#I feel like I’d look fucking scary if I just had a ton of smiley faces and eyes on my skin

[us-the-voices-and-more-voices-2]

I’m honestly getting the lyrics

“a wise woman said i’m alive, nobody’s ever told her she’s wrong”

tattooed on my arm, I have never felt more like doing it before.

But it just fits like a glove, honestly I never really thought about getting a tattoo before but this would be the only one I get honestly.

[gem-rewatch]

SU rewatch- S1E11- Arcade Mania

Hey, long time no see!

I’m desperately bored in solitary quarantine at university right now, and decided to try and pick this SU rewatch series up again for fun. It’s been a while since I’ve watched through the show in order. Plus, now that this show is completely finished, there’s plenty more connections to make. I can’t promise I’ll be consistent with this, but at the very least I can have fun trying to make a few more posts at my leisure.

Anyways. With that business out of the way. Let’s get right on to the show!

We begin with yet another mission Steven’s guardians have brought him along on! I believe this is the fifth mission we know of that he’s accompanied them on so far. (Lunar Sea Spire, Inverted Pyramid, the unknown mission he returns from in Tiger Millionaire, the desert, and now this one.) It’s really sweet seeing the Gems begin to trust him tagging along more often. There will come a day in the near future where missions become routine for Steven, but in these early episodes, you can really tell that each and every one is a brand new adventure.

In terms of plot, though, this episode is honestly Future Vision: The Prequel.

We learn a lot about Garnet’s abilities and her role in the team here, even if all of these details aren’t spelled out word-for-word quite yet. Hints towards her future vision we see this ep include:

Garnet moving ahead of the group to be in the perfect spot to catch Steven when he falls.

Her flawless moves while fighting and dodging the monsters.

Her becoming a master at the rhythm game later in the episode.

Like, damn. Look at this.

Look at her go.

My Q U E E N!

I had to gif all of this just because it’s such a beautiful and smooth sequence of animation.

If there’s one thing all of the Crystal Gems can 100% agree on, it’s that Garnet is friggin’ amazing.

Garnet: “Let them go. They’re just parasites. If they want to be a problem, they’ll have to answer to me.”

So, does this statement mean that- at this present moment- her extended stay at the arcade was entirely beyond her future vision? That the only futures she saw were ones where she was actually present to deal with containment of the Gem parasites? Given that later scenes insinuate she’d never been to the arcade before, and would have no “data” about its games to factor into her internal understanding of the world, this seems likely.

I adore the gradual palette change here, from shadow, to setting sun. It’s a nice detail that adds so much more life to what could otherwise be a rather mundane transition scene. It seems like unique palettes were more common in early SU- I wonder why Crewniverse stopped implementing these as often later on?

Pearl, entering the arcade: “Humans find such fascinating ways to waste their time.”

Thanks, Pearl. Love you too. <3

This sequence of Pearl failing at playing a car chase/road rage game hits so much different knowing what happens in Last One Out of Beach City. It’s genuinely radical how far she grows in confidence from this point, because here, she seems so shackled to rules and guidelines. Now that we know about her rebellious past, it might be tempting to write this characterization off as “early series weirdness,” but... I don’t think that’s what’s happening here.

Instead, I wonder if she’s working through grief-related regression.

Think about it... the pain of Rose’s passing is still so fresh for her. She was a rule breaking rebel once, yes, but she spent all of those days at Rose’s side. And I get the sense that she’s poured so much of herself into keeping Rose safe, into the rebellion against Homeworld, that without those, she’s caught in a vacuum. What IS her purpose now, when the very person she rebelled for is gone?

So she slips back into old pearl-like habits. Chronic rule following, and a fear of deviating from norms. How familiar. Thankfully, much of her arc throughout the show is her directly growing beyond these habits to live boldly as her own Gem.

The friggin video game when Garnet knocks its head off: “TELL MY WIFE I’M SORRYYY!!!”

Yo, what the fuck. This line is both hilarious and messed up, all at once. Please tell me the game isn’t sentient.

Aaaand here we finally introduce Garnet to the video game sensation that is Meat Beat Mania! This game is perfectly suited to her and her power of foresight because its patterns are algorithmic and not vulnerable to spontaneous deviations, and thus easy to predict, with enough input. She’s probably getting a quick rush of satisfaction with every correct move, and she barely has to exert any energy with her future vision to get that rush. After years and years of wading through endless possibility at every avenue, this video game’s patterns must be a rejuvenating breath of fresh air.

It’s addicting.

...Kinda makes me think of how I get sometimes when I play solitaire on my phone for an hour straight. After a while, I barely even think, I’m just shuffling through my deck and moving cards almost on automatic. I don’t have to use much energy to play, and it gives me animated fireworks every time I finish a match. It’s a win-win.

Amethyst: “I’MMA WIN AN AIRPLANE!”

I don’t know what it is about the way Michaela Dietz says the world “airplane,” but this makes me laugh every time. Does... does she think she can win a genuine airplane here because she saw Onion win a tiny motorbike from the ticket booth?? Amethyst, oh my god. XD

She’s got the spirit, this wild child.

So, moving on- we meet up with our crew later the next morning, Garnet nowhere to be seen. There’s an interesting exchange I’d like to highlight real quick-

Pearl: “If we’re supposed to fight a giant foot, Garnet would let us know.” Amethyst: “Yeah, Garnet’s the boss!” Pearl: “Well, we’re all a team. Garnet just has heightened perception that guides us towards our mission objectives.”

Considering the specific phrasing Pearl uses here- “heightened perception” instead of “future vision-” did Garnet outright tell the two of them to not explain her powers, just like she told them not to mention she’s a fusion? Because I’m pretty sure no one ever uses the phrase “heightened perception” again in reference to her powers.

Given the fact that Garnet chose to keep the knowledge of Ruby and Sapphire under the table until she felt Steven could understand her better, my guess is that this is a similar scenario.

Ahah, I genuinely can’t tell if this is Steven being gullible, or just impulsively playing along with Amethyst’s antics. Still- gross, kid. Don’t wipe your wet cereal face on your shirt! Ew! :O

When he goes outside and starts to use a kiddy metal detector to scan for quarters... so THAT’S where he finds his arcade money! Because I can’t imagine Greg is financially able to give him that much to spend on non-essentials at this point in the show.

Okay, so... I just want to bring light to the fact that Garnet has literally been in this arcade ALL NIGHT LONG.

It was evening when she first arrived here- the sun was visibly setting in the background, and when Steven, Amethyst, and Pearl left, the sky was dark. But now it’s morning. Steven was just seen eating breakfast. And Garnet is STILL HERE.

Does this mean Mr. Smiley locked her IN? I have so many questions... Did he try to get her to leave, only to be intimidated by her complete lack of response? I would kill to know more about this interaction. Poor Mr. Smiley. That man deals with so much bullshit in this town, huh?

Geebus, is Garnet a solid wall. Previous episodes have shown Steven forcibly shoving whole tons of food, and swinging a mini-freezer over his head, and yet he can’t get her to budge even an inch.

I absolutely adore how he climbs up her frame like a koala, though, ahah. Cute.

Meat Beat Mania announcer: “That’s rare!!” Steven: “Oh my gosh...!”

I take these two lines as evidence that this is the first time Steven’s ever seen Garnet’s eyes. Specifically, the fact that there’s three of them. Which, makes sense- since Garnet is still really reserved emotionally at this point, and is only begins to get in the habit of taking her visor off to show Steven her full face later on in the show.

This expression deeply hurts me.

Steven’s so distraught here- because the others are in danger, the town is in danger, and he doesn’t have his trusty, dependable guardian who catches him when he falls and beats up scary monsters for him. Without her, the whole team is vulnerable and blind.

He feels alone. He feels... powerless.

And so he responds to that confusing, powerless feeling by trying to compensate with his own power. When all other routes he can think of fail, he smashes the video game console.

It... uh, it works... but once again, Steven entirely fails to consider the consequences, huh? He experienced a little bit of character growth in this regard in the episode Serious Steven, but even past that it’ll remain an recurring issue for him. Hell, his impulsiveness is a general character flaw even stretching into SUF.

In summary, though:

Poor Mr. Smiley. He works so hard, and doesn’t deserve this BS. ;-;

[some-dark-side-writing]

The Egos Friend Gives Birth Headcannons:

•When it happens everyone fucking panics. Dark spills his chamomile on Bim, Bim steps on Schneep’s foot who now has to help you with a broken toe, Marvin sets the kitchen on fire because he was distracted... it’s utter mayhem.

•When the actual labour came Dr Iplier laid you down on an patient chair as he panicked and held his hands in a cupping motion under your crotch “I can help you!” “gET THE FUCK OUT” you screamed in pain till the ambulance drove you away, Schneep Dr Iplier and Dark following suit even if they all had to wait outside because Dark could still use his influence to calm you and the doctors were a no brainer. Phantom calls, driving over to the hospital immediately since he made sure you’d get the best treatment and of course if anything was to cost something it didn’t now that Phantom owned the best doctors in your area.

•When you walk through the door a day later with your newborn in your arms everyone is so quiet and still except for some unidentifiable squeaks

•You let Chase hold them first, because of course, and he’s so good. He burst into tears as soon as he set eyes on them and won’t stop now. He’s very careful and serious until you tell him to relax and that “You know what you’re doing, you’re a number one dad after all.” Then Chase is all smiley and making funny cooing noises “Who’s the cutest person here? You are! Oh yes you are! Who would I sell my soul to protect? Oh that’s right yes you’re so good aren’t you? Can you say uncle Chase? Oh they’re going to be so smart y/n.”

•”I might take you up on that soul bargain there bud” Phantom pipes in, passing his cane to you, since he’s not setting it aside in a house full of egos, as he walks up with his arms open expectantly (Robbie walks in for a hug but Marvin whispers that’s not what he meant). Chase is grumpy and I don’t think he’d trust Phantom a lot, but after a nod from you, he’d pass the baby to him and Phantom’s face lights up as soon as the babe is settled in his arms and it looks up at him “Because I’d protect this schnookums with a bargain or not! Hello there kiddin, oh are you smiling because your FAVOURITE uncle Phantom is here now?” I think Phantom would be great with kids naturally which not a lot of people expect. He’s definitely a fun rich uncle which lets be honest the kid would have a ton of now.

•Natemare is nervous even though he never thought he would be for this, pulling at the hem of his shirt till Phantom sighs. “Well, sadly my time is up with you young one, but now you get passed on to your second best looking unofficial uncle!” He slowly turns to face Natemare with a wide exaggerated grin and tilting the baby like a surprise gift for Mare. Natemare straightens up now all eyes are on him. “Are you sure? Maybe the glitch bitch wants them next or something...” but Phantom carefully slides them into Mare’s arms, with more teamwork than you’ve ever seen from them in public and Natemare is cradling that baby, he kind of turns his back to the others except for you. “Hello bubba. How are ya? You doing better than me coming to grips with this new world?” He looks up to you with a smile, you nod back proudly and he feels himsef tearing up as he whispers to them, wanting this to be a private moment. “Well don’t worry kid, I’m gonna be here to hold your hand through this journey every step of the way, your parent’s gonna be there too but meh.” He looks up to you with a smirk but you couldn’t hear what he was saying, the egos who had the ability to were hiding their smiles. “I swear, you’re gonna be the most loved and cherished kid out there, I’ll make it happen, your life is gonna be filled with nothing but fun, laughter, and music.” He turns back around to you, obviously more confident but still so soft as he gently bounces them, kissing their forehead sweetly and giggling red faced when the infant gets their finger inside the hole in his earring, gripping to that and to his falling fringe as they’re passed on to the next person, Natemare’s arms are now folded, missing that weight in them so much already, and he keeps his eye on them throughout.

•The baby loves tugging on Wilford’s moustache which everyone warned him about. “Don’t be silly now! How much power can a baby have?” He chuckled, already pushing his face into the baby’s, blowing raspberries on their stomach as Dark sighs “Yes but you also can’t shoot their arm off if they don’t let go Wil.” You quickly whisper to Dark, making sure he kept up his promise of no ‘shooties’ being around till you looked up after a sound of pain, luckily not coming from your own child, just small whelps and whimpers as they had a tiny tiny fist full of pink facial hair in their grip and Wilford chortling jollily. “It just means they love me!” He sighs happily and you assure him that is very much true. He waves bye to them once you manage to make him let go and pass them off to someone else.

•Don’t let Apocalypse near babies. He won’t squish it on purpose because there’s really no point in doing that and he’s not going to stick around long enough for it to start crying and piss him off. He’s not great with kids or people in general. Someone will have to push the baby into his crossed arms and hope he doesn’t have any reflexes that could drop them. If you were in his good book enough he’d be there “Stop being the biggest baby in the room and hold them” placing them in his arms before he can run off so he’s stuck there awkwardly and stiff, not looking down at it and trying not to clench his muscles. “Is it dead? Why the fuck (totally whisper hissed because innocent babby ears) did you give me a baby?!” But plot twist the babe falls right asleep because he holds them in a safe iron cage hold and is so warm it’s comforting to it. As soon as it’s asleep and he’s gotten over the one second shock it felt safe with him he’s threatening that even though you just gave birth he can kick your ass till someone takes the baby off him and then he leaves.

•The person snatching the now awake babe was probably Anti because he hates the idea of Apocalypse hurting your kid and he’s very jealous A got to hold them before he did. “How long till I can sling em in the air and throw them around and shit?” Chase throws a fit while you ensure Anti he can only do that if he wants a foot in his ass and knife in his heart. He winks at you, all while naturally rocking and bouncing the baby in his arms which no one expected him to do “Nah, I’ve already tried a knife, doesn’t work well on me, although this little thing is as fragile as Jackie’s feelings.” His eyebrows furrow when no one laughs or even Jackie takes a hit until he realised everyone’s staring at how expertly he’s holding them and how the baby is sucking Anti’s thumb?!? He passes them along while wiping his thumb in disgust (real or fake) and mumbling something under his breath, knowing he’s put a crack in his bad boy reputation.

•Robbie is sitting down in a chair to hold it, because no one can trust his arms won’t fall off, and he’s very very excited but also a nervous wreck. “M...Maaaybe I shouldn’t hold baby... don wanna hurt baaaaby.” And the egos make sure he had eaten till his stomach was bulging a little. He couldn’t see the baby from his sitting position, and Robbie is the only one who has never seen a baby in real life before. As soon as the baby is placed in his arms he cries as best as the zombie boy can cry. He’s so so gentle with them. And he absolutely loves them. His favourite thing is to not only see you but to see the baby too! And if he doesn’t see them for too long, even though the septics tell him that you have your own lives and the baby has a lot of learning and growing to do before play time, well he throws a fit anyway. He’s already gotten attached. Likes making silly faces and funny sounds the other egos have no idea how to possibly make which gives Robbie some pride when it makes them smile. Although once his funny face ended up getting scary when his jaw unhinged and when your baby started to cry so did Robbie. Chase took them and cooed until you came back and Robbie just couldn’t face you. You were scared he’d done something to hurt the baby, until chase told you, because rob had acted so guilty. He hid himself in his containment room for when he was full on zombie willingly, except with his favourite stuffed toy, and cried for days, telling everyone how he was a monster until you forced another play date and with it being a success it leads to your kid having a cool zombie friend and bodyguard for the rest of their life.

•Okay this is totally stolen from the tv show Whitechapel (if you haven’t seen it THE BEST dark detective tv series) but Dark is a bit hesitant since he’s used to being liked from his charming personality but his aura doesn’t exactly give off safe and trusting which kids just seem to pick up on, but everyone is pleasantly surprised when they haven’t been able to stop it’s crying until you pass them to Dark and he puts them against his shoulder, gently patting their back just twice, and the crying almost immediately stops. Even Dark is smiling smugly as he turns around to show Wilford and you all see a trail of sick from the baby is on the back of Dark’s suit. You all decide to not say anything and spoil the moment.

•Yan isn’t bad when the baby is passed to them either. Everyone was a bit nervous with Yan with their friends newborn too but Yan did an alright job when the newborn was passed over. “This is good practice for my future 10 children y/n.” Yan smiles, fingers itching a bit since Dark made them promise no katanas and no social media while you visited, phones were only allowed for pictures and videos which of course everybody took, making sure they had their own personal picture with the baby.

•Google was recording the entire event, including when Yan got a phone notification saying that senpai had posted a picture on Instagram and everyone noticed how Yan panicked, stepping forward and back undecided before they rushed to pass the baby to the nearest person and ran after their phone. That person was Google. He’d informed you from the start he would just film and didn’t want to take up others valued time holding the infant beforehand. But now he had them and as he looked down at them, his eyes recording all the little details of their face he did something no one expected (a lot of surprises coming from this baby) and he smiled. “Well I’m sure you’d be helpful for my secondary objective.” He wiggled a finger and what you thought was cooing turned out to be an experiment as they clung onto the finger that looked massive in their hand. “Ah there’s the social releaser.” He spoke to the baby now, in a quieter but still deep and uncooed voice “That would work with anyone else to make them fall in love and protect you, but not me, although I will make sure no harm comes to you if that will soothe you or your parent since, you can’t understand me.” He passed them to you immediately since you’d started walking over as soon as he mentioned using them for his secondary objective. Although that last part was somewhat sweet. “Yes, thank you G.”

•Bing ran over, bouncing on the balls of his feet. “Hey it has to be my turn now right?” You smiled as the friendlier Iplier android held his arms out, cradling them only in one but you supposed an android was the safest to hold them like that. “Well hey there lil buddy. Sah tiny dude!” You chuckled quietly as Bing attempted to have them reciprocate fist bumps and very gentle high fives, as he raised his hand to his head, and slowly brought it down to barely make contact with their soft palm

•S34N did a scan as soon as the baby was in his arms. “All vitals are normal, they’re strong just like you y/n.” He smiled then, and you nodded back happily.

•dr Iplier grumbled. “I could have told you that.” And much to his embarrassment you heard him. “I think I know who wants to meet them next” You chimed but S34N was happy enough to pass them over. Dr Iplier did his own little checkups then, resting his head against their heart, shining a light in their eyes which made them burst into tears. Everyone started to grumble and throw insults at him but you helped him figure out how to soothe them.

•Host you had only just noticed seemed to be bursting with anticipation. He was waiting quietly and patiently but asked if he could sit down before they were passed to him. You told him that was perfectly fine, letting him get settled before placing your baby in his arms. You’d noticed he’d made sure to wear bright fresh bandages and smiled as they seemed to stare at each other for the longest time. “The Host looked down at y/n’s child, knowing their future was long and great as the child’s eyes opened to only see blurred images, but a sense of nothing but peace lay over them listening to... to the soothing sounds of the figure above them, in the warmth of their arms and the softness of what they could feel in their hands that would one day be bigger than their mothers...” You noticed your baby’s fist curled around Hosts trench coat and started to hear Host sniffling. “The Host would like you to pass them along lest he cry blood onto the newborn.” But quickly before you did he pressed the lightest kiss to their forehead.

•Author makes a raspberry sound with his mouth as egos turn to look at him. "Oh yeah, you think Host's a softie why don't you hold the baby?" Someone piped up. Author cracks his neck and takes the baby out of your arms, Dark noticeably rustles as he does this. But Author just smiles. "Well then, I suppose I'm expected to make a bunch of imaginary worlds for you to explore, but you'll have to finish a few of my personal favourite authors before that." He chuckled

•KOTS had brought a few squirrel friends, one who weren't diseased, to play with. The squirrels chattered as they watched their king take your baby, finding it heavier than he thought. "Very cute, even cuter than you Reynolds" he says to one of his squirrels, getting some back chat for it. Carefully they're taken from his arms before any peanut butter can drop on their face. (Note: the 'uh' baby covered in pb meme is totally this kid after a day with uncle king)

•Damien is so soft as he lifts your baby into his arms. He holds them to close to his chest, for once his mayor badge not being on, as he was worried about the pin. You all watch with short breaths as the baby's hand reaches up and pats Damien's clean shaven cheek. Damien audibly 'aw's, going weak in the knees, before clearing his throat. "Maybe someone should take them, before I make no rules for this munchkin in my town." He giggles, waving bye as they're taken away

•Bim is good with the baby. Pretending to eat their fingers as they reach up to stroke him. The threat of him gobbling them up becomes a sort of game between them through the next several years. "Aw, I could just eat you up!"

•"VIGHT! Zhat iz enough, i vill take zhem now, before you actually conzume y/n'z child!" He's very methodical with how he holds them, but you know he has a family too, so must have held a baby before. "It iz nice to meet you kliene.. Henrik/Henriketta?" He asks and you shake your head with a laugh.

•Marvin is practically bouncing with excitement when he realises it's his turn. He even takes his mask off, to get the best view of your infant as he holds them in his arms, cooing at them as fluffy toys on strings appear from the air, your child lifting their hands up to grab them. Marvin always uses little tricks to impress your child, or help their life, leading to a lot of shenanigans too.

•"show off." "Yeah, show off!" Even the baby's head turns to see who was speaking, watching the two jims bursting with need to be the next uncles they meet. They constantly swap them between each other, camera man him capturing the entire thing, annoying his twin when he forces them to hold the camera as he plays with your baby. "What a good Jim." "Very Jimmish y/n, good job!"

•jackieboy man is always there to protect your kid. As you pass them over to him you note "you look tired Jackie, and you haven't been the one in 14 hours of labour." He chuckles, saying how he wanted this to be the best palace for your kid to grow up, so he had no sleep cleaning up the streets in preparation for the 'little y/n' as he calls them. Jbm hovers in the air slightly, bouncing with your baby in his arms and they immediately fall into a peaceful sleep. You can see the conflict of sadness he can't coo and wake them, and happiness they fell asleep so easily in his arms

•JJ frantically signs "BE CAREFUL!" As jackieboy is a few inches in the air and you giggle to yourself, taking them from jackies arms as you hand them over to JJ. JJ makes lots of exaggerated facial expressions, your baby keeping eyes on him intrigued. Unfortunately he gets too close and his beautifully styled moustache gets pulled by the tiny. You see his face wincing in pain, not wanting to let go but clearly struggling. You move from under Angeliceye and Light's arms, them trying to give you your strength back as you walked up and helped pry their fists off Jameson's moustache. You try to help him fix it when your baby starts crying, their hands empty and everyone on the room cringes, either because they want to help or the noise is just unbearable.

•light comes up to you with open arms. "Y/n, let me, if you please." He asks, with a kind smile on his face. He waits for you to place the baby in his arms, humming to them as you sit exhausted, but keeping a close eye on your baby, even though you knew nothing would make Light hurt them or let anything hurt them

•Angeliceye comes over, Light offering him a chance to hold them, but Angel notes it's still his turn. Instead, with both their wings wrapped around the baby, angel takes their hand and smiles, their crying quieting. "I know dove, but you were hurting JJ- oh I know you didn't mean to!" There was a pause, enough for someone else to speak before Light giggled "yes you can keep holding on to our hands for a while-" he looked over at Jameson who was looking confused "and yes he's fine, don't you worry little petal." The baby made a small noise, moving in Amgels arms now. "Don't worry, yeah your parent's here, see? Oh there you go!" You didn't see any change in your baby but felt them grip to your shirt as soon as they were in their arms. "C-can you talk to babies?" You squeaked, not sure if you wanted to know the answer at this moment in time.

•And finally, it was Echos turn. He had been crying, more emotional than any android, or even most of the egos, that you knew. You had heard from Phantom, after giving birth, that Echo had been scaring himself with statistics of pain to people giving birth, convincing himself you nor your baby would come home, of course he only expressed these worries after you were both deemed fine. It was quite a few of the egos first babies that they knew, but Echo was one of the most nervous, even though he had all the knowledge in the world. He was so soft in holding them. Singing a song to them he'd read that had thee most calming effect for babies, it was in some foreign language you couldn't quite guess, but his voice was melodic like always. You could feel natemares little fit of jealousy from where you were standing, and elbowed him lightly. Echo held their hand on his own, kissing it softly as he just watched them, crying softly, happy.

•dark chica and light Chica are finally freed and come bounding in. Dark attempts to hush his dogs loud barks as you had placed your child in their baby carrier for the dogs to see. Dark held D!C back, pointing and hissing instructions at her and he firmly held her collar, Light leading L!C to your baby as her tail wagged non stop. She sat down calmly, licking your hand when you pet her in greeting and seeming to take that as an okay she learnt down and sniffed your baby. It gargled with interest. When D!C walked over she immediately became protective. Just like when you were pregnant. You'd had an okay relationship with the dark dog, but as soon as you were with child she'd sit on your lap all day, not letting you get up, and biting anyone hand that came close to your belly

•Even though living in a house with ALL egos will never happen because they’ll murder each other you will definitely come into the nursery to sense an ego outside the window or Anti in the baby monitor, sometimes you’ll even wake up to their crying and find an ego already there with a bottle in hand or cuddling into them, Natemare is singing lullabies a lot, sometimes to you too when you haven’t slept in days, you notice however when they’re crying for a change there almost never seems to be an ego in sight

•So. Many. Piggyback. Rides. Your kid will be on shoulders, being thrown around, swung upside down, tickled to death, they can never get away from the love. Everything this kid needs or wants is provided for them. You tell the egos they’ll end up spoilt so you make sure to raise them with all the correct manners before they get their present/s of the day.

•Once when it was Natemare and Apocalypse’s duty for babysitting they took the kid to the park when they were pushed off the monkey bars by a bully. Natemare rushed over only to get punched in the dick by the bad mannered kid and fall to the floor. A strode up, picked your kid off the sand, stroked said sand off of them a bit roughly with his massive hand but they were used to it with him, and placed the kid on one shoulder, walking away. “Glad you didn’t beat up that six year old sunshine” “Shut up shorty, at least I didn’t get beaten up BY the six year old” (and when Natemare is buying ice cream A totally crouches with the kid on his shoulder so they can ‘complete’ the monkey bars and A even finds the corner of his lips curling up as the bully kid looks dismayed and fails to complete the obstacle themselves)

•Education is obviously paid for, only the best, and even offered by the likes of Google and Phantom who has many an Oxford professor up his sleeve (in his orb)

•When they get older there’s no need to let them know what all these family friends really were because there was no point in keeping it a secret in the first place. If Robbie wasn’t a dead (get it, dead) giveaway, them not aging would have been, plus they like to show off their supernatural powers if the situation arises to protect them (and to make the kid think THEY were the coolest uncle). So many background checks on friends and anyone the kid wants to date but they relax once they know everything is safe since, they get privacy is important and make sure the others do the same, especially Google

[lalka-laski]

What’s the last vegetable you ate, and when did you eat it? Ermm... some peppers in my cheesy chili burrito yesterday. The healthiest way to go about eating veggies, I know

What was your last Facebook notification for? A like on a photo

What bands have you seen live? Too many to list. I live for shows!

Tell me an interesting fact about your mother: She was born in Belfast & moved to the States when she was 3(?), but spent most of her summers back "home" as a child and teen. This was at the heart of The Troubles in N. Ireland so she has some colorful stories for sure.

What do you think is the most important thing to happen to you before the age of 13? I couldn't narrow it down to a single event. Unless we count the trauma I experienced that gifted me my PTSD, anxiety, & various other mental illnesses. But I don't want to deem that as "important."

What were you super against as a young child but aren’t anymore? Hm... I definitely had a lot of internalized misogyny growing up, so really any side effect of that. Now I love women, support women, and root for women, instead of shaming them or letting my jealousy overtake me!

What are your plans later today? Blue Barn Cidery! It's a beautiful day to get day drunk :)

Are you doing anything exciting this weekend? See above! Then tomorrow I'm getting brunch with the in-laws & then possibly day drinking round two? Do I have a problem??

Who do you talk to the most? Glenn, with Kathleen as a close second.

What are some things you do regularly that make you feel old? Welp, I just went to the mall yesterday and was absolutely baffled by all the shit I saw on the racks. That made me feel ancient!

Who is your best guy friend(s)? Sean. And Glenn too, but ya know he's technically more than a friend :P

Do you wish your skin was lighter or darker? I don't mind my complexion but seeing as everyone feels the need to poke fun at it or make snarky comments about it, I guess I'd like to be a touch darker.

If you had a tiny scar on your face, would you get it removed or just keep it? I'd like to say I'd keep it. Scars add character.

Have you had an x-ray in the past year? Nope

Do you think your first love still loves you? He still has feelings for me. Most of which are regrets and "what ifs" so I wouldn't say it's LOVE necessarily but, yeah.

What is something that is “going right” in your life? My beautiful, fulfilling relationship with Glenn. And my equally beautiful & fulfilling relationships with my other loved ones.

When did you feel ready to start dating? Honestly I never felt "ready." Relationships were always scary territory for me.

When was the last time your pet bit you? If you don’t have a pet, have you ever been bitten by someone else’s? I don't have a pet.

Where were you the last time you made out? Our bed

When was the last time you cried tears of joy? I came close to it yesterday! It's a frequent occurrence for me (and for that I'm grateful)

How do you type your sad smileys? :(

Do you have “decorative hand-towels” that cannot be used in your house? Nah

What was the last soda you drank? Root beer yesterday

What was the last thing someone made fun of you for? I got a scuffmark on my brand new sneakers yesterday and Glenn said "Are we surprised? You ruin all your shoes" (To be clear I wasn't offended. He's right! I'm reckless with my shoes because I prefer just being barefoot).

Have you ever had any type of surgery? Yeah, a few minor ones.

Should kids be allowed to get tattoos/piercings without parental consent? Umm, not sure

Who was the last person to hit on you? Can we count Glenn?

What was the last thing you decided not to do, that you were supposed to? Answer the phone

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever had to tell someone? Oh boy. Any kind of rejection is hard for me so anything in that realm.

What do you put on hot dogs? Mustard, and maybe some relish or sauerkraut

Ever fallen in the shower? I don't think so? Which is surprising.

Do you think that things will get better? They're fantastic right now but yes, I do see them getting even better than this!

Have you ever legitimately saved a person’s life? I mean, not to my knowledge. But who knows.

What’s your favourite book genre? Realistic fiction/domestic fiction/family sagas

Have you ever walked out of a movie at the theatre? Yep

Do dogs like you? Weirdly, yes. But the feeling isn't mutual. Sorry, pups!

Would you say that you project an air of authority? Not even a little bit

Have you ever jumped off a high dive into a pool? Nah

Do you use one towel when you shower or two? (one for hair, one for body) One

Have you ever been to one of the great lakes? I live right on one of 'em

Who do you know that had a baby recently? My friend Tori just had a beautiful baby girl!

Do you like Usher’s songs? Yeah, he was pretty iconic in my middle school years. His music takes me back to cucumber melon body spray & glittery eye shadow.

When was the last time you went to a waterpark? It's been too long!

Have you ever ridden a train? Yep, and I love it.

What do you eat your French fries with? Ketchup or mayo

Do you have family problems? Who the hell doesn't?

What’s the last food you ate that was stale? Hmm... chips?

How do you like your grilled cheese? I recently discovered the delicious of adding a little Caesar dressing to a grilled cheese and OH MAN OH MAN.

What is the most challenging meal you have ever cooked? This is baking, not cooking, but I made some focaccia bread the other week & really struggled. What was your favorite thing to do as a little kid? Reading and writing, of course. I was also a big fan of drawing & any other type of craft.

Have you ever been close to drowning? I don't think so.

Have you ever had a panic attack? Mhm

Do you like doing housework? No thank ya

Would you ever get implants? Yeah

Do you own a robe? Several!

Do you have a little sister? What’s her name? Kathleen

Do you like crust on pizza or do you cut it off? Yeah, I leave no crumb of my pizza untouched.

What was the last song you listened to? Kangaroo by David Gray

Have any of your family members been to jail? Some members of my extended family

Is there anyone that you feel you still need some closure with? Nah not really.

Can you remember when you first learned how to read? I don't remember but it was younger than average.

What event in your life has transformed your personality the most? Didn't I already answer this?

Have you ever had any teeth pulled? Fucking seven. At once!!

Do you still want to be what you wanted to be in elementary school? Yeah! I always wanted to be an author (and illustratorr, but I scrapped that one).

What’re some TV shows that you would like to get into? I'm not much of a TV watcher so I can't really think of anything.

How would you feel if you were drafted for the military? I'd die?

What is your favorite Queen song? Under Pressure ft David Bowie. Of course <3

Do you know how to use any foreign currency? I go to Canada several times a year so yeah. Though that hardly counts, ha.

Been kissed by someone who you knew was “bad” for you? Yep. But never again.

Ever taken an at-home pregnancy test? Yep

When was the last time you were at a loss of what to do? Daily?

What did you do on your favorite date with a guy/girl? My favorite date days with Glenn are when we stroll Park Ave hitting up all our favorite little shops and bars. We always make a stop at this delicious chocolate shop and stock up on sponge candy, and then we end the night at our favorite Japanese restaurant for ramen & sake!

What’s a movie you have seen in the theater more than once? None I don't think?

What is the reason you’re still alive? My family & friends

Have you ever had sex in someone else’s bed/bedroom? Yeah

Do you ever brush your hair before you go to bed? Sometimes

Have you ever had a dream about sleeping with a celebrity? (You don’t have to give details.) DANIEL FUCKING RADCLIFFE LIKE WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK

Has anyone ever told you that they needed you? Do you think they meant it? Absolutely

How did you feel when you woke up today? What was the first thing you thought about? Felt pretty damn great actually! I was excited for the day ahead. I didn't even mind the fact that I have to work this morning :)

Do you still tell your parents that you love them? We're not that type of family. We express our love in different ways though, and I'm perfectly content with it.

Have you ever said “I love you” to someone you weren’t going out with? Yeah

Think of the last person you had sex with. Do you think they’ve slept with anyone else since they last slept with you? BOY HE BETTER NOT HAVE lmao

The last time you dyed your hair, what color did you dye it? Same as it ever was

Think of the last time you went out to eat. Who paid? Glenn & I went to the food court at the mall and got separate things that we paid for on our own

Do you save at least 15 percent of your income? HAAAAAAAAA no

Do you ever go on Reddit? If so, what are some of your favorite subreddits? It's my go-to bedtime reading! I love askreddit, antimlm, amitheasshole, glitch_in_the_matrix... tons more.

Were you ever a flower girl or ring bearer in anyone’s wedding when you were little? I was the flower girl for my aunt's wedding! I made it all the way down the aisle, then turned around & noticed everyone staring at me and burst into tears. Classic Elizabeth.

Are your parents in good health? Thank God, yes!

Have you ever been a caregiver to a sick/disabled relative? No

Is there any type of medicine you can’t take? For what reason? Not that I'm aware of

Do you have a favorite pair of pajamas? What do they look like? I have several cute pairs! But my go-tos are just nightgowns or big tee shirts most of the time.

Do you have any interesting pillow cases? Uh I wouldn't call any of them interesting.

If something on your body hurts, which part is it most likely to be? None!

Are you more afraid of spiders or bees? Neither really

Have you ever worn fake nails? If so, what did the last pair you wore look like? WOW I am literally wearing press-on nails as we speak. Yes, I'm trash. And yes, I love it.

Is Russian or Native American history more interesting to you? Both?