!” Aurora cried triumphantly, prompting everyone in the room to laugh in awe.

“Heheh, we still have plenty of time before that happens!” Sonic said. “In the meantime… I’m getting kinda hungry. Who wants a burger?” Prompting everyone to laugh harder in agreement.

—-

Alone in his room, Dave stared wearily at a picture frame. The picture was of himself, back in his teenage intern days. Standing next to him was a middle-aged female figure, her head torn out of the picture. Dave sighed. He remembered the day his mother tore her own face out of the picture, being embarrassed to be seen with such an embarrassing excuse of a villain.

He then remembered another awful day. The day when Meh Burger was shut down. He had decided to take matters into his own hands by hacking into the health inspector’s bank account and ruining his credit rating. But as that proved too difficult to do, he did the next best thing and burned the inspector’s house to the ground.

He didn’t expect that the fire would get out of control. Nor that his mother happened to be in the health inspector’s house for tea.

She didn’t make it out.

Dave had fled the scene of the crime, so the blame was pinned on faulty wiring while he got out scot-free, but the consequences of his actions sunk deeper than any jail sentence ever could.

After the fire was put out by Sonic and his friends, nobody cared that the only person Dave ever cared about and desperately tried to please was gone forever. Nobody came to console and check in on him. Hardly anyone even attended the funeral. The only thing that mattered was that those do-gooders had saved the day once again.

It wasn’t fair! Why should the heroes get all the attention? Just because they can spin around and punch their way to glory, does that mean they’re providence’s gift to the world? Of course, why would anyone care about a puny, insignificant fry cook? Does it really matter that he never got to prove himself a worthy super villain to the one person who was his entire world?!

No, of course not.

Nobody cares.

Dave seethed as the memories went roaring through his head. It has taken years to come to this moment, but they would care. They all would. He would make them all care! Soon all eyes would be on him, and those goody-goody attention seekers would be cast to the wayside!

“Here’s the data you requested,” said Perci, holding a flash drive in her hand. “You’re welcome, by the way. Those geniuses made hacking quite the hassle.”

Dave inhaled sharply, then, swiping the flash drive from her hand, he murmured, “Fine, thanks.”

He then inserted the drive into a nearby computer, and before long, files began filling the screen. Files containing important information regarding both Eggman and the heroes, showing all of their strengths and weaknesses, the likes of which would certainly lead to their doom in the wrong hands!

“Vengeance is mine, Sonic the Hedgehog!” Dave declared, “And no one, not you, not your friends, nor even your glowstick of a daughter, will be able to stop me! Soon all the world will know the name of… CHEZ DAVID!!!! GAHAHAHAHA - Hack! Cough! Ugh! (Inhale) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!!!”

THE END...?

[head---ache]

hi im gonna drop brass' lore on you bc i didnt realize i never did

Just for context, Brass and Emmie are the same age, with Brass being born a couple of months after. So, while Emmie was cooking in the tube, Starline, who we're gonna say is alive, steals Tails' Tube Baby Project™ files, and tries to copy it, because he believes this is an attempt to make a bio-weapon at the same level of Project Shadow, and he wants to be ready for that, and besides, this seems like an improvement from Surge and Kit to him.

So he gets on with it, and he of course has Surge's DNA, but he doesn't want to combine it with Kit's because he can't imagine the result of that mix would be of any use. At some point he gets his hands on one of Amy's quills, probably by being a creepy stalker to all of the main cast, and decides to mix it with Surge's DNA in order to continue with his Anti-Tube Baby Project™, however, he then realizes Tails is actually attempting to take down the power levels and make his project more stable, which is not at all what Starline is looking for. And also, most of the power Tails' baby project would have comes from both from the Chaos Energy Sonic and Shadow have, and the Black Arms DNA passed down from Black Doom, which are things Starline simply can't get his hands to: Chaos Energy? Maybe, but not nearly enough, and it would probably be fake, highly unstable energy. And Black Arms DNA? Simply impossible.

So he just gives up. Tails isn't even making a weapon out of his project, so Starline doesn't even need his own anymore. So he abandons the hedgehog baby he made, inside the tube, and forgets about them for months.

One day Surge and Kit break into Starline's base, looking to steal some stuff from him, mostly Surge's idea just to annoy the guy. They eventually come across the big tube holding the small green hedgehog, still in the tube, however, pretty ready to go. And Surge just acts out of instinct, she doesn't even stop to think for a second before taking the baby with her and running as Kit follows her and keeps trying to ask her what she's doing. The thing is, she doesn't even know, but leaving this baby behind was not an option.

And when they got home it finally dawned on her, that now they had a baby at home and she didn't know what to do with it.

"So, uhm- Are you gonna raise it?" Kit asked, and Surge suddenly snapped as if nothing had happened. She stood up and walked away from the baby, crossing her arms behind her head and turning away.

Chaos, no. She was already a terrible mother to Mareep, she couldn't do that to another child.

"Nah! You can keep it if you want, tho." She shrugged.

Kit moaned, wavering.

And so Brass grew up with Surge and Kit, but they wouldn't call either of them their parents, although Kit would maybe be closer to that, as Surge seemed to be trying very hard to not be a parental figure to another kid.

On the other hand, Brass' relationship with Amy is fine, they can talk, Amy does try to be part of their life, but Brass is very indifferent to the idea. I'll share a little dialogue I have in mind because to be honest I don't really have much context for it, but it explains Brass and Amy's relationship kinda well.

"Listen, Amy, you're nice, and all, but you're not my mom."

"But I could be, Brass. I want to be, if you let me."

"I just- I don't think I want that, yeah? You can just pay attention to your actual children, I'm fine."

And also about Brass relationship with Mareep, it's also fine. They get along, they're just not super close. But they also have a mutual understanding, and Brass might be a little jealous since Mareep at least has Lanolin. And Mareep is a little jealous because Brass doesn't seem to be doing too bad even after being raised by Surge, while on her end Surge was kind of the root of all of her problems. But they get along fine.

Basically Brass wasn't super close to anyone (but acting as if it was fine), until she met a certain hedgehog-alien girl and her AI girlfriend TEHEHEHE (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)

[what-gs-watching]

"Like this is destiny? Is that what you say to all the girls?"

I don’t know why there’s so much going on in TV this month but I love it and I’m thankful and I finally just watched the first 2 episodes of the new season of 

DOCTOR WHO 

And ooooooh baby! Ncuti, my gorgeous little weirdo, keeping up with the absolute RIDICULOUSNESS. It’s feeding my SOUL. 

I know there was shit going on last season with people saying it wasn’t good and viewership was declining and whatever, I get it, change is hard, but that’s the entire point of the show, fam. Doctor Who is campy. It’s always been campy. And every doctor has been different and they’re all their own thing and that’s wonderful, it’s a breath of fresh air every time and that’s the appeal! 

I will admit that I wasn’t a huge fan of 13. That doctor was not for me. I still watched it though, I gave all of those episodes a fair shake and I’m glad that I did. And I hope people are doing the same with 15, because he is really hitting his stride - the first two episodes of this season were redonkulous and I loveeeeeee it. 

Discuss!

The Robot Revolution

Wherein we meet Miss Belinda Chandra, a nurse in 2025 that was gifted a star by her teenage boyfriend seventeen years ago, and then it absolutely bites her in the ass.

I really enjoyed this intro to the new companion. Belinda was absolutely NOT having any of the shenanigans going on around her and I honestly really do like when the companion isn’t quite a willing participant. The Doctor needs more people to say NO to him, and Belinda had no problem with that. It took her a bit to get caught up on what was going on but when she figured it out she was basically like HELL NAH, and she took responsibility and she was a badass. 

Essentially, Belinda is kidnapped by robots and taken to her star which is actually a planet named MissBelindaChandra and she’s told she’s the queen and she has to marry the AI generator that rules everything. 

At first I was like, if you want to lecture me about AI and the dangers of AI (again, which I don’t mind like it’s definitely a hot topic I get it) don’t actually name the thing “AI Generator” but the reveal toward the end was so smart, you guys. I’m not gonna say anything else about the rest of the plot, it’s silly but LOL at the twist - I will also say the best line of the episode was “Planet of the Incels…” 

Cut to me yelling “DUDES ARE THE WORST!” Thanks for reinforcing that for me, Doctor Who. 

The other important part of the episode? Belinda insisting that the Doctor take her home. She really, really does not buy into his shit. He realizes that he met a descendent of hers that time he was trapped on a landmine in the 51st century and he’s so excited to show her that he scans her and throws it up on a screen all triumphant and she’s like “you tested my DNA without even asking my permission” and then she goes “God. You’re dangerous.” And OOF. He is. She’s right. The Doctor tends to get caught up in his little adventures and he’s all whimsical while he tramples over people’s bodily autonomy and it’s all fun and games but Belinda calls it what it is.

Remember the time 11 scanned Amy for like weeks when she was pregnant and also not actually Amy because she was a Flesh replacement? Yeah, like he had no problem doing that and we all didn’t give it a second thought. 

It’s nice that we're evolving with the times. Call. that. shit. out! And 15 was genuinely apologetic. She’s gonna be tough on him, and that’s probably my favorite companion trope. I’m down with you girl, let’s go.

Lux

Y’all. This one was so WEIRD and trippy and at one point I just kept saying ‘oooh I bet people are mad about this’ but you know how much I love meta things. This episode was a mishmash of strange with a hefty dose of meta and it appealed to me perfectly.  It’s a good day when I can say ‘what the eff did I just watch?!’ in a positive way.

Wherein The Doctor continues trying to get Belinda back to 2025 but ends up landing in 1952 Miami because they’re bouncing off the date they’re trying to get to, and they get sucked into a mystery surrounding a boarded up movie theater. 

First things first: WOW, those outfits. Belinda looked incredible this entire episode. I’m a sucker for classic 50’s looks and holy hell kudos to the costume department. I love the focus on fashion in the 15 era, it’s so visually appealing. I honestly was obsessed with her. Absolutely gorgeous. 

The point is though that a few months before they arrived a bunch of people disappeared while watching a cartoon at the theater and despite numerous searches they couldn’t be found so the theater was padlocked but people could still hear movies being played every night. 

Belinda tries to resist for a bit but she gets sucked in and they go in to investigate and things go bonkers. 

We’re apparently sticking with the whole pantheon-gods-as-villains theme this season and I’m fine with it as long as it pays off in the end (seriously, who is the final boss? That’s what I keep thinking about) and this episode was focused on the god of light. 

Do you like creepy cartoons that are designed to haunt your dreams? Then this episode is definitely for you. 

Honestly, I’m just so intrigued by them going balls to the wall with these storylines. What is the writer’s room like? I want to hear someone pitch the idea for this episode in great detail and then I want to see everyone agree to it. How did that conversation go??

Truly wild. The best and most polarizing part is the three background characters. What is a fourth wall, anyway? Let’s lean way the eff in, why not.

All of that to say, this season is off to a much funner start than last season and I am here for it, like, so hard. Belinda is wonderful and 15 is as babygirl as ever and I’m happy and I’m along for the ride. Will we get Belinda home? And will the journey be as silly and ridiculous as it has already been? A girl can dream.

[namednic]

Nic’s Pacific Bay Play Through Part 4: Jazz Town

I’m doing the same format as the Inner City review, so spoilers ahead!

'Cause after the storm's when the flowers bloom.

Case #18 - After The Storm

So pretty much immediately after I started playing this I got a tornado warning. Fitting.

Great introduction case! Felt like we learned a lot about Jazz Town in just this case. We hear a lot about Hurricane Yves destroying the district, but admittedly we don’t get to see a lot of that. I know next case will remedy that though.

Definitely a strong focus on Yann can be seen throughout the case, especially during the AI where he becomes the partner. Amy is just okay during this one, but I did find some of her scenes lacking.

After The Storm - 8/10

And an 100% chance of revenge.

Case #19 - Cloudy With a Chance of Murder

Starting this case, I thought “Oh sure Clifford didn’t properly report Yves, and that can cause some to blame him but he doesn’t deserve DEATH.” But as the case went on… yeah he did deserve it. Not only did he IGNORE Peggy’s findings about Yves, but he killed Agatha’s cat. Lastly and the most damning is that he left behind his own niece. I’m glad Marie got a lenient sentence.

I liked that feeling of peeling back the story behind this guy and learning all the relationships he had. I know that can kinda be said for every case, but it felt especially satisfying in this one.

As for the AI, The Puppeteer is revealed, and the slow reveal that Yann’s parents were victims was really well done. Then the idea of Yves being man made gets explored further, and I can already tell both are going to be intriguing plots.

Cloudy With a Chance of Murder - 8.5/10

These open wounds need some time to heal.

Case #20 - Open Wounds

All I can really think about with this case is how brutal the body looks in this one.

Okay, I think I can say that Joe definitely didn’t deserve this fate. The only horrible thing I can think he did get too into the whole reenactment thing. Which, to be fair, this case does have a really interesting theme about romanticizing the civil war era.

The whole motive behind the murder is so dumb to me. So you’re angry at this guy for offering your students to go to a firing range, so you decide the best way to deal with it is to blow a hole into his torso with a CANNON. Make it make sense.

We’re getting more Puppeteer stuff, and that means a more Yann focused AI. I’m honestly enjoying this plot a lot, but still not as much as the Inner Chaos stuff in Inner City. The other plot in the AI is about Veronica Blade, who as a character I don’t fully hate yet, despite the whole slave thing. I do like Frank having a crush on her though.

Open Wounds - 8.3/10

Living under the fear, 'til nothing else remains.

Case #21 - Under the Thunderdome

Well you might have noticed the post I made about this but SPANGLER’S BACK BABY WOOOOOOOO!!!

Seriously, I am really enjoying the Hurricane Yves/Zelda plot with the weather machine now fully being confirmed real. The mystery is still kept up by the fact that according to the (admittedly sketchy) colonel, it shouldn’t be able to make storms of this magnitude.

The case itself was pretty decent, solid asshole victim with good motives all around. I do kinda wish the lanyard clue was one of the ending clues, as otherwise it completely removed Hugo and Dinah from the suspect pool, but if I had to take points away from what clues were obvious and mistimed, then retroactively I’d need to bump a lot of scores WAY lower.

The Puppeteer story is heating up with the reveal of their MO. Parents of 14 year olds who argue with their kid. Wilcox eat your heart out. Seeing Yann getting closer and closer to figuring this out, and this means having to confront his own trauma over his last words to his parents being those of hatred might be my favorite scene of the district so far.

Under the Thunderdome - 9/10

Leave us nothing but grief and pain, for promised joy!

Case #22 - Of Rats and Men

Okay I might be crazy but I’m like 80% sure there’s an SCP reference in this case. Theres a clue which is a tragedy mask with black liquid coming out of its eyes. I swear that’s a reference.

Anyways, this here is an amazing case. We got a tense situation (the looters wreaking havoc) each suspect is interesting and unique (special shout out to the queen Ms. LaBombe) and the motives are all strong (no “I killed him with a cannon to stop violence” here).

The pacing felt great and Frank was the best he’s ever been during this case. I really enjoy the dynamic between him and Veronica. We also got to see Freddie again (and without letting future reveals affect my opinions of the now) he really is just a serviceable character. We don’t really know too much about him, but during the AI, we learn that his parents were the first victims of the puppeteer, so there is some solid sympathy for him.

The rest of the AI was about finding the Blade family fortune that the victim, Scott, stole from them. It did kinda feel like a let down that it was all destroyed, but it would’ve been too easy for her to just get it. This case definitely felt like it was leading into something huge, with the reveal at the end that Zelda is on top of Jazz Town.

Of Rats and Men - 9.2/10

There is quiet, for just a moment.

Case #23 - The Eye of the Storm

And so the weather machine story line is wrapped up, with the big reveal it was all an insurance scam.

I will admit I really liked Peggy’s character, and it does really suck to see her dead, but it only made sense that she would be the victim at the end of this story. May she live on in the big ol’ storm that is the afterlife (can you tell I’m writing this while sleep deprived).

We got more Spangler, always a plus, and Veronica made a reappearance. Both of them were really great additions to the case, with Veronica being one of my favorite killers yet. I did kinda hope that Frank would be our partner for this one, as I would have loved to see his reaction to Veronica’s arrest.

The three new suspects were okay, with Peggy’s brother, Andy, being the best. Rose and Susanna were largely forgettable in the grand scheme of things. Susanna did get a bit more screen time in the AI, but the whole “writing to the president” sub-plot felt too disconnected to the main plot of the case.

A bit more about the AI, YANN WHAT DID YOU DOOOOOOOOOO NOOOOOOOO. I knew it was gonna happen and it still felt horrible to see him get impatient and cause The Puppeteer to come back. It’s so in character and great but damn it hurts. I think with it coming to a head, The Puppeteer story is definitely on the same level of Inner Chaos. Let’s see if it fully goes past it!

The Eye of the Storm - 9.5/10

Oh, I lost any hope of having a sweet life.

Case #24 - Hanging by a Thread

If I had a nickel for every time we arrested someone whose name starts with ���Fred” in a case that serves as the climax to a district plot I would have two nickels.

This is easily my favorite case of Jazz Town. Maybe not of the entire game so far (Root of all Evil still has my heart) but it is damn close. Everything about it just comes together to create an amazing case.

We have a returning victim with Dinah, whose death was absolutely brutal and tragic. Mostly reoccurring suspects with Freddie, Stanley, and Madeleine. The two other suspects are still amazing with Dinah’s father Blake, and poor Yann. Seriously this guy just couldn’t catch a break.

The crime scenes all feel great, with bright colors and the differing locations feeling like a great send off to Jazz Town.

Russell being the partner for the last chapter felt a bit out of place, but I guess it was Pretty Simple realizing that they needed to include him more often so that he could be an actual character. I’m so far pretty neutral about him. He’s funny at times and really annoying at others, almost like Frank.

White Peaks already looks interesting, and I already feel incredibly bad for Amy.

Hanging by a Thread - 9.5/10

Case Rankings -

#7 - After the Storm

Just a bit boring, but it serves it purpose of being an introduction to Jazz Town well.

#6 - Open Wounds

Definitely the most filler case in Jazz Town, but it introduces Veronica and tells an interesting self contained story.

#5 - Cloudy with a Chance of Murder

All of the plot lines are revealed, and I still really enjoy that feeling of peeling back the victims relationships. Good, but not great.

#4 - Under the Thunderdome

Great at ramping up the tension about Zelda, and brings back my favorite character.

#3 - Of Rats and Men

The moment of the district that is: “Oh shit something big is about to happen!!!” It keeps a great atmosphere throughout and has some fun characters.

#2 - The Eye of the Storm

Great ending for the hurricane plot and has a great killer.

#1 - Hanging by a Thread

Amazing wrap up for not just The Puppeteer and Yann’s character arc, but also for Jazz Town as a whole.

Overall - 9.2/10

While the beginning of Jazz Town is a little slow, it takes that opportunity to ease you into the major plot threads that you will be following throughout. Once you make it past halfway, however, you get four amazing cases back to back, with each one ratcheting up the stakes that you’re facing.

Hope to see you again in the next review post, all about White Peaks! I’m sure the events of these next six cases won’t be traumatizing for anyone at all! (Foreshadowing is a narrative devi-)

[rubyshortcakez]

Oh yeah for anyone curious here's the cast for the Restart Anime!

Pfle: Nanjo Yoshino

Shadow Gale: Kondo Reina

Masked Wonder: Fairouz Ai

Clantail: Ise Mariya

Pechka: Inoue Honoka

Miyokata Nonako: Jenya

Rionetta: M.A.O

Magical Daisy: Uchida Maaya

Nokko: Sawada Hime

@ Nyan-Nyan: Kito Akari

Genopsyko Yumenoshima: Suzushiro Sayumi

Akane: Koshimizu Ami

Melville: Mikami Shiori

Cherna Mouse: Naganawa Maria

Detec Bell: Tomita Miyu

Lapis Lazuline: Yuki Aoi

Keek: Han Megumi

Snow White: Toyama Nao

All the information could be found at:

[kilfeur]

Mes tenues de l'act 3 pour le dragang, ça a prit du temps mais j'ai pu le terminer. C'est un mix de leurs tenues de l'act 2 et ce que j'avais en tête :

My act 3 outfits for the dragang, it took a while but I was able to finish it. It's a mix of their act 2 outfits and what I had in mind:

Callum : hairclip gifted by Rayla

Pour Callum, j'avais déjà fait le design dans l'un de mes précédents fanarts. J'ai juste modifié quelques trucs, je pensais à Aaravos en faisant cette tenue mais garder des trucs qui fait Callum. Même si cette tenue fait plus aventurier que mage. Peut être que je lui dessinerai une autre tenue qui fait plus mage. Et pour les cheveux mi longs, j'étais curieuse de voir à quoi il ressemble avec.

For Callum, I'd already done the design in one of my previous fanarts. I just modified a few things. I was thinking of Aaravos when I made this outfit, but I kept the Callum stuff. Even if this outfit is more adventurer than mage. Maybe I'll draw him another outfit that's more mage-like. And as for the half-length hair, I was curious to see what he looks like with it.

Rayla : Hairbraid made by Callum

Symbol on her back on the outfit

With her hood (Stella is in her hoody now)

Still has the emblem on her outfit

Attache for her weapons

Rayla a été le plus dur à trouver une tenue, car j'étais parti pour une tenue rogue en voulant utiliser la tenue des gardes des dragons et sa tenue de l'act 2. Et c'était compliqué de trouver des références de tenues rogues qui m'intéressait. Donc je suis allée voir dans ces concept art et j'ai vu celle pour la s4 j'ai bien aimé les manches alors je les ai prit tout en gardant les couleurs des gardes des dragons (j'ai prit les brassards et les bottes en les modifiant) tout en gardant le violet de sa tenue. J'aime bien la coiffure que je lui ai donné car je l'avais fait aussi pour sa tenue red carpet. Mais je vais refaire ce fanart Rayllum redcarpet car je suis pas satisfaite du résultat final.

Rayla was the hardest to find an outfit for, as I'd gone for a rogue outfit, wanting to use the dragon guards' outfit and her act 2 outfit. And it was hard to find references for rogues' outfits that interested me. So I went and looked at the concept art and saw the one for s4. I liked the sleeves, so I took them while keeping the colors of the dragon guards (I took the armbands and boots and modified them) while keeping the purple of her outfit. I like the hairstyle I gave her because I'd also done it for her red carpet outfit. But I'm going to redo this Rayllum redcarpet fanart because I'm not satisfied with the final result.

Premier dessin de la tenue de Rayla (First drawning of Rayla outfit) :

Ezran : The four symbols of ornaments in his bangs

First bang : Soren and Zym

Second bang : Callum and Rayla

His scabbard

His sleeves

Ezran a été un peu difficile à imaginer avec Rayla, car je voulais utiliser les tenues de Sarai et Harrow et pour je ne sais quel raison celle de Callum s'est aussi ajouter. Et du coup ça a donné ça, je suis fières pour les ornements avec les symboles de ses amis ainsi que les manches. J'avais vu d'autres fanarts des tenues d'Ezran portant une armure et je me dis "Oh ! Ouais, ça aurait fait sens qu'il porte une armure". Peut être que je le ferais.

Ezran was a bit difficult to imagine with Rayla, as I wanted to use Sarai and Harrow's outfits and for some reason Callum's was also added. I'm proud of the ornaments with his friends' symbols and the sleeves. I'd seen other fan art of Ezran wearing armor and I thought “Oh yeah, that would make sense for him to wear armor”. Maybe I'll do it

Soren : Attached by the sword handle.

Detachable cape

Magnetized inside the armor

Soren j'ai eu le moins de difficulté à dessiner sa tenue, je suis allée voir ses premiers concepts arts et j'aimais bien la cape alors je lui en ai dessiné une ainsi que des référence d'armure. Même si en vrai, il y a pas vraiment de différence je trouve entre celle de l'act 2 et celui qu'il porte dans mon dessin. Après je le trouve plus détaillé par contre ça va être galère pour moi quand je devrais le dessiner pour de futurs comics. On récolte ce que l'on sème j'imagine.

Soren I had the least difficulty drawing his outfit, I went to see his first concept arts and I liked the cape so I drew him one as well as some armor references. Even though there's no great difference between the one in act 2 and the one he's wearing in my drawing. I find it more detailed, but it's going to be a pain when I have to draw him for future comics. You reap what you sow, I guess.

[fern-the-fox]

I have another AU idea that i want to bring to life someday, its not as fleshed out as Stories Untold but its already following a story so it doesn't really need a plot except for a few changes.

Whats your guys thoughts on a Brother Bear AU? focusing on Sonic and Tails, a little bit of knuckles. Characters aside from Sonic and Tails are still to be decided.

So if any of your bones creak like mine, Brother Bear is an old disney movie with beautiful native and inuit representation. Back when disney wasnt just trying to find a pretty buck and actually made their movies visually appealing along with a detailed story.

It follows 3 brothers, the oldest dies from a bear attack unintentionally caused by the youngest going after it to recitify a mistake. The youngest being Kenai or Sonic in this AU.

Kenai or Sonic, decides to seek avenge his brothers death by killing the beast. This is the beginning of where i change things around, i want to be as close to the source material as possible but my changes wont fit realistically so your gonna have a dire wolf sized fox. The movie is based on inuit culture and i cant use inuit representation 100% so this is a FICTIONAL native AU. Not based on any real cultures, inspired but not based.

That being said, Sonic goes to hunt this dire fox much to the dismay of the 2nd brother. I cant decide whos who aside from sonic.

Sonic kills this fox after an aggressive battle and the spirits, gaia, punish him for taking an unnecessary life by turning him into a mobian.

Forgot to mention 😅 sonic and his "brothers" are human and there are normal animals, but the beasts are mobians. Catch my drift on this? Okay.

Okay so Sonic kills the fox and is turned into a what? Hedgehog mobian! Because at the beginning, when a tribe member comes of age, they receive a totem of who they represent. Sonics was a cute little Hedgehog, the Hedgehog of love.

Yeah Amys gonna like that one lmao 🤣 😘

The 2nd brother comes last minute to see a changed Sonic and the aftermath of a fight. Thinking the random blue hedgehog killed Sonic, now thinking he lost 2 brothers he goes to attack. Sonic narrowly escapes and is separated for now.

Ive explained enough of the movie at this point, but Sonic comes across Tails who is a lone mobian. Born amd raised. Tails is Koda, the little bear Kenai meets.

Sonic at first is not liking the company of Tails, but while they travel across the land, they start to bond and Sonic begins to feel attached to the kid. His moralites and perspectives beging to change

Tails is a little shit in this btw, exactly like Koda. Does not shut up and is glued to Sonic in an endearing sort of way.

They become like brothers until it gets to the point of the movie where Tails is talking about why hes alone and his separation from his mom. Sonic breaks his own heart telling Tails that before changing, before the knowledge he has now about the mobians, he killed Tails mother to avenge his brother.

Honey there is so much unbreakable bond material with this movie, i even made an AI voice generated clip of Tails singing "im on my way" by phil collins.

Its getting pen to paper is where im stuck, im still working out how to present my idea visually. Id honestly adore seeing ideas from you guys.

Knuckles i cant decide if he should be the Shaman or the oldest brother. Kinda want Shadow to be the 2nd brother.

[hikingsuper]

So I was going around Tumblr and I found this

Can we All agree that they can't come back? Like Archie won't ever, EVER, come back BC Penders Also their roles are already fullfilled by one of the game Cast

Yeah that Also includes the Fleetway cast

But Let's analize them, shall we?

You're free to comment and say anything that I may have miss

Commander brutus was a robot made of the strongest metal in the Fleetway Universe to the point that Sonic can't just spindash and destroy him like a mere Badnik, this was Also the only villian that Sonic never defeated since It was Robotnik (Fleetway Eggman) Who actually killed him or Sonic transformes just to Kick his ass and made him run away like a coward (the latter happened First)

Like I said this role more or less was fullfilled by Neo metal Sonic (and the Eggman robots from Sonic manía) so no use for him.

Snively is just a Eggman lackey. That goes without saying. Same goes to Grimmer.

Uncle Chuck Already got a cameo in Sonic IDW but he would never get in a history ever again. His role was a double Spy Which was/is fullfilled by Rouge (SA2)

Antonie was fucking useless, Who wants Antonie back? Not me. I hate him.

Change of topics.

Here some recreations I found of Sally, Bunnie, Tenko and Johnny Lightfoot in Sonic forces so You All get a glimse of how they would look.

Sally

Bunnie (she looks horrible)

Tenko

Johnny Lightfoot. He is the only one Who looks good along with Sally.

(didn't find a Nicole or a Poker Lewis one)

Now getting back to my point.

Nicole was a Ai that lived in a cyber space and can do shields and controls technology.

Hmm that is what Sage already does so no use for her neither. Also her design is sorta yikes.

Johnny Lightfoot was almost an empty slate he was just the voice of reason between him, Sonic and Power Lewis so if he came back they could do anything with him lol

Poker Lewis was just Tails but if he was an individual and not a sidekick but he still gets background+ softy. Doesn't need to say that his role is fullfilled by Tails. He could be perfect for a Tails Adventure since Tails said he wanted to help people to belive in themselves so poker Lewis could fit there 👀

Same could go to Bunnie since she got a horrible experience with her body, begin almost a robot. Yes she kicks ass and had funny accent but aside of that what makes her special when you have Amy Rose? Insecurity that Tails could help her with.

(man I need to make a fic where Tails goes to his own Adventures and meets and helps poker and Bunnie)

Tenko? She was dependant to Amy and Shortfuse (sometimes she would help Sonic but aside of that she was strickly with Amy and/or Shortfuse -except when she had Christmas dinner with Johnny, Tails, Amy and Shortfuse-. Needless to say that Tails already does what she did Also Eggman nega.

[divine-death2]

Summary: This is a story about, Chris, Ronnie, Andy, Vessel and Noah. The reader gets pulled to do a tour with MIW for the anniversary of Reincarnate. As she goes on, she meets the other artists, and they all end up falling for her, and she for them. They have to navigate a relationship and how they will all get along for her sake. But as always life has other plans.

!! All of this is pure fiction! I do not own any of these artists or lyrics and yes, some things will not be accurate as it is in real life, BECAUSE it is fiction. Some lyrics will be AI generated (original lyrics for the FMC)!!

xo- Note: the FMC's character "Death" has nothing to do with the page or me at all. I just felt it would fit. Please do not copy my work, you are welcome to repost and share a much as you want. Comment if you want. -ox

WARNINGS:

painful past, self-doubt, language, mentions of divorce, rough past, tattoos, Sleep the deity. Will update as I go on with the chapters.

Chapter 3

Your POV

I am staring at my closet right now, trying to figure out what to wear. Amy and Nica are chilling on the bed, trying to help calm my raging nerves. “Why don’t you play the game, go in the mask and the robe thingy,” Amy suggests. I wip around, looking at her as if she just grew another head. “Yeah, think about it. “Death” is your stage name, the mask and outfit is just better. Besides that way you can hide the insane blush you’re gonna have when you meet him.” As I listen to what he is saying, I realise that they are right. The whole outfit is like my brand, my persona coming to life. “Then it is settled, I will wear the whole thing. I am still doing my make-up though, who knows who’ll see me without the mask afterwards”.  I carefully lay everything out on the chair near my desk, before turning and heading for the shower. My hair will be down and I am not going to wear the hood inside, so, fresh hair is a must. I get in the shower, letting the water fall over my face, relaxing every muscle in my body. I wash and shave. After getting out and drying off, I dry my hair. Pitch black hair, curling in various directions. Messy, yet hot. I start applying my make-up, making surprisingly no mistakes with the eyeliner. Once I am done, it is already 09:30. I get dressed and kiss each of the girls on the cheek, before heading out the front door.

The drive there is short, So now I am here at least 20 mintues early. Sighing, I put on the mask, and head into the coffee shop. Immediately I see people staring, I can feel their eyes on me. I feel a type rush, a sense of satisfaction rising in my chest. Like, yes, look at me, I am not what you call normal. Feel uncomfortable. I don’t know, this is a new experience for me. A blonde waitress approaches me, asking where I would want to sit. She seems nice enough. I tell her, that I am waiting for someone, so a table for two people. She smiles and leads the way to a small table, in the corner. Perfect, a little privacy is good, no prying eyes or the chance of people taking pictures. I sit down, and quickly decide on black coffee. I give her my order and she scurries off.

After a few short minutes she returns with my coffee and some sugar. I can’t help but think of Sleep Token every time I see sugar now. I laugh internally at my brain for conjuring the lyrics to Sugar at the sight of sugar. Thanking the waitress, I put two teaspoons of sugar in, stirring the black liquid. I lift my mask a little, taking a sip, careful not to show my face. Just as I put down, the cup, a hand catches my attention. It is unmistakable whose hand it was, because I only know one person who has a Halloween pumpkin tatted on their hands. “Death, I should’ve figured you were going to wear the mask.” I raise my head, smiling under the mask. Then I remember, oh yeah, he can’t see it. “Please, you get to call me, Y/N.” I nearly faint at the smile he gives me, but before that can happen he moves to sit down across from me. The waitress rushes over and quickly takes his order, a normal coffee with oat milk. “Why oat milk and not almond milk?”, I ask. The question seem to have caught him off guard, because his mouth opens and closes again, then opens and closes again. I laugh at this. “I, uh, I guess I just prefer oat milk over almond or any of the others”. He finally answers just as my laughter dies down. I know he can’t see my eyes, but he is staring right at them. There is something flashing in them, admiration, or something similar.

“You wanted to talk about the next tour, or a possible collab?” I say, breaking the silence, my voice sounding less confident than it is supposed to. He clears his throat before taking the coffee from the waitress. She bats her eyelashes at him, and immediately I feel a surge of jealousy rumble within. I don’t know why, because this is not a date, and he is not even mine. I shove those thoughts away, as quickly as they came, but it seems Chris noticed a shift in me. He remains polite to the waitress, but not taking his eyes off me. It feels like he is seeing me unmasked, it makes me shiver slightly. I can’t help the nervous feeling of the unasked question he is burning to ask. After the waitress left, I notice a devilish smirk on his lips, but as quickly as it appeared, it vanishes. “The guys and I, are in awe of your sound. The way you sang, it…it is…I actually don’t have the words for it. Point is, we are joining Hellfest soon, while working on an album”. He stops, maintaining eye contact. I take in his words, and I have to stop myself from just making assumptions, but I get the feeling that he wants me to tag along. “Where do I fit in exactly?” He smiles, a genuine smile, not one reserved for cameras and I swear my heart melts. “We, want you  to join us for Hellfest, but also feature on a song or two for the album.”

Thank God for the mask, or he would have seen my eyes almost jumping out of their sockets and my jaw on the floor. “Wow, uh…I, uh”. I struggle to form words, as his request has left me in shock.

Chris’ POV:

She is staring at me, for a moment there is no sound coming from her and I feel my stomach flip uncomfortably. I mean, her saying no to being on tour for Hellfest, is gnawing at my insides. I guess she sensed my worry, because she reached out, and placed her gloved hand over mine. I look up at her, I can’t see her eyes but I know she is looking into mine. “Shall we discuss specifics about the tour?” Hearing those words sounded like something from heaven. If I believed in heaven. I feel a giant weight lift off my shoulders and huff out a breath. She tilts her head slightly, reminding me that she is expecting an answer. “Y-yes, we can discuss everything, as time goes on, as the tour will only start in a few weeks”. (Why the fuck would I stutter? It is not like me to get nervous about an up an coming artist. I have asked Marina and I have never felt this anxiety of rejection, ever.)

“I will share the details with you. I have everything in email. Also, if it is alright, would you mind coming home with me…to meet everyone?” I had to pause mid sentence, as the stubborn lump in my throat got bigger for a second. (Goddammit, Chris, get it together, she is just a woman, with the voice of an angel, no, a siren.). “Sure, I don’t see why not, but I am taking my car. I will follow you”. Again, the relief of her saying yes, washes over me. I smile and nod, “That’s fine. Should we get the check?” She looks down at her cup, then back up at me and nods.

After we paid, as we were walking out of the coffee shop, I couldn’t help but stare at her in awe. Cloak wrapped around her, mask perfectly in place, no skin except small parts of her neck – fuck, I want to wrap my hand around her throat, and leave so many marks on that delicate skin – (what is wrong with me…I just met her.) We walk side by side to her car, a classic – a ’67 Impala – she continues to surprise me. “This is me”, she says reaching for a pocket, I didn’t even notice, and pulls out her keys. ”Beautiful ride”. She opens the car, putting the key in the ignition before turning back to me. “Thank you… for noticing me”, she says as she takes my hand in hers. Even though her hands a gloved, I still feel the coldness of her hands. I frown slightly, quickly restoring my expression. She brings her and my hand to her mouth, kissing the knuckles softly. The mask is cold against my skin, but still the act made my breath hitch, sending my heart into overdrive. I feel a loss as she pulls back and lets go of my hand. I smile at her, “You were worth noticing”. It is all I say as I turn on my heel and head for my car.

She follows me to my house, I already know the guys are there, because before I called a meeting, we had agreed to hang today. Once we parked and got out, I had to warn her about the million questions the guys might ask. I move for the door handle, but it seems Justin had already sensed our presence or something. The door swings open and then before us is Justin, mouth gaping, frozen. "Move you idiot!”, comes Ricky’s voice, appearing next to Justin. “Uh…come in”. I hold back my laughter as Justin comes around, closing the door. “How the fuck, did you manage that?” Justin motions to her, his eyes still wide. I go to reply, but before the words can form, she answers. “He just asked”. Now this made Justin’s mouth drop even more. Now I laugh out loud. I move past her, putting the keys in the key-bowl. I grab her hand, not realizing it. I pull her, not saying anything to Ricky or Justin, they will follow. We end up in the kitchen, exactly where Vinny and Matt are. As soon as they spot her, their mouths drop as well. “ Alright, everyone… this is Death.” She gives a small wave and the next thing I know she speaks, “Hi, guys. I feel like this would be better, if you could actually see me.” There is a moment of silence, as I try to process what she said. She takes of the cloak first, then moves to her mask. As if in slow motion, her face reveals itself. Holy fuck, she is beautiful, like a goddess. Now it is my jaw’s turn to lay on the floor.  I hear audible gasps coming from everyone else. “Fuck”, Justin silently mutters. I can’t stop staring. I notice how she is turning bright red, so I pick up my jaw from the floor and extend my hand to her. “Hi”. Such a simple word, yet I struggle to get the word out without sounding like an idiot. “Hi, I am Y/N”. She shakes my hand and my jaw almost drops again, at the sound of her name. It is such a beautiful name. “Y/N”, her name flows over my tongue.

She moves to greet everyone else, a huge smile plastered on her face. “I just want to say, how honoured I am that you asked me to join you guys. I have been a fan for such a long time. I mean, more like I am in awe of how you portray yourselves.” My cheeks heat up and I swear I can see the others’ turn pink. We get compliments all the time, but something about this one, makes me feel warm inside. Ricky interrupts the sweet moment of silence, “Thank you. Well if you’re going to join us, we should discuss the details, yeah?” Nodding she reaches into her cloak, pocket again, on the other side, pulling out a small notebook and then she takes out her earring.. It is one of those literal pocket size notebooks and her earring was a pen, a fucking pen!. She continues to surprise me, and I have the feeling she will be doing that for a very long time.

We all sit down at the table, as Ricky pulls up the email and the details on his phone. I notice how she fidgets with her fingers, as some of the black polish is starting to chip off.

Your POV:

I noticed how Chris’ jaw was on the floor, when I removed my mask. I don’t know how to feel about that. Was I not what he was expecting? Probably not, but it still kind of stings. Maybe he thought I am pretty, or maybe he thought I am average looking and he blushed out of shock? Pushing those thoughts down, I look at Ricky, he was about to give me the detail of the tour. I have my notebook and my earring - pen ready. “We are planning on leaving early, like around 04:00 the 7th. So you might have to come sleep over the night before”, he pauses, giving me a moment to write it down.,” You should also pack light, but enough clothes for a week, unless you plan on staying for the new album tour., he pauses again, looking at me, I nod at him once I finished writing. “The bus does not have a spare bunk, so I will switch out with you, you take my bunk and I take the couch. Also, you might want to restock you make-up or paint, it will not last through the whole week. During the shows, you will be backstage, we’ll get you fitted at the location, for in-ears and lastly, if you have a specific microphone you want to use, then you should bring it. If not, then we’ll provide you with one.” I scribble short versions of the details on my notepad, I glance up at him, “Anything else?”, I ask, ready to write. “Yes, uh, you will need to be added to our group chat. So we’ll need your number and if you have any medical stuff that the crew needs to know about, please send it on the chat, so everyone has it.

“Alright, then. Uh Chris, will you add me, here”, I turn a page in the notebook, and write down my number for him. “That’s everything you need to know for now, as time goes on we’ll discuss the recording of the tracks you feature in, as well as the videos and the tour thereof”. I smile at how quickly Chris types my number in his phone, I almost miss when Ricky says the last bit about the video and tour. “Perfect, I am so excited!”.

We spend the most of the day, chatting, getting to know each other. I mean that is kind of necessary, considering we’ll be stuck with each other for the next few months. Once it was time for me to leave, I place my mask back on and greet everyone, following Chris out the front door. He holds the door for me, shutting it softly once I made it inside. He gets in and immediately I can’t help but stare a little, it should be illegal for a man to be this hot. I am glad for my mask, because I am pretty sure he would see my eyes making hearts at him, like in a cartoon. I feel my cheeks warm up, when I feel his hand resting on my thigh. He is warm, almost too warm, and my body wants more of that warmth. His hand feels huge on my thigh, how would it feel to have that hand around my throat. My breath hitches, but my brain resets quickly and I hear him saying that we are at my place, thanking him again for everything, We get out and say our goodbyes, he's going to catch an uber back. I make my way inside the flat, making my way straight to the bedroom, then the bathroom. I am so sweaty after today, the cloak and everything, I just needed a hot shower. I start washing myself, but as I feel my loofa graze my nipples, the thought of Chris’ hand around my throat pop back into my mind. I trail my hands all over my body, imagining it is his hands. My cunt throbs as the thought of him thrusting his fingers inside me. A whimper passes my lips as I imagine how good his tongue would be. Trailing my hands over my breasts, pinching my nipples, before sliding lower, and lower. I let my hand wander down, until I reach my slit. I stretch my lips apart, before bringing my middle finger to rub soft circles on my clit. I gasp as soon as my finger makes contact. Feeling the fire stirring in my lower belly, I add more pressure on my clit, bringing myself closer to that edge, that explosion of pleasure.

I let out the most pornographic moan, feeling myself building and building, just as I reach the peak, I slip two of my fingers into me, pumping them in and out, feeling the fire burning more and more. Fuck just a little more, at one precise curl of my fingers, I moan louder, doing the movement again and again, to the mental image of Chris’ fingers doing it, until the fire inside me explodes, pleasure washes over me, as I come undone. I lean against the shower wall for support, as my legs shake from the aftershocks. God, I don’t think I ever came that hard in my life. I slowly remove my fingers from my now very sensitive cunt. I clean up and on unsteady legs make my way to the bed. I fall asleep quickly, dreaming about being on the stage.

[lookanartdweeb]

Ok here's my thoughts on the Sonic 3 trailer that

✨️No one asked for!✨️

Pros: I'm excited! The animation looks amazing! Shadow looks so cool. I really liked his "You're a colorful bunch" line that killed me. The AKIRA BIKE SLIDE LET'S GO?? Uhh, also Gay rights between Stone and Eggman lmao. Would love to see the concept art behind a lot of this cause it's actually super colorful, and I'm really excited to see the inside of the arc and the forest/jungle! MARIA, I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE! Her actress is so funny I have to see her performance. I actually was not a huge fan of Keanu being the voice for Shadow (Sorry I'm a hater) I genuinely was hoping for more...voice actors from the past or something but from what I heard it doesn't sound bad! ALSO CHAO WORLD BEING LIKE A CHUCK-E CHEESE TOOK ME OUT 😂

Cons: okaaay, so it wasn't one by one of Sonic Adventure 2 but I remember the director saying they were trying to morph that and Shadow's game together for a movie (I have to find the tweet) so it's interesting but I'm a little sad about it. No Amy or Rouge showing wad VERY disappointing I was very excited to see both or one cause I LOVE MY GIRLS 😔 so it's sad I didn't get to see them but fingers crossed they are just hiding them or something (let me be delusional) I know they didn't allow any actual music but even like a small snippet of Live and Learn would've gotten me SCREAMING also I'm a little nervous about the music cause I remember the guy working in it (cause it's not just Crush 40) was like ....a very badly well known music guy who was talking about using AI so hopefully I'm proven wrong that they scrapped his AI bullshit.

The story is a little confusing from the trailer but hey it's a trailer! They didn't show us a lot and I mean I have hope that they are gonna blow me away but yeah! Thanks for reading! 🩷🤗

[egg-emperor]

I saw this toss in about the whole "Eggdad" thing: Even if Eggman never lays a hand on Sage; that doesn't necessarily mean this stops for the rest of his creations. And Sage has to bear witness to that. (A parent showing blatant favoritism towards certain kids isn't wholesome by any means and hardly ever leads to anything good for every kid involved; including the ones that sucks up all the attention. It's silly to think that this wouldn't affect Sage in some way. Gamma wasn't an AI, and yet the actions Eggman had him do [and Amy's words] had him think twice. Omega was tossed away, and now seeks revenge. Even Metal Sonic rebelled, which ultimately resulted in him being reset. *With Sonic's influence changing how she calculated outcomes, what's stopping her from having her "canon event" later?)

*Note: This doesn't really mean yet another rebellion from an Eggman invention. (In anything, I'm more intrigued about the opposite happening. Like Sage struggling with perfectionism to NOT wind up like previous creations did. Constant approval seeking.)

Yeah exactly. I think a lot of the people who didn't wanna hear me out were missing the point of my analysis, hc, and fic about this. They were acting like I'm predicting that Eggman will be depicted smacking Sage around or something but I don't think he will because well- he literally can't. At least I don't think so because Sage is an AI program and his hands should just phase right through her if he were to try anyway.

Instead I was actually highlighting how terribly he treats all his other creations of Metal Sonic, the E Series, and Orbot and Cubot and how he's even manipulated those who were created/worked on by his grandfather with Emerl and Shadow. It'd make a lot of sense if he manipulated Sage in various ways and one way can actually be through treating her better than his other creations that he still treats terribly.

It's highly likely for him to at least be manipulative towards her, in fact he pretty much is in the Frontiers' story. Because he'll yell at her one moment when she doesn't do exactly what he wants but highly praises her the next when she does. He'll raise his voice and thump things that he can hit when he's angry at her, just as he does his other creations. Only difference is that he can't actually hit her like them.

But hitting them physically isn't the only way he can be a bad father and show concerning traits that support that. It's all throughout Frontiers for the above, which is present in multiple cutscenes. And also the way his value of Sage is solely rooted in what she can do for him and how great and impressive of a genius she makes him look as her creator in the first place, as he makes very clear in the memos.

That's already a lot of pressure put on Sage. She's expected to meet these expectations in loyalty and efficiency that Eggman brags about in the memos, otherwise she isn't reflective of his genius and doesn't bring him the selfish gain he desires, which will lose what gives her value and use to him in his own words! And not just that, but also the point you've raised about how he treats his other creations.

I've seen a lot of people acting like the way Eggman treated his other creations suddenly doesn't matter or just ignore it. But let's not pretend that Eggman isn't awfully cruel to Orbot and Cubot all the time in the games, which I explored in depth in my "proof that Eggman is a bad father" video. He has been verbally and physically abusive towards them and there's no other word for it or any excuses to make against it.

That isn't suddenly erased just because he sees more value in Sage (for very selfish conceited self serving reasons at that) and half-heartedly entertains the idea of Orbot and Cubot being like her brothers. It actually makes it worse that he's willing to see them that way with the way he treats them. It just means he's canonically both verbally and physically abusive to "kids" of his already, regardless of if he is to Sage.

I've seen it depicted in cutesy funny ways to have Eggman treat Sage better in front of the others, but the blatant favoritism of some creations over others, that's based on who is the most impressive and useful to him at the time, would have harmful effects on all involved in reality. Sage has to keep living up to that and he can use her as an example to get the others to fight harder for the same praise.

The Murder of Sonic had Eggman do this intentionally by having them compete against to serve him well to impress him and get praise and "rewards" and I really like that. He programs them with feelings just to take advantage of them like that and that's just so Eggman. I can see him doing more of the exact same thing in the main games with how their worth is determined by their use there too.

Sage, Metal Sonic, and Orbot and Cubot would all be affected badly by this when they realize Eggman's affection and praise is conditional, shallow, and manipulative in these ways. When they realize that it's really all determined by what is the most beneficial to him personally, while buttering them up to keep them loyal and efficient, set an example and act as a measuring stick to the others but tosses them if they fail.

And Gamma was also a victim of this as a top example of what shows how harmful it is when Eggman picks a favorite! Eggman praised Gamma highly and said he was proud of him in the exact same way he did to Sage and say that he knew he'd be of use (again proving that their value is determined by their use to him), to butter him up and keep him performing well- even though he clearly had doubts in him prior.

It was very manipulative of Eggman to that just like it appears to me with Sage too. It's even similar to TMoS in a way, with how he pit Gamma against Beta in a fight and all the E Series had to search for Froggy and he punished the failures cruelly by breaking them down, disassembling them and putting them back together, which disturbed Gamma so much that he was willing to kill his brothers to set them all free.

And Omega was shut away by Eggman and he hated being sealed in that room, not even the important duty of guarding the real Shadow and ensuring that he didn't escape was enough to feel valued and be happy. Just because he can be useful to him, it doesn't change that Eggman is still cruel and uncaring and will lock him away and not care if he wants it or not. His value and praise is a performance and only for his gain.

And Metal Sonic is also another of the top examples of what it's like to be treated badly by Eggman to the point that he tries to rebel twice but not be so lucky to escape like the E Series and Omega because he's trapped being reprogrammed again and again and kept under his control to ensure that he's not going anywhere. No matter how useful a creation is to him at one point or another, they all suffer in some way.

There are many ways Eggman could be cruel or harmful to Sage. I think he's already shown signs of how and used some tactics on her in Frontiers, going by his track record and the known intentions and reasons behind it confirmed by Ian Flynn. Maybe they'll decide to expand on it blatantly, maybe they won't. But I think it's there subtly already and those conditions are very accurate to his character.

Then you have the extras of Eggman calling Sage "ugly/unseemly" before he gave her shoes in the Sonic Channel art (what was seen as a sweet cute gift by fans still had him being a jerk in it like lol wtf Eggman) and in Murder of Sonic, he's still yelling at Orbot in front of her, so she has witnessed Eggman still very much being terrible to his other creations/her brothers and in front of her in official media already!

And yeah I don't see Sage betraying Eggman with the stuff she witnessed both from how he treats her and Sonic and co and how she still stuck by his side and stayed genuinely loyal and willing to protect and serve. Even after all that and how she also revealed that she doubted he even cared about her, as she asked Sonic if he thinks Eggman does (to which Sonic could only mutter "sure... in his own way" lol)

Eggman doesn't even have to give her much to keep her loyal and efficient as it's what he created her to do and it was a success, she's devoted and willing regardless of how he treats her. She was like that even before he gave her an ounce of praise and even after he yelled at her. But the manipulation of her emotions by buttering her up with that praise, albeit conditional, helps further ensure it will stay that way.

And when his other creations see the praise and approval Sage gets, they'll wish they could get that too and will work harder to try to please him, which is exactly what he wants. But he has and continues to treat his other creations terribly even in front of her when they don't, which puts even more pressure on her having to continue living up to that standard to keep him pleased and avoid ending up like them.

So yeah, regardless of how Eggman treats Sage on the surface, there's always those dark undertones, the bad signs that have shown in their interactions, and the toxic basis of their dynamic on Eggman's side as officially confirmed. It's supposed to be unsettling as Flynn said for a reason. And he still treats his other creations blatantly terribly in front of her which also isn't pleasant and can have harmful effects.

They're not the picture perfect family that people find cute and ideal and that's actually the point. And it will definitely be interesting to see how Sage remains loyal and devoted but will have to deal with her father doing things like this to her brothers and what she thinks and he feels about it. It will probably be like how she took a liking to Sonic and co but Eggman just wants them dead but still she stayed by him despite that.

[towersofviolet]

right! (disorganised) doctor who s02e01 thoughts under the cut

story

fun concept for an episode (the ownership of the system being someone with one of those tacky "name a star" certificates)

but a lot of it seemed very hurried, e.g. the scene where she's on the throne. the whole robot revolution thing was confusing and i think we could have done with a little more explaining, especially the ai/al thing. yeah the marriage thing makes sense considering the reveal, but i was scratching my head at it before that

a lot of the story was weak tbh, like they needed 10 more minutes to slow down and take their time with it

mvp of the episode (besides belinda who i'll get to) was polish polish robot. absolute cutie pie

but the doctor dropping the certificate and the robot scooping it up seemed kinda convoluted... tbh i'm not even sure why it was necessary? like belinda had the paper originally, so they could have just had her still have it in her pocket, and the doctor could just drop a hint to get it out. what was the point of the doctor keeping hold of it?

i was curious what they were going to do with ai but they ended up not going that route

biggest eyeroll at the incel thing lmao. like the concept was fine but did they really have to drop it in dialogue?

wish they'd done a bit more with the "every ninth word" thing but i understand why they didn't for the sake of conciseness

doctor

fifteen crying again, which is becoming a bit of a cliché. it was understandable and made sense! but i agree with what i saw someone say: it kinda takes away from the weight of big moments when he's shedding a tear every episode or two

we didn't get much from him this episode, but that makes sense because it's belinda's first episode so it's all about her

did he really just blow the power to an entire hospital 😑

not sure if that was intended as a funny "haha he made a silly choice" thing or if it will be part of his arc this season, like with ten, that he's becoming more and more grandiose and self-important, endangering the people around him. i'm probably just overthinking a throwaway gag tbh

great outfit

gatwa is such a joy on screen

another extended period of time stuck in one place... i definitely got joy to the world vibes from that. is that gonna be a common thing with him? considering fourteen's deal, i'm curious to see where they're going with that (if anywhere at all)

how did he find out about belinda? colour me intrigued 👀

💖 belinda 💖

can't remember the last time i fell in love with a companion this fast. maybe bill??

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

okay!

"why does it have to be miss" 🏳️‍⚧️🤨?

would love love love her to be non-binary or trans or anything really

THANK you for finally pointing out how creepy it is when the doctor scans ppl without consent! like i kinda got why it was necessary with amy because he didn't want the ganger amy to be suspicious, but it's been a recurring issue for a while

i love medical professionals in the tardis tbh. martha 🤝 rory 🤝 belinda (they would get on so well)

her immediately going to help the patients made me adore her. like it's an alien planet and she's almost DIED and the medicine is different but her first instinct is to help wherever she can. ideal companion instinct 🥹

also, she JUMPED at the chance to sacrifice herself behind the doctor's back lmao. wonder if he's gonna have to keep her on a leash so she doesn't do that every episode. again, love that in a companion (although worries me about whether she'll make it through the season alive)

i don't caaaaaaaare about the mundy flynn thing. companions don't have to be super special ebony darkness dementia raven ways!!!!!!!! just say it's a genetic quirk thing like with gwen and gwyneth and call it a day!

i like how she's not impressed with the doctor's swagger. her whole "how many girls do you say that to" thing (can't remember the exact line) reminded me sooooo much of donna in the runaway bride. yay 💞

other

i seriously could not care less about mrs flood at this point. like it was fun to speculate last season but they didn't even hint at the resolution. why should i keep theorising when i have no reason to think they're going to answer the mystery this season? they've been dangling the keys in front of my face too long i've lost interest lmao

interesting special effects with the timey wimey bit! kinda surreal in a way we haven't really seen before, which i liked