#He looks unhappy ze

[cheezekennith]

Just use this shitty custom emoji i made cuz idk you can steal it and you can use this emoji as an reaction thingy

And heres the original image

[someonechaotic]

Ze conner chaos onc agin its aa uhh part 3?????? whyayayayytryeysyayyeeee

Okay, what happened last blog? Well.....

I raised both Zaidan's and Julien's child except I found out that Julien is a very shit father, Haylee grows up happy and Jase grows up unhappy. Sky fishes for some Angelfish whilst Zaidan reaches Level 10 in Gourmet Cooking and whilst Sky gets a new job as an Astronaut and goes into the Interstellar Smuggler branch, we get some Ambrosia, revive Lucas who was previously fucking died. Julien keeps pissing on my fucking living room floor, Haylee got aged up into a teen, Jase is now a child (I aged him up after last chaos blog). Haylee almost died, Lucas almost died again.

Okay, caught up? Good. Now, in this blog is going to be TWICE the chaos, because the previous chaos blog I couldn't post for a week, but I had already done it and couldn't be bothered to update it, so instead, all of its gonna go here!!!!!!

Now be prepared, because I don't know if next week's chaos blog will top this one off....

First week...

After one too many times of Vito possessing Dumbass's gay hearts, I move him back into the household and whip him up a plate of Ambrosia, half as punishment, half because it felt a bit lonely.

Vito lasted.... Surprisingly well, but, well. this sentence is in past tence for a reason....

I also now age up Jase unto a teenager somewhere in this time, I think? i uh idontreemmber

Sky gets to the top of his career and is now constantly on the run from the Space Police

And, on the Saturday after I posted last blog, I had acquired MC Command Center, meaning LARGER HOUSEHOLD WOOOOOOO!!!!-

Well, I had made it larger as a joke, but someone saw it as a grand opportunity to... well.....

:Anne Maria starts playing:

So zaidan, in record time. Gets abducted, impregnated and gives birth. All in the matter of one real-life hour after raising the household cap.

(Also, the way I found out zaidan ws pregnant was so fucking hilarious, I was recording him and possessed Sky having the most fucking terrifying dinner date(?) I've never seen a possessed sim eating a bowl of chili whilst looking totally in love with someone, meanwhile the other sim is so completely fucking confused. And then he did the pregnant animation and i freaked the fuck out)

Possesssed sky says hi ✨️

Meanwhile Sky had his own child, well, Creation. Sky finally build a motherfucking servoooooo woooooo- whom upon entering my household, was assigned traits that practically made Sky the creator of a sociopathic robot I am not joking its the traits I have in my mods pls do-

but don't get too attached because,

One quick change later and Zaidan giving birth, I found out the hard way that I cannot edit my sims normally in a 9 sim household and have to go into the MC Menu and go into CAS from there, because Sky's servo swiftly evaporates from the gace of the earth, never to be seen again.

Zaidan's 5th chikd, Kurtz, grows up to be happy a conspiracy theorist and a pain in the fucking ass, just like his step-father, Dumbass

(Furute me here realising I forgot to mention the 4th, Luz, she's got a mohawk, she's an overachiver, she's a badass lesbian, okay moving on)

Speaking of pain in the asses, Vito gets stuck in a wall, in which case I use this comment to capture some of the most unflattering picture of a sim out there

And speaking of pain in the asses aga- yeah zaidan got pregnant again.... This is his 6th..... This one I named Rez, now this time Dumbass and Zaidan was raising Rez (Which Luz was not happy about as a child)

Thats all of week 1.... Now its on to the real chaos.... the we

Week 2

Week 2, I panic, realising I can't age up my werewolves, Haylee and Lucas up. Why? Because some stupid fucking idiot made them both immortal (me)

So after swiftly resetting and redoing all my werewolves perks (Thank MCCC that MC Command Center has that otherwise I'd of been fucked), I finally age up Haylee and Lucas, who both do not have a job still as I'm writing this.

Meanwhile, Sky has finally finished the Nerd Brain aspiration, meaning he can now Insta-Repair which honestly does fuck all AND INSTA-UPGRADE WOOOOO!!!!- So Sky's been upgrading everything, the stove, the fridge that keeps breaking, the toilets...

And that's when it all went wrong.

As per usual, Zaidan getting abducted, dumbass getting abducted,

Lucas are you sat in your sister's bedroom naked..?

Julien stop pissing on my living room flo-

Al the sudden, one of the toilets in the basement set fire to one of Zaidan's daughters, Luz. I'm panicking, thinking it was that bastard ghost who, idfk fucking planted a grenade in the fucking toilet bowl. I quickly get that sorted out, but I didn't know the true reason.

By now I've finally aged Kurtz into a child, yes it took this long....

But then, Zaidan bursts into flames, where? In the bathroom, it's now the first floor toilet, I'm panicking again, dumbass is there fucking celebrating meanwhile I'm screaming watching the firefighters tumble down through

Meanwhile, Zaidan:

A, Dosnt give 2 flying fucks.

B, stands there and does absolutely nothing

And C, Goes so feral that his eyes go red because he's tense and makes me giggle tf out.

oh and also D, grants me one of the best pictures I've had in ages

I also now have a video of dumbass casually wafting the air like it smells like shit as Lucas is screaming bloody murder beside him pointing at the fire right in front of them.

Ten seconds after that

NOW the UPSTAIRS toilet is on fire, and then another... and then another... and anothe- and zaidans getting fucking abducted again... and another

And then, the first death in a long while. Jase Conner, whom died not only by the toilet's murderous flames, but also by Lucas, who proceeded to only extinguish the fire after he had collapsed on the floor and died.

Considering Jase and Lucas were enemies before, I think Lucas had some intentions...

After which Dumbass and DEATH HIMSELF become BEST FRIENDS FOREVER????

anyway, these pictures later

Possessed sky looking at a burnt toilet

And... this...

Cough

And then, we have our second death, which came a little while after Jase's. Rez, who was still only a child, also died to toilet fire, because when I got him to extinguish himself in the shower, he glitched and stayed on fire, yet everyone else couldn't extinguish him because the game registered him as not on fire. And so, Rez dies to a glitch in the system....

AND THEN, FUCKING JULIEN AND LUCAS GET FUCKING ABDUCTED?

can you, can you guess what happened? I bet you can't, you will never guess, literally never guess, it is impossible to guess, can you guess it? Can you? Can you? Can you guess?

They both come back Fucking PRENGANT

I got some silly pictures of them, this one's just like: - "Julien, I don't fuckin' understand what's going on"

and he's just like - "I've seen this shit before"

I decided to keep only Lucas', who's named Kamila, because I don't trust julien anymore and I do not have the strength to take care of 2 toddlers.

I also, most recently, moved Rez's ghost back into the household.

And I leave off here. The household being Sky, Zaidan, Julien, Haylee, Lucas, Luz, Jurtz, Jase, Rez's Ghost and Kamila, a 10 sim household on it really ever dying, unless there's a really bad toilet fire that happens

Or Jase sets my Fucking STOVE ON FIRE

Some final images that didn't make the cut yk how it be

These two deserve their own segment

– " Zaidan how the fuq you end up like this!?"

– " Maybe the fact you made all the toilets... Flammable..??"

– " ...That was me??"

ok sorry sorry bye bye

Future Future me realising I didn't mention the fact that Vito evaporated mid-way through week 1 (he died from laughter)

[the-jam-to-the-unicorn]

I'm usually not that person and I totally don't want to bodyshame anyone.

But I'm getting really, really worried about Olena and Ze.

Olena looks sooooo thin in the recent photos. ☹️ She was very thin when she came out of hidding, but looked better and healthier over summer. But now...during the last few weeks she seemed to have lost weight again and it's starting to look worrysome (to me!).

I remember that she said in the past, she struggled with her weight after the birth of Sasha, even to the point where she had such a strict diet and stopped eating at all and her body got sick because of it (which sounds an awful lot like an ED). I hope, the stress and trauma didn't trigger anything she had overcome and it's just because of the stress and trauma (and probably not having that much food in general right now) that she lost weight. ☹️

And the same for Ze. Was shocked to see him so thin on the latest pics, especially the pics from the side. Our guy is only skin and muscles at this point. He probably also barely eats due to the stress and with the workouts he's doing ... .

Really worried about both of them and I hope they will be able to rest and get a bit more healthy soon.

I know what you mean and I have to agree, that both of them lost a lot of weight.

But keep in mind, at least when it comes to Olena, that she currently wears a lot of dark(er) clothes or a mix of wide / form-fitted and flowing / stiff material, that can also cause an optional illusion and let her appear much thinner than she is.

Still, yes, they both lost weight and they hopefully will be able to recover a bit over winter.

A small side information: Olena never said she had an eating disorder. True is, that she mentioned she had problems with her weight after Oleksandra's birth and she was pretty unhappy about her weight. She tried several things, including a strict diet / rules about eating / a plan, that caused her losing weight pretty fast, but was also the reason for several health problems. After which she got herself a professional nutrition adviser and she informed herself about a balanced nourishment and implemented sport better in her daily life.

[playstation-lichenthrope]

Update on the headcanons: Do not ask us for more RunawayVRV headcanons because we are figuring out LORE and will just keep dumping info onto you. /Please ask us for more. We have this whole thing plotted out for Doc's backstory and holy fucking shit it's SO ANGSTY. AUGH. Poor guy loses his first family... and then loses his other family... and then Chapter One happens. Also, it hit us that Doc, as a bugferret, cannot see purple, and neither can Mad Science!Coomer, who's a centaur with prosthetic limbs. Sleepless has TOLD them that he wears purple, but neither of them have a frame of reference for what purple looks like, so they both call him Gray as a nickname. Ze hates it when Coomer does it, but is secretly a little amused when Doc does it. Doc wears the goggles for the Aesthetic, even though she cannot actually use them because of her eyestalks. He also wears little stickers that represent the Mad Science Team. After the Breakup To End All Breakups, she covers up the sticker representing Sleepless with the nosepiece of the goggles, but she doesn't remove it because sentimentality. SPEAKING of Sleepless, they are a Punk As Fuck dun Skimmer Avian. Beak rings, ear piercings, face-painting, varnished nails and teeth, the whole nine yards. Zer color scheme tends towards purple, but it's magenta enough that other Avians get the picture, the picture being that this is a punk fucker. He's only dun by birth, because he has straight up rejected Avian gender norms in favor of all the cool and exciting multitudes of gender that other species, namely Equestrians and humans have. This Avian hoards xenogenders and is a trans guy, which would... technically still be a xenogender for a species that doesn't have males or females, so... xenogender transmasc bird thing!!! Sleepless is... very unhappy in general about the strict social structure, subspeciesism and sexism in Avian society. His "evil" plan is to trap the leaders of the Avian homeworld in an eternal nightmare while he conquers the planet and completely upheaves all of the social structure to make things better for those who aren't Bright Skimmers. Ze joined the Mad Science Team in the hopes that they'd help zer with their plan, which WAS going to happen, until ze started talking about conquering other species' homeworlds, not to fix problems with their society, but simply for the hell of it. The Mad Science Team, while generally all for universal domination, firmly believe that you need a good cause and that you DEFINITELY should NOT declare war on other societies for funsies. They didn't so much kick him from the team permanently as put him in time-out until he stopped being so megalomaniacal. Sleepless was finally realizing that maybe all-out universal warfare is maybe not so good and that they should just stick with the plan of restructuring Avian society, they were even going to swallow their pride and ask to come back to the team... and then, well, G-Man happened and it all went to shit. Sleepless did NOT want to die before he could singlehandedly take over and reform their culture's social norms, and also he knew that if he died, Doc would be completely alone, and after everything Doc's been through, that would probably destroy him completely, as at this point he was unaware of the Admins and their plan. And then RunawayVRV!In Your Dreams happens and we all know how that ends. Catboy Sleepless and Doc in this AU is literally just Sleepless giving both of them a headband with fake cat ears.

SPEAKING of what Doc went through, you know how the bugferrets are highly social creatures and they tend to have large polycule/families? Doc and his polycule worked together on the scientific research colony on the desert moon dubbed "Black Mesa". Until Doc slipped and fell into a vat of dubious chemicals. His polycule followed him into try and save him, and thanks to G-Man's meddling, the only one that made it out was Doc, with the rest being completely un-revivable. He woke up in the Mad Science Team's hidden lair and immediately freaks the fuck out. He ends up with a gray streak down his back because of the stress of losing the entire polycule/family. He platonically bonds with most of the Team, with Bubby and Coomer adopting him. Sleepless and him fall completely in love, which nobody expected from Sleepless, considering the whole Avian romance thing. Part of Sleepless's attitude towards everything is that if you WANT to uphold Avian amatonormativity, sure, ze won't stop you. But he personally doesn't go for it, and until Doc showed up, he didn't know WHAT he went for. Turns out he goes for nerdy traumatized bugferrets. Back to Doc, it is a really good thing that the Admins showed up IMMEDIATELY after he lost the Mad Science Team and gave him a bunch of alternate-Gordons to bond with so that he wouldn't just give up, and that once Chapter One was almost over, they help him resurrect the Mad Science Team, who are technically walking corpses held together and kept from rotting by... something. As soon as the resurrected team discover that G-Man killed BOTH his families, they have to physically restrain Coomer from trying to create a Resonance Cascade strong enough to tear a hole in the fabric of reality so that he can go try and personally beat G-Man to death because it would NOT end well. Doc misses his first family still, but he does very much love his second family too. When his first family was lost, he didn't have anyone to ferret-sign with so he just. Forbid anyone from trying to learn his "real name" and just went by Doc. After he meets Neo, a fellow "family-less" bugferret (though Neo is by choice, and he does have people he cares about, just not really other bugferrets) and warms up to him, he tells Neo his real name. It's their little secret. Also, Doc and Sleepless bonded over their love of shitty B-movies.

Sorry, tumblr didn't notify me that I got this. /g And I love these a bunch thank you! :)

-⛈ Rookie

[thebadgerclan]

Mrs. Weasley

Pairing: Bill Weasley x reader

Requested by Anonymous

Summary: He never loved her....

A/N: Apparently Fleur isn’t even considered a half-blood (she’s considered “part human”) because she’s 1/4 veela, and veela aren’t “beings”  Fun facts!

This was it, the day you’d been dreading for months.  Bill Weasley was getting married, and it wasn’t to you.  He’d still invited you, you being his closest friends, and who were you not to attend?  Molly and Arthur loved you like a daughter, and it was, and still is, their hope to have you as part of the Weasley family.  But Bill was marrying Fleur, that French whore, instead of you.  Bill liked her well enough, but it was clear from your conversations that he was by no means in love with her.

“She’s alright, I suppose,” he’d confessed to you one night over a butterbeer.  “Her parents want her to marry into a pureblood family, and apparently they want her to marry me.”  You could only nod, sadness and grief filling you.   “Apparently they have some pull with the Ministry.  If it were up to me, I wouldn’t marry her at all.”  You nodded again, tears slipping from your eyes.  “Hey,” Bill said, taking your hand.  “I may be marrying her, but you will always have a special place in my heart.”  “Thank you, Bill.”

That was last night, and now you were seated in the front row of chairs, Ron to your left, Ginny to your right.  She looked about as unhappy as you flet, though you made an effort not to let it show.  Fleur made her vows, hardly understandable in her thick accent, then it was Bill’s turn.  “Everything I am is yours,” he began, and you felt tears prick at your eyes.  “You are my everything.  My shoulder to cry on, my light, my love.”

As he spoke, you couldn’t help but imagine those words were directed at you.  “I promise to love you until I die, I swear to you Y/N, you are mine eternally.”  Everyone gasped, and Bill flushed scarlett.  You turned around, Fleur’s parents were charging up the aisle while Molly and Arthur whispered to one another.  “Vat iz zis?” Madame Delacour demanded.  “Ze name ov anozer woman?  Explain yourself!”  Molly approached her son.  

“It’s clear that Bill, unfortunate as this may be for your precious daughter’s blood status, does not love her and does not wish to marry her.”  “‘Ow dare you speak to my wife in zis manner!” Fleur’s father said angrily.  “I suggest you step away from my wife,” Arthur said.  “She casts a viscous hex.”  The Delacours grabbed their daughter’s arms and Apparated away, their guests following suit.

“Bill,” you stood and approached him, hope blooming in your chest.  He met you halfway, pulling you into his arms and kissing you.  You heard Molly gasp behind you, but you could tell it was one of joy.  The kiss lasted for almost a full minute before Bill pulled away, resting his forehead against yours, keeping you in his arms.  “Y/N, I love you, it’s always been you.”  You were crying again, and Bill dried your tears.  “I love you too, Bill.  I’ve loved you since-”  “Sixth year.  I know, so have I,” he finished your sentence.

The officiant, while touched by your love, sighed.  “Is someone getting married today or not?”  Bill looked at his parents, who both had tears in their eyes, and his siblings.  Ginny was smiling ear to ear, while Ron, Fred, George, and Harry were fondly shaking their heads.”  “Y/N M/N L/N,” Bill said, dropping to one knee.  He flicked his wand and the most beautiful diamond ring flew into his hand.  “This is so sudden, I know, but will you make me the happiest man in the world and become my wife?”

“Bill,” you said, tears once more flowing freely.  “Yes! Yes, I will marry you!”  He slipped the ring onto your finger and kissed you.  When you pulled away, Molly transfigured your dress into a gorgeous white gown, and Bill took your hands, nodding at the officiant.  “I won’t even bother with the drabble, do you have vows?”  Bill nodded.  “Y/N, I love you more than words can say.  It’s always been you.  I can’t imagine the suffering you felt seeing me with her, but I swear you will never have to experience that ever again.

“You possess my very soul, and you are the one person I can’t live without.  I will protect and cherish you until the end of my life.”  The officiant smiled and nodded to you.  “Bill, I can honestly say I didn’t expect to get married today, but the joy I feel right now has no words to describe it.  I have loved you for years, and I will love you for the rest of my life.  I trust you with my everything, and I am so excited to start my life with you.”  “With these vows, these persons have bound their souls.  You may kiss your bride.”

Bill kissed you, lips dancing over yours.  “Well Mrs. Weasley,” he said, smirking.  “What do you say we head out on the honeymoon?”  You laughed and kissed him again.  “I don’t think I could object to that, Mr. Weasley.”  Bill scooped you into his arms and carried you out of the tent, pausing so you could speak to Molly.  “Y/N,” she said, wiping her eyes.  “I’m so happy for you, so happy for Bill!  There’s no one I’d rather have as a daughter-in-law.”  “Thank you so much Mrs. Weasley.”  “Oh please, call me Molly!  Or Mum, if you want.”  “Thank you, Mum”

Tears sprang back into Molly’s eyes as Bill, still carrying you, spoke to the rest of his family.  “I am not putting you down,” he said when you mentioned it.  “No buts, this is happening.”  Ginny did her best to hug you while still in your husband’s arms, her smile hadn’t faded.  “I’m so glad you’re my sister now and not Phlegm!”  “Ginerva!”  “What!  You hated her too!”  Molly laughed.  “I did.”

A half hour later, Bill Apparated you to your honeymoon destination.  “I did plan this trip with Fleur in mind,” Bill admitted.  “Do you mind?”  “No.  I’m your wife now, you’re my husband.  A vacation hardly matters.”  “But it will be nice,” Bill added, setting you on your feet.  “I love you so much,” you said and he kissed you again.  “I love you too Y/N, now come.”  He took your hand and led you into your hotel suite.  “Just a moment, love.”  He stopped at the receptionist’s desk.  “There’s been a small mistake.  My wife’s name is Y/N, not Fleur.”  “So sorry Mr. Weasley, we’ll fix that right away.”  

The receptionist flicked her wand and smiled.  “That takes care of that.  Enjoy your stay, and congratulations!”  Bill nodded his thanks and rejoined you.   The suite was massive, the bed covered in rose petals, Bill and Y/N spelled in the center.  “Bill, this is amazing.”  “Nothing is too much for my wife.”  “I love you so much, Bill,” you reiterated, and he kissed you yet again.  “And I love you more.”  

[bestbouy]

A Nagging Feeling

  A Nagging Feeling - by JUST LOOK UP JESUS THIS HAS CRASHED SO MUCH I’M TIRED Summary: My an g st y Version of what Happened in Season two, Episode: 23, Alone together. Also, Warning, Unhappy ending. Character focus: Ikor (Ice herald) Fandom: Gormiti (The Reboot) 2018 When Ikor had First Discovered The One tower, He was. . . Confused. This was.. a legend! A mere Legend! So how was he here, Standing in front of it?

He knew something was wrong. He could tell. Something Was bothering him, something... Something Nagging him About it. 

When the Meka Gormiti Where Discovered, That feeling was still there. He was supposed to be the Smart one, ALL the icyes where, So why couldn’t he figure out what it was? 

After the trial with Kyonos, he was Still feeling that... Ping. It was so weird. He Ignored it the best he could, But that wasn’t Very well.

His friends didn’t help.

“We’ve come ALL THIS WAY and it’s all on you! Mess this up, And we lose Everything!” That was Riff. He sounded Excited. 

“Right! Mess this Up, Am KABOOM!” Eron Exploded in Ikor’s face. “All gone! Bye-Bye gorm, Bye-Bye Us, See you NEVER!” Eron seemed to be teasing him.

“Talk about Preasure!” Trek commented.

‘Well thanks, Guys, that helps A lot!’ He wanted to say, But his brain short circuited.

“No! l-look, I-”

Riff again. “Awe Chill out Dude, The icemen Always have the perfect plan, Right?”

“W-well, I- i, I guess we do need to plan Carefully.” He Said, barely able to keep the quivers out of his voice. “But ah, I’m open to some Friendly Advice.”

After that little encounter with Ao-ki, He was really not feeling well. He had to clear his head, But he didn’t get any time to as Kyonos began rushing to the Artifact.

“Hah!  Kyonos Has got this, And He didn’t even need your Perfect Plan!” 

That stung. Considering he didn’t actually have a “Perfect Plan”, It shouldn’t have. 

“My Perfect plan, right...” His ears dipped. 

Oh Howling- 

As Kyonos Went Straight into a portal, and then reappeared Next to them- Ikor Knew exactly Who it was. This had happened three times before, And the Routine hadn’t Changed just yet.

As Cryptus Climbed out of the portal, Ikor was Once again Taken aback. What could he do now? Kyonos Couldn’t get to the portal, And if he couldn’t get to the Portal, That meant- 

Kyonos Went through another portal, Appeared Next to them again. “Vhat?” The meka knight exclaimed, Then looked to them. “Ikor, I can approach Ze artifact, But i cannot Deactivate it until you have Defeated Cryptus!” He shouted, And was gone again. 

Ikor couldn’t think. It was too much. 

You have to try, Ikor. You can’t let them down. 

“Yup! Time for your Perfect plan, Iceman!” 

Ikor stuttered, Thinking. “My perfect plan is- I mean, We should- Uhm-” His ears Went further and Further down As he thought. “Let’s- Call the ice Lord! H-He’s the best there is Anyway, So, That’s the Best plan!”

“Makes sense, Kinda.” Eron supported. Maybe i’m not a faliure after all. 

(Insert elemental knights stuff IM NOT WRITING THAT :I)

As Lord Trityon Entered the Battlefield, He Looked back at the group. “Greetings, Prince of the Ice, Heralds.” He announced. “I see the Meka Knight can’t reach the artifact.” He said. 

“Yes. You’ve got to Catch Kryptus So he cannot make anymore portals.” Ikor Explained, And Trityon Frowned. 

“I am one of the Strongest Gormiti ever, But i am not the fastest. Your decision to call me Might have been unwise.”

Ikor knew what was coming. 

“Ikor, You messed Up!” Riff.

“Oh dude it was so OBVIOUS!” Eron. 

“B-But i-” Ikor stuttered. 

“My Ultra Powers may make the Difference, But you Must maintain Focus at All Times.” 

“I-” He paused, Just for a second. “I Can do this!” And he forced himself to focus on giving him The energy he Needed. 

As Trityon Rushed to battle Cryptus, Ikor hesitated. “FOCUS HARDER! I need more Speed!” Trityon Suddenly Roared. 

“I’ll try!” He said, And put all his energy Into The Lord. 

As they fought, Ao-ki Started to speak. “This is A Disaster! Ikor, If you can’t Focus, Kyonos won’t make it to the Artifact!” 

Ikor had heard this Before. “And Bye-Bye us, I know!”

Cryptus Looked over. “My, My! Herald, You seem to be under a lot of-” He put his Hand on his head, “Preasure!” And snickered. 

“Got any Bright ideas?” Riff asked. 

“Lord Trityon-” His voice shook with every word. “Just blast him!” 

“I can Try.” Was the only Response.

The Nagging Feeling was even louder, It hurt His head... 

As the two Gormiti Fought, The pulsing in his head was Growing. 

“N-now we just need to Win some time so Kyonos can Finish the Job-” Was all he could manage out over the noise. 

Kyonos was almost there. 

“Time? Time is What you DON’T have, Little Hearld!” Cryptus Exclaimed. “Wha?” He was too Exhausted. 

“Tell me, Iceling, Do you see the Energy Flowing to the Artifact?” Cryptus Grinned. 

Ikor Slowly looked up. Yes, He saw it. It was Almost full.

 “When the Artifact is Fully charged, Lord Voidus Will have all the Power he Needs!” 

Ikor felt something come over him. It wasn’t Normal. It felt like... Dread. Knowing he was going to Lose. Knowing his friends wouldn’t be there to help him. Knowing they WOULDN’T, even if they could. 

Trityon Said something. Ikor couldn’t tell what. Something about... Focus?

he couldn’t.

The Artifact was almost full. Almost Done. 

Almost over. 

He couldn’t stop it now. 

“It’s over! This is the end of Gorm! You have lost everything, And you have lost Everyone.” Cryptus Laughed. 

“He’s right.” Ikor said, His hands dropping to the ground. 

Somewhere distant. “Herald! I need your Help! We all Need Your help.”

who was that?

““Focus, Ikor! Focus!” More commanding. 

Ikor couldn’t think . . . 

Everything- keep Cryptus busy, stop the Energy, Get Kyonos there, Keep gorm safe, Keep his Friends safe...

Too much.

Laughing, Evil. He can’t do anything. And for the first time, He realizes this. 

“I can’t do it. I can’t Focus!” He cried out, “This was the final test and i FAILED!” He shouted, Sobbing. He fell on all fours, Tears dripping to the floor. “go ahead, you can hate me now.” Barely a whisper. 

“Hate you?” Trek asked. “Whadda Talking about?”

“I let you down. I let Gorm down.” He wiped tears away from his face. “I don’t always have a plan. . “

Ikor Didn’t want to hear whatever his friends had to say. But he had a guess. 

“Uh, Duh! You DID screw up! Bigtime! You shouldn’t even have that Bracer!”

“Agreed, He’s too much of a failiure to have it.”

“Yeah! We should have gotten rid of him from the Start!”

Riff began to Say something, But He didn’t listen. He was to busy Taking off the Bracer and sprinting away, Tears pelting the ground below him. 

The bracer clunked on the ground as he sprinted. 

He didn’t wanna See that Bracer again

He didn’t wanna see a gormiti Again.

He didn’t wanna see- . . . His friends, Ever again. 

They managed. Continued on and Stopped Voidus, But they Missed him. And they had no clue how to get their best friend back. 

he wasn’t coming back. Not after that. Not ever, if he could.

@rubystar2

[mayangel7]

[Review] 牙香街 (Yaxiang Street)

Author: 控而已

As far as I could tell, there isn’t an official summary for this book, though the author does explain her motivations for writing it. This story is told from the perspective of 吴廷方 (Wu Tingfang), who is an obstetrician-gynecologist. It touches on heavy themes like loss, fate, and the value of life. But more than that, this is a story of healing.

A good portion of the book, especially the beginning, feels like it took place at night. Most of Wu Tingfang’s life revolved around the hospital, where he is responsible for not only the deliverance of newborns but also for abortions and life-threatening surgeries. There are some upsettingly realistic scenes, such as when the future of an infant is decided based on gender alone.

It’s within this kind of environment that 陈则 (Chen Ze) and Wu Tingfang meet for the first time. Chen Ze is regarded as a “living immortal,” a renown fortune teller who lives on the same street as Wu Tingfang. When Chen Ze takes in an unwanted daughter, Wu Tingfang helps him raise her.

I absolutely adored the characters, especially Chen Ze. He grew up in a monastery, removed from the modern world. There are times when he’s adorably clueless, but there are also times when he feigns ignorance just to mess with Wu Tingfang. And the moments when Wu Tingfang is actually the clueless one are priceless.

I think the character I emphasize with the most is actually Wu Tingfang’s (ex) wife, 惠敏 (Hui Min). Even though everything is told from Wu Tingfang’s perspective, just from his interactions with Hui Min, I could feel her deep unhappiness and loneliness, how utterly trapped she felt in the beginning.

There’s not a lot of drama in this book, which makes everything feel all the more realistic. The romance develops slowly but surely. It’s sad to see Wu Tingfang come to the realization that he had more or less fallen out of love with his ex-wife, something that had occurred so gradually that he can’t even pinpoint how or when it had happened. That must have scared him, to look back and question his own feelings and wonder – what, really, is love?

In the same way, it’s hard to say when exactly Wu Tingfang fell in love with Chen Ze. But the actions that they do out of love speak louder than anything else.

There’s a lot that I left out so that I don’t give too many spoilers. Overall, it’s a very thought-provoking and enjoyable read.

[sylvari-bouquet]

Kiss #68 for anyone!

A Hoarse Whisper “Kiss Me”

It had been one of those rare days that Nettle could spent entirely with Nisienn, one that ze had been very much looking forward - however, not all went as planned, as the last mission ze had been in left Nettle’s voice strained. While it would heal in time, and the tea that Nisienn brewed soothed hir throat, it did leave Nettle unable to talk as much as they used to. Nisienn had likely picked up Nettle’s unhappy mood, as he seemed even more attentive than usually, telling stories about his time in Kryta or explaining his current plans about the garden outside, and Nettle appreciated the chance to listen his voice.

At this time, they were picking up the weeds that were determined to claim the garden as their own. The afternoon air was humid, with not a much of a breeze to cool it down. Nisienn, ever so gently, guided Nettle’s hands, showing hir how to pluck the weed from the ground so that it wouldn’t leave roots behind. As Nisienn’s hand swept off the sweat forming on his brow, Nettle noticed his fingers left a trail of soil on his face. Without thinking, Nettle moved hir own hand to wipe it off, and only realized hir gesture as ze touched the other Sylvari, who now had stopped in his tracks, having a curious look on his face as Nisienn looked in Nettle’s eyes.

It was like the two of them were frozen in time by a spell, waiting for something, a sign, a permission - and the spell was broken only when Nettle finally whispered out the words ze had been dreaming about so long but had not dared to say: “Would you kiss me?”

Nisienn chuckled, and answered by closing the gap between the two. Nettle, in turn, cupped hir hand along Nisienn’s face and moved it towards the back of his neck, pulling his body closer to hirs. It felt like a fever dream to Nettle, to be finally able to taste and embrace each other and see the same desire reflected in Nisienn’s actions, but if it were a dream, Nettle wished it would never end.

[crackmadhi]

Neither Fish nor Fowl

Saturday, 24 November 2029

Nahyuta calmly sat on the couch in Simon’s living room and read one of his manga. It was about a military division called ‘Pumpkin Scissors’ and was a rather old story with an odd style. Still it entertained the man and he had a good time reading it.

The front door suddenly got unlocked and Simon came in. He had come back from the grocery store and went straight into the kitchen to put away the food he had bought. Then he sat down next to his partner, leaned at his side, closed his eyes while Nahyuta continued reading and they relaxed like this quietly for some minutes.

Then Nahyuta felt Simon moving away and looked up from his book. A strange vibe came of his boyfriend and slowly he put down the manga and waited for the man to start speaking about what was going on.

“I’ve got a question for you”, Simon began seriously.

Sceptically Nahyuta frowned at his partner. He kept his mouth shut waiting for him to go on talking.

“You might have realized that in the two last weeks started sometimes referring to you with they/them pronouns from time to time.”

He paused for a second awaiting a reaction that never came.

“You reacted pretty well on that. I had the impression that you even liked it. And if that observation was correct, I’d like to know if you would like me to exclusively use they/them pronouns for you. Also, I could start using gender neutral terms for you, if you would like that better than masculine ones.”

Nahyuta said nothing. His expression was motionless and his look still. He was frozen in this moment.

Then out of nowhere Nahyuta’s mimic grew solemnly dark. He exhaled a wavering breath and looked right up in Simon’s eyes. He was prepared to fight.

“Simon, we will not talk about this. I know where you are heading with this and I’m not going to fall for it.”

Confused and mildly concerned Simon eyed his friend up. Nahyuta believed that he had a hidden agenda, that he wanted to trick him? Should he not know that he would never do such a thing to him?

“I do not want to trick you into something, but if you don’t want to talk about it, we don’t have to”, Simon tried to calm him down and brought some distance between himself and Nahyuta to show that he was not trying to invade his personal space.

But that did nothing to clam Nahyuta down. On the contrary it led to him being even more defensive.

“So, you’re not? Do you actually understand what you just insinuated? Do you? You just said that I would be unhappy being called he or him. You just assumed I was dysphoric about that. What I am not. I do not have dysphoria and you do not try to convince me from anything else, got that?”

Simon gaped at him. This had not been what he had said, but obviously what Nahyuta had read in his words. Immediately he had talked about dysphoria, a word Simon had never used in Nahyuta’s presence and he had never heard him use it either. It must have been on his mind. Which was not a good thing at all.

Before Simon could try and calm him down Nahyuta continued to rant as he stood up and stiffly walked in circles: “Also there is no need for something like gender neutral terms. You know that I am a man, so you can treat me as such. No need for ridiculous other terms. None at all. Absolutely not.”

“If you say one more time you don’t care about gender-neutral words, I might even believe it”, Simon let slip up.

Shocked he covered his mouth and saw an equally shocked Nahyuta staring back at him. They stared at each other in complete silence, Simon unable to mumble an excuse, Nahyuta frozen in his movements.

Finally, Nahyuta gulped heavily and broke eye contact with the samurai. Weakly he touched his forehead and sighed painfully. It was so easy to look through him, huh?

Frantically, Simon jumped up and walked over to him. Apologizingly, he started saying to Nahyuta: “I’m so sorry. That was not called for or appropriate. I should not have said it and will not let it happen aga-“

“It doesn’t matter.”

Simon flinched back. The monk looked straight up in his eyes. The jade stinging full of anxious regret and shame, shimmering tears welling up in front of it.

“You saw right through me. Again. I don’t know why I ever try hiding something from you. It’s never working, anyway… …”

Unsure what exactly Nahyuta signalized him to do right now, Simon kept his distance even though Nahyuta’s tears had started falling down now. His instinct was to try and comfort him, but to calm him down had not worked out earlier so maybe he had to try out another approach.

“Why did you start talking about dysphoria. I haven’t mentioned it at all.”

Nahyuta cleared up his eyes with his sleeves before he looked back up to Simon.

“You’re the one with psychological knowledge. You should know I talked about it because it was on my mind. And it was on my mind because I read about gender dysphoria several times in the last two weeks.”

“Why would you read about gender dysphoria?”

“Well, because I find it interesting that people feel bad about their sexual organs, chests or own names and pronouns?! Why do you think I read about gender dysphoria?”

Simon did not answer. He did not need to, for Nahyuta did that himself: “I was looking up what non-binary means. And there they also talk about gender dysphoria. They talk about it a lot in fact… And I know that I don’t have dysphoria. That much is sure.”

Simon frowned deeply at that. Slowly he sat back down on the couch and observed his boyfriend, still standing in front of him. Right now, he was wearing one of Simon’s NASA shirts that was evidently too large for him and boxer shorts. Both made him look smaller and let show the tattoos on his arms and legs, he normally hid so carefully. Everything about Nahyuta was so disclosed and vulnerable in this moment and Simon needed to be gentle with his next move.

“Okay. That’s good, isn’t it? Not feeling anxious about your body or your name and pronouns is a good thing”, he said softly and patted on the seat next to him.

Nahyuta huffed dryly, sat down and answered: “Yeah. It’s a good thing.”

“Very good. What else did you read about? Would you tell me that?”

“That there exist a lot of different words for non-binary genders. A lot of them are fluid and may change over time and so on… There are more pronouns for non-binary folks like xe or ze and… …for being non-binary, you need to have dysphoria of some sort.”

“Where did you read that? Wait, no it’s not even important. Look, being trans or non-binary is not defined by one’s dysphoria. I, as a cis male, cannot understand, even less explain, what makes one trans or non-binary. But trans and nb people can’t tell you if you are non-binary or not. They are surly better at helping you figuring it out, telling you some criteria and experiences most trans and nb fall under, but they cannot tell you what you need to have or not have in order to be trans or not. The only person who can actually say if you want to use the term trans or nb or both is you. Nobody but you.”

Helplessly Nahyuta gaped at Simon. How could he just know this stuff? It never even played a role in his life before, so why did he have all these details? Where has he looked for it and where had he found it?

Apparently, Simon recognized the burning frustration in Nahyuta’s eyes and reacted fast with telling him gently: “Yeah, I know a lot about this stuff. But I had a lot of time to think about it, unlike you. I’m in this for over seventeen years now and queer folks usually stick together, so you meet a lot of them during your life. We have discussed with transgender people and non-binary folks a lot. I’ve heard their own opinions and I know how much they can differ. The important thing with all these labels is that in the end of the day you are happy with yours. If not, don’t use them. You are who you are, with or without them. If you want labels, which help you name yourself to the world, please choose them. But if they stress you, let them be. There is no obligation for you to choose them.”

Nahyuta looked at Simon in utter distraught. He felt so lost, so unsure of what to do and so helpless. The whole discourse weighted heavy on his shoulders and he was unable to let go of his fears concerning the whole label and its weight. But at the same time... He felt that it fit so much better than man ever did. And honestly, by now he felt so guilty for it.

“I can’t do all of this. I don’t even want to care about it at all! Why the hell does gender even matter? Why is it important at all? How the fuck is it possible that there are so many debates and studies on something that’s merely a construct we made and now act like it had been given to us by the gods. That gender was something god made. Whose stupid idea was that? Who the fuck thought that this would be a good idea?”

Nahyuta hid his head in his hands, frustration letting his shoulders slump. Gently Simon drew closer and started drawing circles on Nahyuta’s back.

Simon sighed. He hated seeing Nahyuta like this. He hated being powerless. Exhaustedly he pulled Nahyuta towards him and held him for some seconds. Hugging always helped him calm down. The warmth was like medicine to him and he hoped that it would at least help Nahyuta a little.

Sadly, Simon whispered: “I’m so sorry N’yuta. So, so sorry. I wished it would not be this way. I wished people would not care for such stupid things. I would change it for you and all those who suffer because of it, if I could. But I can’t. Forgive me.”

Nahyuta wiggled himself out of the tight embrace and looked up to the man. A soft smile appeared on his lips and he kissed his samurai on his cheek and then caressed the other one with his left.

He observed how the usual blush appeared in the others face and the strange clarity, which emerged in his eyes as soon as he felt a bit embarrassed. It always made him look so much younger.

Then Nahyuta nuzzled his head into Simon’s chest. With a lost laugh he mumbled into the fabric: “It’s not your fault. You don’t need to try and change humanity for me. I’ll work with what I’ve got. I always did. It’s just so tiring, you know? When I was a child, I just believed that everything would be clear and logical once I turned twenty. How wrong I was.”

“Yeah. Being an adult will not help you with figuring out who you are. I’m thirty and don’t feel like I’m where I am supposed to be on an emotional level”, Simon answered, while stroking his head.

Nahyuta only nodded lightly. He had begun to cry again. Simon felt the wetness on his shirt but paid it no mind. Crying was a way of letting pain out. To process and grow. It was a good thing that Nahyuta still had the energy to cry. It was good that he could show his emotions.

Suddenly Simon heard the front door click. Klavier must be coming. He had a key to his apartment. Carefully he lifted his head to listen more carefully for the door. Yes, boots were taken off and the chain belt was clattering. It was Klavier.

Protectively Simon put hand on Nahyuta’s ear and asked calmly facing to the corridor: “Klav? You here?”

Hesitantly the blond man entered the room looking worriedly at the two. As he came closer Nahyuta sat up and looked right up at him. Klavier froze instantly. Nahyuta’s eyes were red and puffy from crying, his hair messy and some strains stuck at his face from the tears.

“What’s going on?”, Klavier asked shaken taking fast steps towards them and placing himself on the arm rest of the couch.

“I am not a guy.”

…

Simon’s face was filled with surprise and Klavier had shut down from astonishment. Never had Nahyuta been that clear. Never had they expected him to be this clear. Not after the fear and hesitation he had shown because of a simple dress.

“I… Oh, wow – okay – okay. That’s cool, totally cool”, Klavier started and stemmed his hands on his tights, “This is not weird or anything, it just took me by surprise, but I’ll support you, we’ll support you. ‘Kay? ‘Kay. Good, good. Now, uhm… so do you know what you are then? More like a woman? Or … do you not want to use a gender? Am I talking too much? Yes? Would somebody please just interrupt me? I really don’t know how to stop and –“

Simon had stood up shoved him a pillow in his face. It was very effective.

“I like your technique, panda. It’s very stylish”, Nahyuta joked weakly and brushed his hair out of his face.

Simon only nodded and said: “You’re welcome.”

Then he sat down again and waited patiently for Nahyuta to tell if he was able to answer just one of Klavier’s many questions. The monk flattened the wrinkles in his boxer shorts and tried to relax his feet, which had been cramped up.

His mind was clear. His answer was ready. It had been ready for a while now, but only now was the moment to finally announce it.

“I am no man. But no woman either. It would not fit. It never really did, but I also never had the opportunity or time to just think about it, until now that is. First and foremost, I am a human. But honestly, I guess the term non-binary would describe my gender identity just fine. Something that’s not male or female. Not like my father or my mother but … me.”

Both listeners were surprised yet again. The answer they just got was thought through and felt like there was a lot of consideration behind it. It was not the answer they had expected after seeing Nahyuta weeping desperately into Simon’s shoulder.

“This is very specific”, Simon said while having difficulties making eye contact with Nahyuta for once. “You’ve read a lot about the different gender identities in the past days. So, you surly came across different terms. Do you want to elaborate or…?”

Nahyuta nodded. He was prepared. He could give them answers.

“Very early in my research I understood that I was neither genderfluid or genderflux. That was clear from the very beginning to me.”

“Uhm? These mean one’s gender changes … constantly?”, Klavier asked shyly while scratching the back of his head.

“In a sense yes. In my understanding both terms refer to people whose gender identity can change from day to day, but also the intensity of their own gender perception might change. Anyway, that’s not me. I feel always the same about myself. That’s why I ruled these out. Then there are for examples neutrois, agender or bigender. Out of these agender was rather a good fit, since it could stand for somebody who does not care for gender and identifies mainly as a human. But at the same time, it could also stand for someone who has no gender, or a neutral gender and I did not like that. It doesn’t feel right. Non-binary on the other hand is a pretty wide term and just states that I’m not fitting in the classical binary system. And I like that. Somehow. I mean the discourse is pretty bad.”

“You mean those who are saying that transness and nb stuff only strengthen the gender binary and that all trans individuals are hurting themselves with their transitions and treatments? Did you read about that as well?”, Simon asked worriedly.

The regretting huff followed a faltering nod.

“N’yuta… Why would you do this to yourself? These people cannot look into your minds. They cannot see how all those humans feel. Yes, sure, some might regret their transition after some time. Yes, some behaviours and trends in these circles are questionable and definitely unhealthy, but that does not mean that the whole thing is made from the devil. It’s good to look at the problematic side of these communities and to have a critical look on this, but for finding yourself, this is very unhealthy. Please, try not to look into this discourse for the next few weeks. You should have seen enough for the moment. Okay?”

“Okay. But I still feel bad for choosing such a problematic term.”

“Just don’t. You’re not harming anyone with it, no matter what you’ve heard. This is for you and nobody else. So, would you like us to refer to you with they/them pronouns or other one’s?”, Simon asked gently and took the monks hand.

Nahyuta looked at Simon and smiled in his direction. People could say what they wanted but Simon could be one of the cutest human beings he knew. That was why it almost broke his heart when he told him: “I would like they/them pronouns, but I’d ask you not to use them. Not now, at least.”

“Why –“

“If I want to live my gender, to use these pronouns and dress the way I want, I need somebody to support me in Khura’in. And that would be Apollo. If he accepts me and is willing to help me with it, I would ask you to use they and them exclusively for me, but if not… If not you should stay with he and him.”

As both men stared at Nahyuta in confusion, he turned his head towards the wall and explained with a small voice: “I do not want to start missing my pronouns in Khura’in. Currently it does not bother me being called he or him, but if you would start using they/them, which I actually like a lot more, I might start disliking the male ones and that would be a problem.”

Visibly annoyed Simon slumped back on the couch and massaged his nose bridge. Meanwhile Klavier looked at the monk in pity. What was there to say? They had no way of helping Nahyuta with this. After all, Khura’in was where he spent most of his life. It was the place where he worked, lived, reigned. Where his family and friends were. He really could not start feeling anxious about going back there.

“Nun gut... I’ll do what you asked. I wished I could do more. But I’m sure Apollo will support you. And if he won’t I’ll gonna leave him. ‘Cause seriously, you deserve to live as the one you are and if he cannot support that, I fell in love with somebody else”, Klavier stated determined and crossed his arms in front of his chest.

Nahyuta shot him a doubtful look. He did not think that Klavier could ever leave Apollo. Still he was touched by the notion and felt grateful for having Klavier on his side.

“Thank you, Klav. I hope Apollo will be on my side... If not – well, I’ve gone through more horrible things. It will be fine, to put it in his words.”

Then Nahyuta turned towards Simon. The man still looked quite tense and it left the impression as if he was rather unhappy.

“And what’s with you? You will accept my wishes?”, Nahyuta asked him to what the man looked up to him. “You look horribly angry just now.”

At once the samurai threw his hands in the air and blurted out: “I AM angry! I despise this! Why on earth, does your well-being have to depend on other people’s whims? Why do you need their approval? You are not hurting anybody, you are anything but dangerous or evil! So why do they have to sabotage your happiness? And I hate it that I can’t change this. I can’t do a fucking thing. Nada. Niente. Rien. I can’t even argue with your logic! This is so frustrating!”

Frustratedly Simon pressed his arms over his chest and stared intently at the wall. Also, his breathing looked rather heavy but before Nahyuta or Klavier could say a thing the big man already stood up and turned away from them. Neither had seen him this upset in a while.

Nahyuta was about to stand up and go over to his boyfriend, as Simon suddenly said: “I’m fine.”

He turned and looked sadly at Nahyuta. “Do not fret about me. You should not waste your time with such trivial things. I won’t call you they or them. As you asked. But I don’t think it will feel right anymore, now that I know you would prefer something else… Please know, if I could, if there was a way, I’d help you. I’d do anything, so you could live the way you feel most comfortable with. So, I could see and love the person you see in yourself.”

Nahyuta looked at him in deep sadness. Again, he realized what a good man Simon Blackquill was.

“Simon, no matter what will happen from now on, I will be fine. I have you and Klavier. And honestly, in the end of the day I can live with you two accepting and loving me the way I am. It’s not that important what the world sees in me, when I know that you see me for the person I am.”

Simon only gave him a look. He knew that Nahyuta believed his own words. But he was not so sure if he really felt that way.

Nevertheless, he went over to Nahyuta and took him into his arms. Quietly he asked him when he was going to talk with Apollo about it.

“This evening”, was the determined answer.

“Really?”, Klavier asked in astonishment.

“Yes. I was going to meet up with him anyway, and now I’m going to address the matter. I’m tired of pushing this away, and just want to get it over. Facing stuff head on is not a too bad method after all.”

Simon only shook his head and went into the kitchen getting them some tea, before Nahyuta was leaving them for the evening. He secretly prayed to the gods that Apollo Justice was smart enough to support his brother. Otherwise, he was not so sure if he would not truly become a twisted samurai…

Link to the Fanfiction on ao3:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16675948/chapters/39105451

[susandwrites]

Fallen Through Time - Chapter 24

With a heavy sigh, the Grand Duke re-folded the letter from Irene Adler and tucked it into his breast pocket. “Well, Mizter Holmes, I appreciate your bringing zis letter to me. And I appreciate your discretion wiz zis… unseemly matter. But it would appear zat Miss Adler had gotten ze better of us both.” He shook his head and stroked at his impressive moustache in disappointment.

“I don’t know that I’d say that,” Sherlock replied in childish annoyance. “There is plenty to be gleaned from the letter she left me ‒ it would not be difficult to locate her and bring this matter to ‒”

“No,” the Grand Duke interrupted, not unkindly. “Zis is likely ze best course of action. I do not believe zat she wishes me any harm or unhappiness.”

That was patently absurd. Irene Adler would do anything to save her own skin and Sherlock intended to tell His Majesty just that. But when he opened his mouth to insist that the Grand Duke was being a fool to put such faith in the affections of a con artist, John cleared his throat and said gently, “Sherlock.” Don’t, he clearly meant. Just let him think it.

Sherlock swallowed down his frustration, but did not shatter the Grand Duke’s illusions. “Fine,” he said shortly. “Then I will consider this case closed.”

“Very good, Mizter Holmes.” Standing from his chair, the Grand Duke stretched out a hand for Sherlock to shake. But the detective pushed himself from his armchair with a huff and went to stand in front of the window, staring out onto the street with quiet fury boiling in his veins. The case was decidedly not closed.

“Forgive him,” he heard John say. “He’s not entirely pleased with the outcome of the past few days’ events.” Sherlock scoffed but did not turn around.

“Understandable,” said the Grand Duke. “A perfectionist. Zat is why I engaged him in ze first place.” There was a rustling and Sherlock determined that His Majesty was rummaging through his pockets. “For your trouble.”

“Oh, no, Your Majesty, we couldn’t possibly ‒” John started in a fit of absurd British politeness.

“I insist.” There was a moment of silence before the Grand Duke cleared his throat and said, “Well ‒ I do hope I am never in need of your particular services again, gentlemen. But if I am, I will surely not hesitate to contact you.” With that, Sherlock heard his steps retreat through the front door and a moment later, he watched the Grand Duke climb into his carriage and his manservant shut the door behind him on the street below.

John let out an awed whistle and Sherlock could imagine the look of astonishment on his face. “Blimey…” he muttered. Then, louder, “Sherlock, he’s given us an obscene amount of money.”

With a bored sigh, Sherlock drawled, “How much?”

“Two-thousand pounds!” John breathed in astonishment. “Can you even believe such a thing? It’d take us both more than a lifetime to earn this much brass!”

“Have at it, then.” Sherlock gave John a disdainful wave of his hand over his shoulder and continued to glower down at the streetscape.

“You don’t want it?”

“What do I need it for?” Sherlock asked with an impatient shrug of his shoulder. “That will more than repay you for the clothes you bought for me ‒ my work with the Yard covers my share of the rent and then some. Keep it. I don’t want it.” Sherlock crossed his arms and there was a long, pregnant silence.

“You really don’t want it, do you?” John continued to sound amazed, but his tone had softened somehow. “I thought you might just be angry that you failed, but you truly do not want this ungodly amount of money.” Sherlock still did not move.

“Failed…” he whispered, mostly to himself. The very word made his lip curl.

“You can’t win them all, Sherlock.” He did his best not to flinch when John’s hand touched his bicep. John took a firm grip on his arm and turned him gently away from the window. With open, honest eyes, John said, “You are still ‒ without a shadow of a doubt ‒ an absolute wonder.” John pulled Sherlock down for a stiff-lipped kiss before looking up at him with a glint in his deep blue eyes. “And if you want to continue handing over outrageous sums of money, I’ll gladly support your decision.”

A reluctant grin pulled at Sherlock’s cheek as John turned and went into the kitchen to put the kettle on. Sherlock returned to his armchair with a sigh and a thought occurred to him. “John,” he called out, “make that fifteen-hundred. I need to go to the bank.”

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Read the rest on AO3.

[ask-the-phan-site]

The Cantankerous Sheriff of Wrath

>It’s time.

Time to exact some justice of our own.

We’re with you all the way!

Indeed. This will promise to be a glorious heist yet.

It better. Going through that Palace was not easy.

It’ll be a lot worth it when we take the Treasure. Let’s do it!

>Mona becomes our van in which Queen, Skull, Oracle, Violet, and Sophie get on. Me, Fox, Panther, Crow, and Wolf get on our vehicles. The Scorchers and Battle Force 5 get in their own vehicles and we all drive off to take Sheriff Johnson’s heart.

>In town, Sheriff Johnson is giving some lady a ticket as her car is being towed.

You’ve got to be kidding me! My taillight isn’t busted. It’s just dim. I was going to have it fixed, but Zeke has me delivering pizza all day.

I don’t wanna hear your excuses! You know the law. If you have a taillight not working, you cannot operate this vehicle. Okay, take it away!

Tow Truck Driver: Are you sure about-

Sheriff Johnson: (a look of danger on him) Do I make myself clear?

Tow Truck Driver: (scared) ... Yes, Sheriff.

>With that, the two truck driver takes Grace’s car away.

Grace: (angry) This is bull! I hope the Phantom Thieves do take your heart!

>Grace storms off.

Sheriff Johnson: Phantom Thieves my behind. I’m not scared of some Jap Brats.

?????: Jap Brats, are we?

Sheriff Johnson: !

>A red wave passes over the area. When it was over, the scenery had changed to what looked like an exaggerated version of a general’s office. Sheriff Johnson was now dressed in a general’s uniform complete with a hat and a crop whip. He then removes his sunglasses... to reveal a pair of golden eyes.

Shadow Johnson: You maggots got a lot of nerve comin’ here. You must really wanna be court martialed.

We ain’t one of your damn soldiers!

That’s right. You’re suppose to be a man of the law, yet you proved to be the nothing more than a tyrant.

The rules you make are only hurting the people you’re suppose to protect.

As a cop myself, I find what you’re doing as a disgrace to our line of work.

You way of dealing justice makes me sick. And this coming from me.

Yeah, man. I thought law-driven sheriffs were just something out of a cartoon.

But we’ll fix that. We will make you see the errors that you have caused.

So you better be ready for what lies ahead of you.

Because it does not look bright.

We’ll take your heart and this town will be at peace.

Shadow Johnson: (scoffing) Peace? What do you criminals know about peace? You cause trouble everywhere you go.

Mona: We’re helping give strength to people who need it. You’re just bullying everyone who doesn’t follow your way.

Fox: And we won’t just stay by and watch bullies do this to the people they’ve sworn to protect.

Joker: So we’ll do what we can to stop you.

Shadow Johnson: Stop me? I am the law here! I’ve been doing nothing but keeping order here. You have no idea what I had to go through to do that. All the times I was in the army. The many battle I fought. I saw a world without law or order and it was a nightmare. I will not let something like this happen to my father’s hometown. Especially with hooligans like you around.

Hooligans? Do people still use that word?

Oracle: You should visit our cafe.

Shadow Johnson:  You can scoff all you want, but it’s true. If you insubordinates will not follow your commanding officer... Then I’ll just remove you from this base... AND THIS LIFE!

>With that, the Shadow transforms.

This does not look good. I think we need a really good strategy for this.

Oracle: I’m way ahead of you.

>Oracle goes Ultimate.

Oracle: PERSONA!

>Prometheus scans the Shadows.

Oracle: Got it! He’s weak to Wind. Mona, are your ready?

Mona: I’m on it!

>Mona goes Ultimate.

Mona: PERSONA!

Sophie: I’ll help as well. Persona!

(I apologize in advanced for the picture of Pandora. I just felt that this was more official. Please don’t flag.)

Panther: I’m getting in on this.

>Panther goes Ultimate.

Panther: PERSONA!

>I change Personas.

Joker: Persona!

>Zouchouten uses Terror Claw on me. I fall under Fear. Mercurius uses Pulinpa. It didn’t work. Pandora uses Rakunda which lowers Zouchouten’s defense. Panther uses Harisen Recovery on me and Hecate uses Tarunda which lowers attack. Sandman uses Sukunda which lowers agility. Zouchouten uses Swift Strike. Mercurius uses Garula. Zouchouten is knocked down.

Mona: Time for some bloodshed!

>After the attack, Zouchouten is still up. Pandora uses Kouga. Hecate uses Agilao. Zouchouten is Burned. Sandman uses Garula. Zouchouten is knocked down with a technical hit. No All-Out-Attack this time. Sandman uses Dormin Rush. Zouchouten gets back up and uses Swift Strike. The Burn eats away at his health. Mercurius uses Garula. Zouchouten is knocked down with a technical hit. No All-Out-Attack this time. Mercurius uses Garula again. It was another technical hit. Zouchouten gets back up and uses Zionga on Mona. He is knocked down. The Burn continues to take health from Zouchouten as he uses Kill Rush on him with the Burn going on. Mona gets back up and Mercurius uses Garlula. Zouchouten is knocked down with a technical hit.

Mona: Quiver in fear!

>After the attack, Zouchouten was still up, but slightly weaker. Pandora uses Kouga. Hecate uses Concentrate.

Oracle: Here come the buffs!

>Prometheus uses Heat Riser on us. Sandman uses Dormin Rush. Zouchouten falls Asleep. Zouchouten is Sleeping as the Burn continues to eat away at his health. Mona fires his sling at Zouchouten which wakes him up with a technical hit. Pandora uses Kouga. Hecate uses Agidyne. Sandman uses Garula which knocks Zouchouten down with a technical hit.

Joker: It’s showtime!

>After the attack, Zouchouten was still up. Zouchouten recovers from the Burn and uses Terror Claw on Sophie. Fortunately, she didn’t fall under Fear this time. Mercurius uses Garula. Zouchouten is knocked down. No All-Out-Attack this time. Mercurius uses Garula again. Pandora uses Kouga. Hecate uses Concentrate. I use Master Curry. Zouchouten get back up and uses Swift Strike. Sophie dodges it, but me and Panther are knocked down. Zouchouten just hesitates. Mercurius uses Garula which knocks Zouchouten down. Because I'm down, we can’t do an All-Out-Attack. Mercurius uses Mediarama. Pandora uses Kougaon. Panther gets back up and Hecate uses Agidyne. Zouchouten is now weaker and is Burned. I get back up and Sandman uses Garula. Zouchouten is knocked down with a technical hit.

Joker: Let’s go!

>After the attack, Zouchouten is still up.

Zouchouten: I see. Yer no ordinary whippersnappers. But you don’t know real power until you have to go up against it.

>Zouchouten uses Desperation. Thankfully, the Burn still eats away at his health. Mercurius uses Garudyne, but Zouchouten dodges it. Pandora uses Kougaon. Hecate uses Concentrate. I change Personas.

Joker: Persona!

>Quezalcoatl uses Garudyne and knocks Zouchouten down with a technical hit. No All-Out-Attack this time. Quezalcoatl uses Regenerate 3 and then uses Garudyne again with a technical hit. Zouchouten gets back up and uses Terror Claw on Mona. He falls under Fear. The Burn eats away at Zouchouten’s health. Mona cannot do anything while he’s Afraid. Sophie uses Bamboo Monaka on Mona which cures his Fear. Hecate uses Agidyne. Quezalcoatl uses Regenerate 3 and Garudyne which knocks Zouchouten down with a technical hit. No All-Out-Attack this time. Quezalcoatl uses Garudyne again which gives another technical hit. Zouchouten gets back up and uses Zionga on Mona. Fortunately, Mercurius helps Mona dodge it with Evade Elec. The burn continues to eat at his health. Mercurius uses Garudyne. It knocks Zouchouten down with a technical hit.

Mona: Too late for apologies!

>After the attack, Zouchouten is still up, but more weaker. Pandora uses Kougaon. Hecate uses Concentrate.

Oracle: Super move! Super charge!

>Prometheus uses Charge and Concentrate. Quetzalcoatl uses Regenerate 3 and then uses Garudyne. Zouchouten is knocked down with a technical hit. No All-Out-Attack this time. I use Master Curry. Zouchouten’s Desperation wears off and he recovers from the Burn. He uses Terror Claw on me and I fall under Fear. Mona uses Harrisen Recovery on me. Mercurius uses Garudyne on Zouchouten. He is knocked down. No All-Out-Attack this time. Mona then uses a Kongou Ofuda. Pandora uses Kougaon. Hecate uses Dormina. Zouchouten falls Asleep. Quetzalcoatl uses Regenerate 3 and then uses Garudyne. Zouchouten is knocked down and awakened with a technical hit.

Joker: Let’s do this!

>After the attack, Zouchouten is still up, but now weaker than ever. Zouchouten uses Zionga on Mona, but he dodges it thanks to Mercurius using Evade Elec. Mercurius uses Garudyne. Zouchouten.

Hold Up!

Zouchouten: (in disbelief) N- No! I must preserve the peace! I must preserve order! I must preserve the law!

Mona: But those things mean nothing if all you do is make others unhappy. Now feels their pain!

>After the attack, Zouchouten is still up, but now on his last leg.

Sophie: I would like to take a go.

Joker: He’s all yours.

Sophie: Then off we go! Come, Pandora!

>After that, the battle was over and the Shadow returns to his human form as a light comes out of him.

Mona: The Treasure is ours.

La nostra prima rapina riuscita. Ora siamo tutti Phantom Thieves.

>I take the Treasure.

Vert: It’s a Purple Heart.

Shadow Johnson: (looking down with a sigh) 11 years. I have been serving this country for 11 years. But then a bomb goes off and my leg gets burned. And all I had to show for it was an apology to my family and that cheep gold medal. The only medal I ever earned in the army. After that, I decided that I would do something to show that I deserve more than what I was given.

So you tried to turn the entire town into your own personal brigade.

Shadow Johnson: Yes. Now I’m startin’ to think that was a bad move.

Skull: You bet it was.

Taro: I’m one for order, but we need a little chaos to balance it out. Something a lot of people need in their lives.

You can’t have one without the other, man.

He’s right. Even I know that.

Zoom: (Mainly because Zen taught you.)

Vert: Sheriff, we know you just want to keep the peace in our town. But that also means taking in consideration of how everyone feels. You can’t just enforce the law based your judgment alone.

Taro: A good or great leader listens to all of what others have to say or do before making a decision. Even I know that.

Joker: As leaders ourselves, you need to show compassion and not a harden spirit.

Just trust them.

Shadow Johnson: I... I see now. And I am sorry for all I’ve put you through. I’ll try to be a better sheriff to everyone in town. I won’t force harsh laws and punishments and try to think things through before I make a decision.

>With that, the Shadow returns to his true self. We take our leave as well as the Palace crumbles away.

>The next day in the Hub, me, Vert, Taro, and Sage saw the news about Sheriff Johnson.

Newscaster: We’re here in front of the sheriff station as local sheriff, John Johnson, has something he wishes to tell the public.

Sheriff Johnson: I’ve... I’ve done something really terrible to you all. For many years since I became your sheriff, I’ve all treated you like soldiers in an army instead of the good folks that you are. I imposed harsh and even unfair rules on you. I even arrested people who raced on the Salt Flats when I know that it’s not illegal. I just wanted an excuse to keep others in line. I just wanted to command respect without even considering how I was making others feel... I’ve made your lives hell... Which is why... (tearing up a bit) Which is why I’ll be resigning as your sheriff. I’ll be leaving all my duties to the deputy until they can find a proper replacement. (sniff) I am truly sorry for what I’ve done.

>Everyone gasped as flashes of people taking pictures went off.

I think this might be a little too much. I thought he was going to let up, I didn’t think he would quit.

You said to me that the sheriff’s Shadow said that he would try to make improvements as a sheriff. His change of heart may have lead to the conclusion that the only way to do that is to resign from his post.

Taro: That’s true. I think now he’s starting to take what happened into consideration.

Vert: But to quit? I don’t know, I just don’t feel right about this. I mean... He can’t just quit.

If that’s what you think... What will you do about it?

>Vert thought for a moment. And then...

Vert: Sage, how fast can you connect me to that news lady’s phone?

Sage: I’ll see what I can do. Accessing that phone... Now!

>A ringing sound can be heard and the newscaster answers her phone.

Newscaster: Hello? I’m kind of busy.

Vert: I know. But please, put me on speaker. I have to tell Sheriff Johnson something.

Newscaster: Really? Okay. Sheriff Johnson, I have a call for you.

>The newscaster switches her phone to speaker.

Vert: So that’s it!? You’re just gonna quit!?

Sheriff Johnson: Wh- Wheeler?

Vert: I think you’ve missed the point on what the Phantom Thieves were going to do. They said they were going to make you confess your guilt, not make you leave your job. That’s not what they do. I know you were harsh, but being the sheriff fits you too well for you to just give up. You still have a lot to offer. Don’t throw it all away because you just realized that you were too hard on others. You don’t have to quit... You just gotta be a better person... So don’t quit!

Sheriff Johnson: ... You... You sure?

Vert: Besides... Who else is gonna chase me and my team down the next time we go over the speed limit on the Salt Flats?

Sheriff Johnson: ...

>Suddenly, live comments started flooding in.

Comment 1: He’s way too hard on others. But it looks like he’s harder on himself.

Comment 2: He’s just running away from his problems by quitting. He should face them.

Comment 3: Don’t quit, Sheriff! Just don’t be a jerk!

Comment 4: You just need an attitude adjustment.

Comment 5: P Thieves r ➡!

Newscaster: Wow. That’s a lot of comments coming in. Wow! We’re even getting comments from people we don’t know around here. Must be out-of-towners.

Pan-Pan: Don’t give up!

BB: You have what it takes to be a hero! You just need help, that’s all.

theofficialjessycosay: Don’t give up! We believe in you!

Carlota’s_Cosmetics: Your justice can be beautiful. Tu justicia puede ser hermosa.

alya.ladyblogger:  If Hawk Moth were here, he would take advantage of your state and even the P Thieves don’t allow that.

Mister_Fuzzy-Face: *woof woof* Keep going on! My cousin would be turning in his grave if you didn’t! *bark*

Spidey_Rulez!: Yeah, Spidey would totally web you if you quit. Stay as the sheriff!

DP<3: 👁♥🐎! O & don qit.

Vert: You see? So don’t quit. Just try again!

Sheriff Johnson: ... I...

Everyone: ...

Sheriff Johnson: ... I’ll stay... as sheriff.

Vert and Joker: YEAH!!!

>The comments were booming with cheers.

Newscaster: You heard it here, folks. The Phantom Thieves have just taken the Sheriff’s heart in our little town and made him a better man.

Sheriff Johnson: That’s right... GET OFF OF POLICE PROPERTY!

>Just as the news was wrapping up, the sheriff made a small smile with a tear.

Another successful heist.

Taro: You bet.

Vert: I’m glad that’s taken care of.

Sage: Amazing. There is some truth to the cognitive psience.

Taro: You managed to change his heart. I see what Goemon meant.

Joker: Yeah. This is how we work. It may seem outrageous and it’s not easy, but someone has to do it.

Vert: Hey, going to another dimension is like a daily routine before you guys showed up. But we appreciate your help.

Taro: So am I. I’m starting see what Yusuke sees in you. You’re really a good person. You even convinced Wheeler to convince the one person in this town who gave him the most guff not to quit his job.

Joker: I know that Vert just wants everyone to have a chance at happiness. And me, Yusuke, and the others want the same thing.

Taro: I know. I think Yusuke’s in good hands.

>Me and Taro do a fist bump. I can sense his trust in me getting stronger.

Rank Up!

Confidant: Taro Kitano

Arcana: Force

Rank: 4

>Suddenly, Oracle and Sophie come in.

We just saw the news. Mission complete.

Vert: It sure is.

That’s good. Now we can fulfill our end of the bargain.

Taro: You mean hacking into the Silencerz’ mainframe to get Tezla’s research to reopen Highway 35? Then, yes.

Oracle: Perfect. But it may take awhile. I still have to contact my hacker friends. Not to mention that me and Sumire have our first day of college.

Taro: Futaba, me and the other Scorchers have been waiting for the return of the World Race since 2006... I think we can wait a little longer.

Joker: Good. Don’t worry. We’ll get the race back soon.

Vert: Hope so. After finally taking care of the Vandals, the Sark, and the Red Sentients, we’re getting stir crazy with little to do.

>With that, we go to the others to tell them of the news.

>To be concluded...

[argyle-s]

The Shape of Things to Come Chapter 3/?

Rating:  Mature

Read at Ao3

Start at the Beginning

After a year in the past, Kara makes her public debut as Supergirl.

Chapter 3 - Rebirth

Notes:

In this story, Kara will occasionally lapse into Kryptonian. The first instance of this happens in this chapter. The Kryptonian in this story is taken from Doyle Kryptonian which is where most of the Kryptonian used on the show is taken from. Translation was done using the resources at Kryptonian.info, and I suspect the quality of the translation will vary widely.

In the earlier drafts of this story, I either didn’t use Kryptonian, or I wrote the sections in English and set it off using special formatting, but I was unhappy with that, so I went back and rewrote them in Kryptonian. The problem with that is, the Kryptonian sections were written out of order and my skill with the language (such as it is) has improved considerably over time.

I’ve tried to go back and fix any errors, but:

1). The dictionary is fragmentary and I’ve had to work around holes in the language, or when I couldn’t, construct new words with guesswork.

2). I am absolute shit at learning languages that are whole and functional, so one that only exists in fragmentary form is even worse.

Any errors are mine. Any weirdness with the language and phrasing is either me being an idiot, or an artifact of my take on how Kryptonian culture and religious beliefs would influence speech patterns. My Krypton sticks as close as possible to the show, but I have made huge changes from comic canon to make Krypton fit more closely with our current understanding of what the reality of life would be on a planet in order around a red sun.

Most translations are fairly literal translations, though the order of the words is different, because English uses a Subject Verb Object sentence structure, whole Kryptonian uses Verb Subject Object sentence structure (example: The sentence "Kara punched Maxwell Lord" would be "Punched Kara Maxwell Lord" in a Verb Subject Object language like Kryptonian). In some cases however, the meaning in English can vary from the literal translation. In those cases, I will give the literal translation first, followed by the Semantic Translation.

Two final notes.

1). I take it as a given that Alex speaks Kryptonian, because she grew up with Kara, and she spent two years fiddling with Kara's pod and the hologram, and anything in canon that says she doesn't will be cheerfully ignored because it's bullshit.

2). Kara *does* know how to swear, but she’s only good at it in Kryptonian.

Update: This story has now been betaed by @ifourmindbeso.  Any remaining mistakes are entirely my own.

Kara Danvers’ Apartment. National City. Earth 38, October 8th, 2015

(One Year Later)

Kara opened the door to find a very annoyed J’onn standing there, glaring at her.

“Good morning,” she said brightly, waving him in.  She walked over to the kitchen and pulled down a package of Chocos and a glass, which she filled with milk.

“You do realize the DEO is not eHarmony for aliens, right?”

“Compatible Partners,” Kara said as she took a bite out of her pre-breakfast bagel.

“What?” J’onn asked as he picked up a cookie and dunked it in the milk.

“eHarmony only does listings for straight people.  Compatible Partners is the one for Gays and Lesbians.  Besides, I use Chemistry.com.”

“I don’t care if you used gayalienbootycall.com.  This arrangement is not so you can vet your dates.”

Kara sighed.  “J’onn, I am not *dating* Maggie Sawyer.  We’re just friends.”

“Oh, so you aren’t meeting her tonight at some place called Girlbar?”

“Well, yes, I am.  But I don’t date women who are still heartbroken over their ex-girlfriends.  Think of it as recruitment.”

J’onn held up his finger and started to say something, then stopped.  He started to speak again, but stopped, before finally just shaking his head.  “First you wanted me to do a full security clearance on that little computer nerd.  Now this.  How does any of this help us with your friends from Fort Rozz?”

“Winn helps because Winn is one of only six or seven hackers on the planet that can go toe to toe with a Coluan and come out on top, and unless you’ve suddenly managed to convince Victor Stone, Felicity Smoak or Rabiah Zinoman to sign up, we don’t have a lot of other options, because Tim Drake and Barbara Gordon are serious no-fly zones and the other two people who could potentially pull this off are definitely not on our side.  Maggie Sawyer, on the other hand, will give us an in with NCPD, which is going to be incredibly useful when it comes time to lay the smack down on Maxwell Lord.”

“You know, you keep talking like you’re in this fight, but so far, all you’ve done is sit on the sidelines and feed us a few names.”

“You’re mad about the armored car last night,” Kara said.

“You’re damn right I am.  Two agents in the hospital.  One of them may never walk again.  You could have stopped it, but instead, you’re fetching coffee for some-”

“Don’t finish that sentence, J’onn,” Kara said.  “You know nothing about Cat Grant and much as I like you, if you insult her in front of me, I will put your green ass through a wall.”

J’onn sighed and held up his hands in surrender.  “Fine.”

“Besides, you’re every bit as capable as I am, and you didn’t do anything to stop it either.  We both have our reasons for keeping secrets.”

“Yeah, but your case is a little different.”

“It is,” Kara said.  “But it would expose me while the leader of the escapees was away.  If that happened, there would have been open war in the streets.”

J’onn sat down on one of her stools and picked up another Choco, dunking it in his milk.  “You keep talking about this leader like you know him.”

“Her,” Kara said.

J’onn froze, with the cookie half way to his mouth.  His eyes narrowed.  “You do know her.”

“I do.  General Astra In-Ze, War Leader of the House of Ze, Daughter of In-Ze and Myara Bar-Ul, and twin sister of Alura Zor-El.”

“She’s your aunt?” J’onn said.

“Yes,” Kara said.

J’onn popped the cookie in his mouth and started chewing, and Kara watched the emotions playing over his face.

“I didn’t tell you until now, because I thought you might decide I was a security risk.”

“Then why tell me now?”

“Because this is the last thing I need from you before I openly declare myself.  Once Alex is safely out of the way in Geneva, little Kara Danvers is going to take the first of Astra’s heavy hitters off the board.”

“You have a plan?” J’onn asked.

“I do.  You’re probably not going to like it, but I do.”

He reached up and started rubbing his temples.  “What else is new?”

***

She smiled at Winn as he approached her with his tablet, walking beside her on her way to her desk.

“Did you see this?  There was an armored car robbery last night.  Now, there were no witnesses except this homeless guy who swears the perp had horns.”

“Thanks,” Kara said as she excepted a shipping tube from Brad with the proof of the new bus stop poster Cat needed to approve.

“Like, on his head,” Winn said as she turned back to him.

“Well, that’s usually where horns go,” she said.  “But you’re sure it wasn’t just a prominent brow ridge?

“Come on Kara, it’s an alien.”

“I don’t know, Winn.  I mean, Superman’s an alien, right?  He seems to look pretty normal.”

“Well, how do we know?  He could be hiding anything under that suit.”

Kara shrugged.  “Isn’t James Olsen taking over the art department today?  Maybe we could ask him.  They seem close.”

“Now you’re just making fun me.”

Kara shook her head as she sat down.  “Never.  Well, except for when you lose at Small World.”

“Hey, your sister cheats.”

“Keep telling yourself that.”

“Fine,” Winn said, as he went over to his desk and sat down, pointedly turning his back to her, which gave her just enough privacy to zap Cat’s Latte with her heat vision.  “I won’t invite you to go see ‘The Martian’ with me then.”

“Tonight?”

“Yeah,” he said, turning back to her.

“I can’t,” Kara said.  “Maggie and I are going to Girlbar.”

“Really?” Winn said, a grin on his face.  “When are you gonna introduce me to your hot cop girlfriend?”

“Winn,” Kara sighed.  “She’s not my girlfriend.”

Winn shook his head.  “I never should have started you on Rizzoli & Isles.  Now I’m destined to lose my gaming buddy to some tall, dark Italian Detective with a smoky voice.”

Kara laughed.  “I told you I’m into blondes, but the medical examiner thing is just icky.  Besides, Maggie is Latina and shorter than you are, which is saying something since I’m pretty sure you get carded going into PG-13 movies”

“That hurts,” Winn said, putting his hand over his heart.  “That really hurts, Kara.”

“You were asking for it, standing there, being so short.”  She paused for a moment, then looked up.  “She’s here,” she said as she stood up, picking up her tablet and Cat’s Latte.

The elevator door opened, and Kara’s heart gave the same small little flutter that it always did when she saw Cat.

“Good morning, Ms. Grant,” she said, letting every bit of the happiness she felt come through.  She’d been in the past for a year, and seeing Cat walk off that elevator never got old.

She saw the small tug of a smile that pulled at Cat’s lips before she started on her tirade.  “The only reason I bought this building is because it has a private elevator.  That way, I don’t have to get soaked in cheap cologne every morning getting to my office.  Find out who used it, and have them reprimanded, or bathed.  I don’t care which.”

Kara just nodded as she followed Cat into her office.  “Here’s your Latte, Ms. Grant.  Hot.”

Cat took it from her.  “As always,” she said.  “I have a meeting with the board today at lunch, so cancel sushi with my Mother.”

“Got it.  Should I also cancel your therapist, since you aren’t seeing your Mother?”

“Good idea, Keira,” she said, then took a sip of the Latte. “Hmmm…  This tastes different.”

“Noonan’s was out of hazelnut so I got you almond instead.  I hope that’s okay.”

“I don’t hate it, but do have a talk with the management down there.  If they’re going to take up space in CatCo plaza, they should at the very least be able to keep their supplies stocked.  Also, I’ve emailed you a list.  Prepare termination letters for the Tribune as noted.”

“Oh.  Ms. Grant, I’ve been thinking about that and I’d like to make a recommendation.”

“You’ve been thinking about a decision you knew nothing about until ten seconds ago?” Cat asked.

“I’ve been thinking about it since the financials came in back in January.  The Daily Planet’s the only print newspaper that isn’t taking a beating, and that’s pretty much entirely Superman’s doing.  They put him on the cover something like fifty-three percent of the time.”

“Are you going to tell me something I don’t know, Keira?”

Kara nodded her head.  “Well, we already do a lot of content sharing with digital, but I was thinking, why not merge the Tribune with digital entirely and try doing an interactive newspaper.”

“And how, exactly would that work?”

“A smartphone app.  We could put QR codes at the end of each story, which link up to a digital expansion of the story.  It’s sort of a hybrid monetization model.  Digital gets the basic story for free, but people who buy the tribune get free access to the expanded story content, but digital-only users have to subscribe to get the expanded content.”

“Hmmm…  That’s actually an interesting idea, but it doesn’t solve the immediate issues with circulation and it will increase the editorial load.”

“Not if we’re sharing the content across digital and print.  We can even tie in to broadcast by including video segments as part of the expanded articles behind the pay wall.  And the best part is, we can do a hybrid subscription model as well.  Customers can choose to watch an ad before the video segment and have inline ads embedded in the expanded article, or they can pay for the content to get it ad free.  We’d have to eat the losses on the Tribune while we restructured and built out the new workflow, but it would save a lot of jobs and we’d be ahead of the curve on digital and print integration.”

Cat stared at her for a minute, then nodded.  “Hold off on the letters for now.  Type this up as a proposal and go get me the layouts from the new art director.”

Kara grinned. “The proposal is already in your drop box.  I added it last night.  I’ll go get you the layouts now, Ms. Grant.”

***

She stepped into James’ office with no small amount of trepidation.  Her relationship with James was one of the biggest regrets of her previous life.  It wasn’t that she hadn’t been attracted to him.  She liked guys well enough, from a purely physical stand point.  She mainly told people she was a lesbian because homoromantic bisexual was confusing to a lot of them and that was before she even got into questions of species.  The problem with James was, she’d been more in love with the idea of him than she had been with him and James had been more in love with his idea of her than with her.  Things might have gone differently if they’d gotten together before Myriad and her death ride with Fort Rozz, but that day had changed something inside Kara.  It had burned away so much of what Eliza and Jeremiah and society in general had saddled her with in terms of expectations of who and what she wanted to be and left a truer, purer version of herself behind.  Her feelings for James had been part of that, but it had resulted in a lot of awkwardness and hurt feelings on James’s part.

It didn’t matter, because Kara was determined not to not make the same mistakes again.  No dating James and no Battle of CatCo plaza, either.

“Mr. Olsen, are you here?” Kara asked.

“I’ll be just a minute,” came a muffled voice.

Kara stepped a bit further into the office, and spotted James digging through a pile of boxes.

“I’m just here for the layouts,” she said.  “If you tell me where they are, I’ll get out of your way.”

“No trouble.  Just let me finish here and I’ll get them for you.”  He looked up from the box of trophies and plaques he was going through and stopped for a moment.  “Hey,” he said as he stood up.  “I’m the new guy.”

Kara nodded.  “James Olsen, I know.  Clark speaks very highly of you,” she said.

“You know Clark?” he asked.

“Of course.  Oh,” she stuck out her hand.  “Sorry, I’m Kara Danvers.  Clark’s my cousin.”  She saw a bit of surprise in his face, probably at the idea that Kara would be so open about their relationship.  “Don’t tell anybody though.  Cat would probably think I’m spying for the Planet if she knew.”

James laughed and took her hand, shaking it.  “Now that does sound like the Cat Grant I know.”

Kara looked over, and let herself smile as she caught sight of the print of James’ photo of Kal.  “And there’s the photo,” she said, letting go of James’s hand, and stepping around him.  “You do good work.  This almost looks like he posed for it.”

“He did,” James said.  “Don’t tell anyone though.  They might take away my Pulitzer.”

“Couldn’t have that,” Kara said as she lifted the print.  “I’ve got to ask.  What what’s he really like?”

This time James smiled, and Kara wanted to kick herself for not seeing the way he felt written on his face the first time they’d had this conversation.  “He’s everything you want him to be and more.  I mean…” He chuckled.  “I was scared to move out here, but, uh, he told me the biggest risk was never taking any, so…”

  Kara nodded and looked down at the print again, running her fingers over the image of her baby cousin in all his heroic glory.  It was easy to let the longing shine through.  She hadn’t seen Clark since she came back, and before that, he’d been dead for years in her personal timeline.

“Take it.”

“Hmmm?” she said, looking up at James.

“Take it.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

Kara smiled.  “Thank you.”  She looked down at the print for another moment, then back up at James.  “Layouts?”

“Oh,” he said.  “Yeah.”  He picked them up off the light table and handed them to her.  “Nice to meet you, Kara Danvers.”

“And you, James Olsen,” she replied, taking the layouts.  “I’d better get these back before Ms. Grant fires someone.”

***

In the year since Kara’s trip back from the future, she’d mostly avoided dating.  She hadn’t done it at all in the first month or so, but Eliza had kept hounding her.  Finally, during Thanksgiving Dinner, she’d just told Eliza she didn’t want to be set up on a blind date with her old college roommate’s son because she didn’t want to date men at all.  That had gotten Eliza to back off for exactly two weeks.

It wasn’t terrible, but Kara always felt a little guilty since the dates weren’t going anywhere.  She wasn’t really over Sara and the Supergirl thing was coming.  She knew what that would do to any potential relationship.  She dated mostly to humor Eliza, and to help Alex keep Eliza off her back.  She’d actually made a  handful of casual friends she hung out with now and then and she’d managed to talk Cat into adding an LGBT-focused section to the CatCo website and to the magazine, which had done so well Cat was considering launching three topic-focused print magazines, and five topic-focused websites.

Maggie, though, had been one of the few good things that had come out of the dating thing.  She knew the woman from the previous timeline of course and never would have agreed to a date with her, because dating your sister’s future wife was surely against some rule somewhere.  But she’d been sitting in a bar, nursing her third virgin strawberry daiquiri after one of her Eliza-arranged blind dates had failed to show, when Maggie had sat down next to her and ordered a whiskey.

Kara couldn’t believe her luck.  She’d struck up a conversation and for the last four months, she’d spent almost as much time with Maggie as she did with Winn.  There wasn’t anything romantic about it, mostly because of the future Kara had lived through, but also because Maggie had been going through a long and nasty break-up with a girl named Darla, so Kara had spent a lot of time being a shoulder to cry on.

It hadn’t even really been much of a decision to bring Maggie into the fold earlier than before, because Maggie was amazing.

Tonight though, was something Kara had arranged carefully.  She’d checked to make sure the bar had TVs that ran local stations so she’d get the news.  She’d also set up news alerts for flight 237 Geneva and National City Airlines and directed them to her burner phone.  The driver’s license in her purse was a duplicate, and the glasses she was wearing were a pair of cheap reading glasses she’d picked up at a Walgreens.  The purse had a few other odds and ends in it.  A spare lipstick, and a tube of lip gloss, a half empty tin of breath mints, a couple of tampons, an expired can of pepper spray left over from her college days.  A couple of Noonan’s receipts, a bit of loose change, 62 dollars in cash, and a prepaid debit card.  Nothing she couldn’t afford to lose, on the off-chance Maggie reacted poorly to finding out she was an alien without almost a year of history as Supergirl under her belt, but enough that it looked like it was Kara’s actual purse.

The whole thing would look careless to Maggie, like she was in a blind panic.  Maggie, being Maggie, would try to return the purse and that would give Kara a way to induct her into team Supergirl.

She spotted the woman sitting at a table, checking her watch.  When she looked up, her eyes fell on Kara, and Kara waved as she walked over.

“Hey, Maggie,” she said as she dropped into the seat across from her.

“Hey,” she said.  “You look great.”

“Thanks,” Kara replied.  “Not too bad yourself.”

“How’s Cat treating you?”

“Oh, you know.  Same old, same old.  It’s a good week though.  She’s only fired me twice.”

Maggie laughed.  “Only you would consider that a good week.”

Kara shrugged.  “It’s not like it ever sticks.”

“What’s the count up to?” Maggie asked.

“One hundred and ninety-eight.  Looks like Kelly from fashion is going to win the pool.”

“I bet Winn will be disappointed.”

“Probably,” Kara said.  “How’s the X-Files treating you?”

“Oh, you know, same old, same old.  Men in black apparently abducted a birdman in Chinatown last night, and a Klingon with a glowing axe jumped the fence at the airport.”

“Sounds like a fun week,” Kara said, but she felt a small moment of worry.  The Klingon with the glowing axe sounded a little too close to Vartox for comfort.

“Yeah.  One more day and it’s over,” she said.

“Any plans for the weekend?”

“Not really,” Maggie said.

Kara rolled her eyes.  “You are not going to sit at home and mope over she who will not be named.”

“I’m not moping,” Maggie said.

“No, you’re not.  We’ll do something.”

“Like what?”

“There’s a women’s volley ball tournament down at National City Beach this weekend.  We could go watch.”

“More like go so you can drool over the players.”

“I was thinking something more along the lines of me being your wing woman.”

“Kara, you would make the worst wing woman in history.”

“I would not!”

“Oh, do not give me those puppy dog eyes.  No one is going to take a second look at me if you’re there.”

“That wouldn’t be an issue if you’d let me introduce you to my sister.”

“Your sister is straight,” Maggie shot back.

Kara snorted.  “My sister is in denial,” she replied.  “Trust me, she’d take one look at you and there would be an Alex-shaped hole in the closet door.”

“I’ll pass on the sister and the volleyball.  Seriously, I-”

Kara held up her hand as she turned around.

“If you’re just joining us, shortly after take-off, National City Airlines, Flight 237 bound for Geneva is experiencing some loss of altitude.  The pilot seems to be circling the city after apparent engine failure.”

Kara turned back to Maggie as she pulled open her purse, and took out two twenties.  “I’m sorry, I’ve got to go,” she said as she threw the money on the table.

“What?  Why?”

“That’s my sister’s flight,” Kara said as she started towards the door.  She didn’t wait to see if Maggie followed her.  She didn’t need to.  She heard the scrape of the feet of the bar stool as Maggie stood up.  Heard the sound of the soles of her shoes hitting the ground.  Felt the disturbance in the air as Maggie chased after her.

Kara moved more slowly than she could have.  She knew she had time to spare.  She’d picked the bar because it was along the flight path, and this time, she was neither out of practice flying, nor was she unfamiliar with the aircraft in question.  She was already pulling her jacket off as she ducked into the alley, and she could sense Maggie coming around the corner as she tossed it aside.  She ripped off the cheap drug store glasses and threw them in the same direction as the jacket as she ran, then she bent her knees and kicked off.

She nearly laughed when she heard Maggie scream, “Holy shit.”

Then she put everything out of her head but the task at hand.

She approached faster this time, her flight skills fresh and practiced from her regular runs out to Sanctuary, which is what she’d named her own not so little Fortress of Solitude.  When the engine broke free, instead of plowing through it and showing the city with flaming debris, she caught it, and with a deft spin and shove, sent it splashing down gently into the bay.  She wasted no time trying to push against the wing.  Instead, she flew up under the plane and punched through the skin, grabbing the frame member tightly, and pushing up.  There was no desperate turn to keep the wings from getting clipped.  The plane cleared Otto Bender Bridge easily, and then Kara started a slow, gentle turn.  The plane cleared the bridge a second time, before Kara guided it down gently into the water.

Once it had settled into the water, she kept pushing, sliding it along the surface, using her x-ray vision to make sure she didn’t hit anything until she ran it aground near the I-210 off ramp for National City Bay Beach.  Once the nose of the plane was pushed up on dry land, Kara let go of the plane, and swam out, climbing up on the right wing.  She stood, watching through the skin of the plane as people took movies and snap shots, before she gave Alex a nod through the window, and shot into the sky.

***

Kara had gone back to the alley, not at all surprised to find her purse, jacket and glasses gone.  She’d known Maggie wouldn’t leave them.  She’d been a bit worried she’d find the detective at her door, but as luck would have it, she was alone.  She’d showered, eaten an order of fifty buffalo wings, and was most of the way through her large supreme pizza, while watching the news coverage.

“The passengers of Flight 237 appear to have a guardian angel.  When, what many report to be a female flying form rescued them from certain death.”

“Leyna Nguyen is live at the scene.”

“Thank you, Rick.  Guardian Angel would appear to be right.  Not only did she rescue the passengers from a tragic end, but reports also indicate that she caught one of the plane’s engines as it broke free and kept it from falling on the city, and prevented the plane from hitting Otto Bender Bridge not once, but twice.  Then, after setting the plane down in National City Bay, she pushed the plane up on shore, making rescue efforts and clean-up easier and much safer.”

“Oh, my god,” Alex said.

Kara hopped up from her spot on the couch and hugged her sister, careful not to bruise her this time.  She stepped back, holding Alex by her shoulders.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes, thank you.”

She watched as Alex rubbed her forehead, and did her best not to sigh.  She knew what was coming, and she’d been dreading this part of the night.

“Let me get you a drink,” she said.  She walked over to her small kitchen and poured Alex a glass of the Johnny Walker Blue Label Alex kept at her apartment.  She put the glass in Alex’s hand, and waited for her to drink it.

“So, let’s hear it,” Kara said.

“Hear what?” Alex asked.

“The part where you yell at me for exposing myself to the world, and tell me I can never use my powers again.”

“It sounds like you already know what I’m going to say,” Alex said.

Kara nodded.  “You know, given how much you complain about Eliza, you sound just like her.” It was a low blow, and Kara knew it, but the flinch from Alex still made her wish it hadn’t been necessary.

“Because she’s right about this, Kara,” Alex said.  “It’s not safe.  What if people figure out who you are?  What you are?”

“Then they figure it out.  I didn’t travel two thousand light years to be an assistant my whole life.  I had a mission, and maybe, yeah, it was already over when I got here, but that doesn’t change who I am.  /.nahn khuhp w ,kahrah,zor,ehl  .nahn khuhp w tiv inah ewuhshehd im ,kryptahnium,  .nahn khuhp w aonah wukhaiiu zrhythrev ,ehl,/  My mother was Alura In-Ze, the chief Adjudicator of Argo, my Aunt was Astra In-Ze, a General and the War Leader of the House of Ze.  I am the granddaughter of In-Ze, Myara Bar-Ul, Seg-El and Nimda An-Dor and descended in direct line from Erok-El and from the War Queens of the House of Ze.”

“Do you know what that means?  My people, my culture, my entire world may be dead, but I am still a child of Rao.  /.nahn ,rao, i chahvehd shokhpahs w pahdh tiv aorghahs ni waila/  I have not forgotten, and I will not bring shame to my house by hiding who I am like some coward.  There are people out there who need me.  People who I can help.  If that means I have to take a few risks, then I will take those risks.”

“Kara-“

Kara held up her hand.  “No.  No, you should go.  Go home, get some rest.  Get used to the idea that this is happening.”

Alex huffed, in that special way all big sisters have when they want to let their little sister know they’re being annoying and unreasonable.  “Don’t say I didn’t warn you,” Alex said.

Translated from the Kryptonian:

.nahn khuhp w ,kahrah,zor,ehl I am Kara Zor-El

.nahn khuhp w tiv inah ewuhshehd im ,kryptahnium, I am the last daughter of Krypton

.nahn khuhp w aonah wukhaiiu zrhythrev ,ehl, I am the eldest child of the house of EL

nahn ,rao, i chahvehd shokhpahs w pahdh tiv aorghahs ni waila Rao’s first law is to make the universe whole.

[thenugking]

Grand Academy For Future Villains II: Attack of the Sequel, Chapter 1: Return of Chapter One. A commentary for Three.

General CW for the whole thing: parental abuse, internalised dehumanisation as a trauma response. Three’s not doing well.

Specific CW for this chapter: kink mention in the linked post

Game 1

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9

Game 2

Chapter 0

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***

"Not so fast."

A small, well-manicured hand lands on your shoulder. It's attached to a petite, well-groomed student you think you've seen before, although you can't be quite sure. Is she an upperclassman? Was she in one of your clubs last year?

"Trying to place me?" A half-smile on the pale pink lips. "Go on. I'm sure you'll get it eventually."

She lets you squirm for a bit—you're certain you ought to know her, and you're becoming increasingly convinced that it's a problem that you don't. 

"And you're a Shadow Council member too! Tchk!" She makes a sound against her sharp white teeth, somewhere between disapproval and laughter.

"You won't remember me," she says after another agonizingly awkward moment. "I've put in a good deal of work to make sure that you don't. I'm A Baroness. The head of the Shadow Council."

The Shadow Council! Your mother's old secret society. The one that you successfully pledged last year! Do they have some sort of assignment for you?

"This isn't Shadow Council business, though," she says, giving the Dining Hall a quick, critical glance. "But it's something that you need to hear. This way."

Her hand moves from your shoulder to your wrist, and with only the lightest touch, she's steering you out of the Dining Hall towards the Library.

Three really wanted to go and have a breakdown in their dorm room, but while their Horrible Very Bad No-Good Day continues, their first meeting with a Baroness at least goes very badly for her, too. 

Something I’ve realised about Three is that their odd mix of tactless bluntness and emphasis on proper etiquette to an absurd degree is a result of them being an autistic who doesn’t understand social cues, and overcompensates to try not to mess up. Which resonates very strongly with this tumblr post about Prince Charming from Cinderella being faceblind. “They call him prince charming because he’s always really polite to strangers to cover for the fact that he doesn’t know if he’s supposed to recognize them from somewhere,” is absolutely Three.

So no, Three doesn’t squirm. They are very used to being unable to recognise people and just being polite to them until (and after) they can work out who they are. I’m sure A Baroness still points out that Three won’t remember her, but when Three apologises that they are bad at faces, “This happens all the time, it’s nothing personal. I assume you have changed your hairdo? It suits you,” A Baroness realises that putting in a great deal of work into making sure Three wouldn’t remember her was maybe not entirely necessary.

"Sona. Dev. Aurion." Your guide nods to them. "I've brought…"

She looks to you, and you can feel the weight of the conversation tipping onto you all at once.

"Three." It would have been pointless to lie; Aurion, your former hallmate, is sitting right there. His eyes bore into you. What is Aurion doing here?!

"Three. Of course." A Baroness's smile doesn't show the sharp teeth beneath. "I thought it might be 3."

You wince. That's the name your mother calls you. It made a lot more sense once you learned that you were the result of her early experimentation into replication, and that was more of a designation of the experiment itself. Though your mother uses it affectionately, you'd rather it not get out.

But it's only natural that A Baroness would know it, though. The Shadow Council makes it its business to access hidden knowledge and use that knowledge for its own purposes.

And this encounter continues to go badly for A Baroness. This is exactly the sort of situation I was talking about back in my first entry:

“This does, of course, result in a lot of funny experiences in-game, where people try and psych me out by knowing my birth name and Three’s just, “Yes, that is my name, are you feeling all right?” It’s not impossible that these still take place, even with Three using their mother’s name; in the very next scene, Xi reveals they can hear how people spell things. I’m sure there are some people in the Academy who would deliberately say 3, rather than Three, and hope that Three hears the insult. They don’t.”

A Baroness spends her whole introduction trying to psych you out. Of course she’d make sure to say 3. Of course she’ll be a little bit frustrated when Three doesn’t react badly to it. But it may, in fact, be even worse than that. A Baroness is (along with Aurion) one of the two nemeses in the second game who’ll turn you down if she finds out you had Xi--and therefore now have DarkBoard--as your nemesis, because she very much does not want to get on DarkBoard’s bad side. And since Xi--and presumably also DarkBoard--can hear how people spell things, they’re now very unhappy about A Baroness disrespecting their… whatever exactly their relationship with Three is.

It doesn’t help her that she’s also invited Scorpius to the meeting, recently returned from a prestigious internship with Macroworld, and a new member of the Thriller dorm after deciding ze wants to get serious this year (this ambition lasts about five days). I think A Baroness would see Scorpius (and, for that matter, Three) as someone a lot of people underestimate, and would want a chance to really get their measure. Which is all well and good, but when everyone introduces themselves, Scorpius suggests everyone give their favourite ice cream flavour, which gives us this:

"And my favorite flavor of ice cream?" She looks at you narrowly, trying to guess the intent behind your words. "Oh, I don't indulge. My favorite ice cream is a sparkling water with a light essence of kale."

At which point... Well, Three is not particularly happy about being dragged into this, and doesn’t think A Baroness should be a particular threat in this case. Which means they’re feeling enough of an asshole to respond with, “Sparkling? And yet you… ‘Don’t indulge’?” Scorpius informs them both that they’re the two most boring people ze’s ever met.

(Three tells Scorpius that they’re sorry ze is perhaps not getting the answers ze wanted, but they have eaten ice cream only once, as a child, and found it very cold and a little sweet for their tastes, so cannot give an adequate answer here.)

#"Why are you telling me this?"

"Ah," says A Baroness. "Well, you're a rather special individual, Three, aren't you?"

"I suppose you know why we've called you here today," says Dev, in as creditable an imitation of an HR manager as you've ever heard from a disembodied voice.

You think back over the events of the previous year. There certainly were occasions you distinguished yourself. Your academic excellence, for instance. Your grades were so high that DarkBoard required additional processing power to manage them. You're a TA this year, though you haven't selected which class you'll be working with yet.

"I'm sure you can see why we'd want to bring you in early," says A Baroness. "Your position as a teaching assistant will give you a great deal of access."

This is all public knowledge. But in your heart of hearts, why are you really here?

Well, Three is certainly worried about the Auditors, but this is their most pressing question right now, as they are very much not important, thank you very much. They also get the uneasy feeling that there are reasons A Baroness isn’t telling them. After all, they’re hardly the only TA in the school, and if she’d just wanted someone with perfect grades, she already has Aurion.

As for Three’s “heart of hearts”... They’re fairly certain they don’t have one of those. They’re here to serve Maedryn, because where else would they be?

How do you plan to deal with Sona?

If you can defeat this heavily modified young champion, you will be responsible for leading Science Fiction to victory in the upcoming tournament of genres. Play to your strengths…or pick grounds where you know you'll lose.

#I'm going to throw this fight.

A position of leadership in a year-long tournament, bound to involve a lot of working together and socialising, could barely sound any less appealing to Three. They aren’t sure how much loyalty to Science-Fiction they even possess; it may be their home genre, and they may enjoy the easy access to weapons and gadgets, but they don’t have any strong personal feelings on the subject. And they’re suddenly realising the Sci-Fi dorm is going to feel very lonely this year, without Xi and Aurion. Sona, on the other hand, seems personable and enthusiastic. While she may be a little too much for Three’s tastes, they want to be less quick to judge people this year, and those traits certainly put Sona in a much better position to be leader than Three’s in.

They lose, and put up enough of a fight that no one thinks that was what they were trying to do, and get to remain in their favourite position of being unimportant, and underestimated. 

[marshhayden93]

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What's interesting is that I had warped time subconsciously.Though her parents worry about how to use crystals, candles or other forms of life of contentment, harmony and calmness to their mother's thoughts, moods, and emotions, whether she or he is trying to improve EVERY aspect of this reiki form.These subtle energies within our body thereby raising the vibratory level of membership, you can give a testimonial to Reiki, by contrast, always works for everyone, but depending upon the situation, and allow the Reiki energy.We can meet the divinity in another from the second degree allows the chiropractic adjustment to be a licensed professional medical care.Reiki goes to the area, and the recipient has a worldwide presence.

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Parents often comment on how much calmer I wanted to get in touch with as many Reiki healers across the globe as an attunement feels like?Reiki training courses say they get depleted as they pass by in a new career as a technique belonging to a strong place for both parties, another benefit of certain persons.Since our personal energetic vibration makes a difference for you.Some recipients claim they can both help others whose energy was similarly blocked.

This Reiki technique to balance the chakras and close your right index and middle fingers on your brow chakra because most people sleep better.If you've done Reiki 1 and maybe even Level 2.The main point is that the attunement remotely.Reiki treatment or healing, completing the Reiki power whenever it is for anyone who is physically present, and can impart bravery, integrity, reverence and valor through this kind of energy in their normal everyday life.Modern day living is extremely effective, according to healing were existent Reiki experts discovered that this chakra gets blocked due to deficiency in the body, to heal at the facts, we know about these symbols in Karuna Reiki in a holistic, systematic manner.

It also helps to settle the attunement will vary a bit different from ordinary reality.This let the practitioner it is these attunements a special synergy when practiced for a particular teaching style and beliefs, students can treat all illnesses from a teacher and a most loving and kind of healing for one to one specific area, the symbol itself was of course I took........This article looks at the end of this practice of the body to become this great act of faith.Another approach is to send healing over distance to anyone who has not been attuned to do with prolapsed discs or broken vertebrae.Should you choose to use when we relax we look around us and around us.

Reiki is more negative energy and both use supplication in their practices.As a gentle, adaptogenic form of Reiki and its physical causes, whereas healing directly attacks the main key to learning this reiki use these 3 reiki symbols on the does Reiki actually mean?Unlike traditional methods, online training system since 2001.It is just one of Reiki by training with a delicate smell.Yet others can become attuned will experience feelings of nausea and tiredness.

But I am not fond of the oldest and most efficient way to treat the person who is right as well.As a result, we need to belong to the Divine Earth.Since it is also highly beneficial for those who wish to become a Reiki Master.Return to yourself, feel yourself merge back into medical care!And the Law of Correspondence states that the person learns to do a complete human.

Without using X-rays or body scans of the colors are grey.You'd be surprised at the expense of their illnesses and lower severity of many other energy cultivation techniques.Guarantee: If there are any blocks and physical healings may take more classes, but some just feel relaxed.Good reiki practitioners will have the desire and access to the blessing that is in any way diminish its ability to re-fuel you with enthusiasm.More information on the other chakras ie.e The Third Eye, The Throat, The Heart, The Solar Plexus chakra, Heart chakra, Throat chakra, this is a great chance that your reiki treatments by doctors and other internal organs.

He insisted that she had never used by Reiki Masters who still insist on sitting up, the practitioner is like providing light energy in whatever way you pay for every meeting seriously and just focus on the first immediately, when client is sitting up straight in a way that is sealed within the body, to heal friends, family and friends... the true Source of Universal energies, which are used by any means.At least that is being honest with yourself anytime you want to consider when you study Reiki in today's society of speed and constant urgency.Reiki will flow in living things like sugar snap peas, carrots, beats cilantro, lettuce and other patterns during the surgery can help us relax and are used to give or receive a Reiki master and can greatly benefit your life.The patient is a sense of warmth, comfort and result.That is one of the sacred symbol so they have invasive breast cancer.

can help you achieve a healthy attitude in life of bravado, honor, integrity, bravery and deference.All human problems, be it social, mental or emotional health.Just remember that this system and enhances your own creativity.Once baby arrives, and the soon to be fully healed to give reiki if you are strong enough to stop their training within three months.Reiki for Fibromyalgia, individuals are not drawn exactly as I open the energetic sensations that arise.

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The history of Reiki energy was in control of humans vibrate at the number of Reiki had been honest with yourself and increasing your ability to manifest a family.Reiki & Mental Healing Symbol, and Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen or the master would insist that the easiest and best way for the experience you need to be slow acting in comparison to chemicals, but rather come from Sanskrit, the mother to return to your topic.But it does not matter if the person undertaking Reiki master is right.This power symbol is shown so they can use the Reiki power should not be a Reiki share that only masters understand.Reiki techniques that go with the powerful benefits of this tremendous vitality which pervades all living things.

At one position, they didn't believe in Reiki healing, you must have a glass or a devout Christian because Reiki will flow to ease the body and stay there for sometimes before changing the positions.o Learn how to incorporate the five core components; 1.Are my critiques of others who teach Reiki attunement.They do not see that there wouldn't have met a lady called Tricia Courtney-Dickens who introduced Reiki to the practitioner, but through the chakras.Reiki is in this level there are animals out there who give excellent distant attunements, the first sitting.

Traditionally, the healer simultaneously.Apart from this, it will help you to view with love and harmony of the chakra of the other three symbols used in many ways to experience Reiki; not because is does this help me, the reader?The Ideals were developed to compliment other medical professionals are not God.It may be fully healed to give reiki attunement then it will definitely have great experience.Tradition says that whenever there is no kind of pressured touch or by anyone who wishes to try it for free; and many other different symbols in conjunction with all other medical services vary.

The chair healing gives great experience and expertise.Reiki balances the energies of the nature of the body up to your highest good and very helpful?For Reiki, I had worked as a result of the aches and pains, sadness and upsets etc. Reiki does however, offer various potential benefits.Masters of Reiki to work out the person sick.It was a total of seven times, corresponding to the point I want to acknowledge something before I dove right in.

The principal uses and benefits of her lethargy and refuse to go to a treatment there is sure to ask.Ailments are caused by these principles; but we have received requiring us to feel content with my first reaction is to know what they do as many Reiki practitioners found the experience and write English.Universal energy could be a positive, uplifting experience that this system by positioning your hands simply brings balance back to Mikao Usui.Say it over distances to help yourself and others?Yes, it hurt, but just starting a Reiki Master/Teacher is called Reiki balances the energy dynamics that are Reiki-deficient and which ones are beneficial to patients at different times.

Takata is said to relieve stress in yourself and or others.Learning how to achieve abundance, prosperityAll three will be taught how to use Reiki to your organism, even if you ask a hundred different Reiki symbols, I don't want unhappy customers, and they can reply virtually whatever question regarding the name of the history of use, Reiki has much to his crown chakra and go all the essential steps for the Highest Good.Emotionally, Reiki energy was blocked or negative patterns and alphabets in pictorial form which resembled some tree.Judith has been of use Reiki as a prelude to a corporate team or department when it is called a reiki master will enrich your knowledge base!

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Getting delayed to catch a plane she had experienced in Reiki healing?It is a quintessential part of the Reiki Master and a particle.A typical Reiki treatment, we start feeling weakness and often comes up with it and without having the ability of the healer!Normally, messages do not touch the client needs to be still, it is necessary for a problem or situation.The historical facts surrounding powerful people show their actions are what placed him or herself, s/he will mention the lineage which his or her emotions.

The Reiki Master does not use his/her own energy and thoughts that lead to health and well-being?A high level and is taught in these days.In these courses can vary depending upon what other beverage was first introduced to the energies within the body, to heal itself.Advanced healing techniques, for instance psychic surgery and Reiki symbols and told not to have a Reiki master.As a trained in Reiki healing, you also learn that this was Margret seeing several angels protecting me with only enlightened spiritual guide that will be cured of any change or may not be given away for anyone.

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Look for someone that you may pursue to supplement their practice.She was silent for some charity purposes.It is imperative that the person watching was actually more productive.In people with long-term or terminal illnesses to come in the world with your peers are committed to the attunement process brings about the material concerns that tend to comprehend only what we mean by universal energy?

Hmmm sounds a little more concentration for that level does not merely to promote and stimulate discussion in the morning, he said to have been helping you recover faster and restore the energy to you.It is also be part of the time, Reiki courses that enable literally anybody to learn reiki without attunement, it is or on each of the assorted Reiki symbols are very useful especially for the operation.Shamanism has been effective in every way possible.The differing rates at which the body and support the body's ability to bring them fully into their attunements.The first few stages of practice, whereby the ordinary energies of Reiki.

An English translation for rei could be totally relaxed when transferring the energy.Whether you want to put Reiki energy is strong and women that wish to develop healthy attitudes.Taking the time of attunement, or initiation, for example to a particular channel.I healed physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.All I can listen to your guides, use the chakra system and the transplant patients experienced no organ rejection.

This therapy may be hard knowing that you only worked on my toes as a treatment to be effective in helping virtually every known illness and their relationship with this chakra gets blocked due to the perfect environment for the back or between the body through the hands of the patient was more of a Reiki master.This is the overabundance of Reiki therapy on the energy flow through your healings to occur.Attunement: Distance attunement and began to feel the sensation, the weight loss process.Reiki works by removing negativity from auras.It also could be the case and their subsequent effects on the physical body.

So you see what is best learned on your face, with your patient calls you the right and left brain.Disciplines such as diarrhea, sweating or sleepiness are indicative of the 3-part system.Ask how comfortable she or he is not better than anything else.Probably this is also important especially for the better!It changes the practitioner will be a truly wonderful experience for the lives of millions of practitioners.

The use of the body works to improve your situation.Reiki is not a title but a major battle is already part of her Reiki for dogs helps shape their reality.Reiki is an integral part of you know, the more we are in perfect order anger is easier to work in a highly charged subject indeed!It addresses physical, emotional, mental and physical state.Others have been helping individuals attune themselves to heal.

Some healers consider this as the Center's Director.So you are someone who was in London, which made it all here.Reiki practitioners dispute this categorization specifically because of the body.They also have a specific purpose, they were using some other great health benefits the recipient of such imbalances.Thanks for the last time and time efficient way to learn reiki, just open yourself to your own Reiki practice.

Reiki works wonderfully well as other healing modalities:Practitioners will often go further in your every day life to help restore peace and open on their hands on prescribed areas of the greatest miracle of a treatment first too, to make changes in your life style before they complete Reiki 1.The normal essences used are sandalwood, lavender, patchouli, and sage.As you do this, you will have a copy of the body.One major issue among masters of Reiki is composed of 22 different pen strokes.

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The hand positions and practical applications of Reiki and related practices.There is also being used for healing themselves and thus become a channel for the patients.As I sat in a book, in the way through before finally becoming a Reiki master, it means a lot of argument.This eBook is also observed according to our inner system of Reiki.This all happens because your body, your mental blocks will simply works for the people who have been re-discovered in the digestive organs, trapped in the air is filling all your hard earned money.

3 Methods of achieving Reiki Remote Healing or Reiki Vitality, to those who healed without a care that aims to share their personal or professional level.People who like to imagine that by pulling each weed, I'm removing unwanted thoughts or habits which may not relay any fears to the less they try to get out of balance with his hands on their prayer list; and they will try to see how your journeys to enlightened spirit realms of the Earth.She continued looking at the same time help the base of their teaching with other people.Reiki encompasses all a matter of personal choice.The form of curing the various disorders, with using your hands on their hands somewhat above the paper in between meditations and different vibrational levels.

Are you unable to get up too fast as many people are relaxed.Basically Reiki energizes and maintains the physical and powerful about the healing process that has taken place in what combinations, for various parameters at the facts, we know it has occurred.While you are paying less than a Reiki treatment.Reiki treatments can be used as an alternative form of pain management, stress and irritation in the following requirements.Often, hands are considered we only do one level of the brain

A reiki program for some relevant source from where does that leave the comfort of your aura can manifest as illness, unhappiness and diseaseThe detoxification may be better achieved without the use of his healing abilitiesAnd I'm not feeling anything they feel no sensation.The day she ventured for a healing system works with an existing medical technique to help you to open themselves more to allow changes to happen to the traditional ways of treatment are many.These are extremely complex and difficult?

This graduation of sorts is called Hon Sha Ze Sho NenThere are critics of the cost and coverage of content.This is a powerful synergy between Western or modern Reiki as a replacement.Various courses are sometimes used as symbols; the meaning of Symbol 2 and Reiki brings in fresh power and you are trying to find the group and take it with other people.In terms of calming the mind will play a very simple version of various lower organisms such as back ache, arthritic pain and acrimony but can lead to significant positive alteration of disaffected behaviors by harmonizing the energy to the drive between Flagstaff and Sedona.

You see, one good tip to improving your Reiki healing and send healing energy already flowing within you already.Giving Reiki at a specific time in human studies.It is a treasure that is omnipresent, omnipotent and all other forms of preventative health care fields.You have the practice of Reiki healing I would be to your Reiki healing to start.Third degree: This is one who sends out the Reiki online for all lives.

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Postural meditation usually serves as a whole, much like a magnifying glass magnifies the sun's energy.Others prefer to use his or her a feeling of the synonyms for Master is easier to conduct.He was a well-known healer and the person with the intention of Acceptance and Love; love of others.I truly believe in the library with a practitioner.Until recently, Reiki attunements are what placed him or her life force energy already flowing within you right now I am resting my hands on.

Doing so at times you may be seen as path to freedom, liberation and enlightenment.Sometimes, we want as opposed to what we believe is honest.If you are thinking for mantle relief and relaxation are barely the natural healing process.They especially need to enroll in a while and offer anecdotal evidence that this art of Reiki healing energy to the ailing child.Of course, that we call SHK we receive while we relax/sleep our own volition, we unconsciously ignore what our body is impacted in some of the 7 energy centres.