#Thena will deliver a speech like this

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I thought about something for the Zombie AU.

After Thena dragged Gil to the hospital they (Ajak and Sersi maybe) discovered Gil had an infection or something and he's out like a light for a few weeks, recovering. Meanwhile Thena insist to sit by his side but Ajak(?) insists that she has to recover too. Thena is dehydrated, starving and weak. One day she collapses and after they took care of her, they tied her to a bed so she finally can recover.

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She had carried Gil all the way here to the hospital. People came out to help them, carried him in for her. She didn't have the strength to go after him.

When she had first woken up, she had managed to find her way to Gil's side again. An infection, they said--a rusty little cut on his finger or something trivial that she should have known about sooner. Supposedly he would pull through just fine, but she couldn't be as sure as they were.

Then she had collapsed.

"Please," Thena gulped, her throat still dry as a bone, "please, just let me see him."

The doctor kept working around her, checking on this and that.

"Please," Thena rasped again, determined to get them to listen to her if her vocal cords bled dry. "I have to see Gil."

"What you have to do is rest."

Thena pried her eyes more open. It wasn't the shorter doctor who seemed to be in charge of this place. This one was taller, younger--she was obviously also a doctor, but maybe worked for the other one. "What's your name?"

The doctor glared at her, walking a little more into the light that was shining down on Thena (despite the rest they so clearly believed she needed). "You want names now?"

Thena shrugged.

The doctor put her chart of whatever down and looked at her. "Do you remember how you got here?"

"You mean," Thena lifted her wrist--as much as she could, of course, with her wrists and ankles restrained. "Here?"

"What do you remember?"

Thena sighed, swallowing again. She raised her brows as the doctor came forward with a bottle of water, tipping it up for her to take a few well controlled sips. "Thank you."

She capped it again, nodding in a silent promise to offer more when she had her answers.

Thena cleared her throat and tugged faintly at the restraints again. They had a fair amount of slack on them, so they couldn't have thought she was that dangerous. "I...I remember getting Gil here. He'd had a fever for a week already, and I knew I had to get him where people were."

"He was severely dehydrated when you got in, had one hell of a fever and needed antibiotics for an infection," the doctor listed off. "You're lucky I worked in pharmacology. We got him what he needed, you know. He'll pull through."

That didn't do her any goddamn good if she couldn't see him with her own eyes.

"You collapsed."

Thena looked at the doctor again, who looked pissed at her, if anything. She shrugged again, "being out there isn't easy. It's-"

"You gave all your water to him--your food too, I imagine," Doctor Sassy hypothesized (correctly). She looked at Thena again, "you were just as exhausted as he was. You're restrained because you kept getting up to go see him and I found you collapsed in the hallway."

She couldn't sleep. She had been trying, and Doctor Crabby was right, she was exhausted. But unconsciousness only lasted so long, and when she was awake, she couldn't think of anything but Gil's well-being.

"I often couldn't sleep," Thena began, staring up at the hospital ceiling while offering what she could to Doctor Pissy, "out on the road. Gil and I...we found each other by accident. But we could stick together. I got used to having him around."

Doctor Stink-Eye actually softened at that, maybe able to relate to some part of it. She tilted her head at her, coming a little closer, "you can't relax without him here."

Thena didn't exactly confirm it--seemed like damning information to give these people she didn't entirely trust. She tilted her head on her pillow as the doctor came into the light. She had gentle eyes. "We had only each other out there."

Doctor Doe-Eyes nodded, offering a sympathetic little twitch of her lips. She had beauty marks. "My husband is part of the team who goes out for perimeter checks and supply runs, here. I worry about him out there. I can't imagine what it's like."

If she had to hazard a guess, Thena had to assume it was the tall and gruff sounding one with the accent she remembered from when Gil was carried inside.

"We mean no harm, truly," she tried to get through to Thena, leaning further over the bed. "I know it seems excessive, but staying stationary, having this many people here...it's a big risk when we take in new people. Even if they're seeking help."

Thena supposed she might understand that. Outsiders all had the same instinct for survival that people living with a certain amount of security simply didn't have. Or it wasn't as sharpened, at least. And they would have to be wary of those using the hospital's good will as a weakness and way to infiltrate their populace. "That's why I'm tied up?"

Doctor Huffy frowned and gave one of the restraints a tug. "No, you're tied up because I couldn't trust you not to get up and walk back to your husband in this state."

"He's not," Thena started and then stopped, coughing again. Her throat was still raw from going so long without water, only to then scream at the top of her lungs for help.

"Okay, okay," Doctor Softie soothed, tilting up more water for her. "Either way, I couldn't have you wandering around unattended. Ajak frowns upon it, for good reason."

Ajak must have been the shorter doctor Thena remembered on the other side of her when she was dragged in after Gil.

Thena swallowed more precious water before looking at the doctor. more awake, more hydrated, her eyes were clearer--the doctor was around her age, maybe a little younger. "What's your name?"

"Sersi." It was a very lovely name, for a lovely woman. "And you're Thena."

She bristled.

But Sersi gave her a more smug look, tipping her chin up, "Gil has awoken, you know--a few times."

Thena felt her eyes widen, a manic energy rushing through her veins, "he...and you didn't tell-!"

Sersi leaned away just enough, given the restraints. She pursed her lips, "it was never for very long, and he was still nearly delirious with fever."

Thena eyed the woman. Sersi may not have been out in the world like she was, but she obviously wasn't naive in any way. "So, why tell me?"

"I know your name because that's all he could say," Sersi raised her brows at her. "He would wake for a few minutes at a time, and yet we wouldn't even know his name was Gil if you hadn't said it. All he could get out was 'Thena', and 'where is Thena?', and 'I need to get back to her'. It's rather sweet, actually."

Thena laid (collapsed) against the pillow again, blinking as her tears collected in her eyelashes like morning dew on leaves. She could hear his voice in her head now, the sweet, gentle giant. She certainly wouldn't let anything stop her from trying to find him. Well, nothing but some leather restraints, that was to say.

"Nearly threw Kingo across the room in his hysteria," Sersi continued to mumble. "We had to use a sedative on him."

Thena squirmed. "He's not really a fighter--truly. He just...forgets how strong he really is sometimes. He didn't mean any harm."

Sersi smiled at her, maybe amused by her apologising for Gil's actions. "Ajak wants you separated, and for good reason."

Thena waited eagerly for the metaphorical 'but' to follow.

"But I might be able to convince her to let me move you into his room," Sersi didn't so much as promise but postulated. But she had to admit that the self-assured smirk on her face suited Doctor Snippy. "If you think you can behave."

Thena nodded eagerly, all but forgetting about her bound limbs, "anything."

Doctor Sersi nodded, getting ready to leave Thena for the rest of her nightly duties. She picked up the water bottle for one last offering, "can you tell me...?"

Thena merely waited. She had promised anything in exchange for seeing Gil again, as much as this didn't seem to be part of those conditions.

"He's not your husband," she concluded, even though Thena never actually verbalised her denial of it. "So then...what are you? If I may--I mean, what is he to you?"

Thena looked at Sersi. She could just tell her that this didn't seem like pertinent information for her to have, as their doctor. But she sighed, "everything. Gil is absolutely everything to me."

Sersi offered solemnity, tipping up the water for her, "I suppose you have no choice out-"

"No." Thena was almost as surprised as Sersi when she cut her off in the middle of speaking. But she continued, "it's not just that. He...Gil is good. Everything about him is right when the rest of the world is wrong. He's the best thing left in it, now, and I...I just want to protect that."

"I was an auditor, Sersi," she professed, the words all but spilling out of her like a broken water line. She sounded like Gil. "I worked a boring office job, had no life outside of it, didn't think of calling a single person when everything happened. I never did anything to put any good out into the world. But I can keep Gil in it."

Either she was astonished by Thena's speech, or she heard ones just like it all the time; either way, Sersi smiled. "Just a little longer, Thena. I promise, I'll do everything in my power to help you see him again."

Thena laid back, looking up at the ceiling again. Waiting was easier said than done, but she didn't have much of a choice in the matter either. She did feel remotely better, having a potential ally in Doctor Sersi. She closed her eyes, hoping that next time she opened them, that she could see Gil.

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Mini Fanfic #972: Polly & Me (Ace Attorney)

Trucy: Oh Polllllly!~

Apollo: Good Morning to you too, Truce.

Apollo: Mind telling me why you added six L's to my name this time around?

Trucy: Cuz guess what kind of day it is todayyyy?~

Apollo: The day where I finally sleep all day?

Trucy: Nooooooooo.

Trucy: It's National Siblings Day's!

Apollo: Already?

Apollo: Time really does goes by fast....

Trucy: Lol right?

Trucy: I've already got the day plan out for us and everything. We're gonna have soooo much fun together

Trucy: I already can't wait!!~

Trucy: Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ ❤❤❤❤

Apollo: Wooah there Emoji Monster lol

Apollo: How about telling me what the plans are instead, yeah?

Trucy: Right, right lol

Triucy, Okay, first and foremost, we start walking around the town for a bit, then we go to the mall and do a little shopping

Trucy: And Yes! I will shop responsibly as always, MOM!! So don't get ur horns in a twist.

Apollo: Already taking your word for it. Don't worry.

Trucy: Good.

Trucy: Then after that, we go and chill out a bit at the beach.

Trucy: And once we get hungry, we head to Eldoon's Noodle Shop and try a few new dishes on the menu.

Apollo: What do you think are the chances of all of them will taste salty?

Trucy: I'd say.......75% at best. U?

Apollo: 101. Though it has been a while since I've ate his noodles.

Apollo: Or even seen Mr. Eldoon himself for that matter. I wonder how he's been doing these days.

Trucy: Oh he has been doing great, Polly

Trucy: He got himself a ladyfriend~

Apollo: Seriously!?

Trucy: That's right~ He talks about her everyday, I'm so happy of my cranky noodle uncle (˃̣̣̥ w ˂̣̣̥)

Apollo: Noodle Uncle?

Trucy: I've been calling him that for years now.

Trucy: But we can talk about his love life later.

Trucy: Cuz now it's time to discuss the main event to end all special days!

Apollo: Main event?

Apollo: What do you mean by............

Apollo: Oh.

Trucy: Apollo Justice!

Trucy: As I live and breathe in strive.......

Trucy: I once again ask for your hand in assistance tonight's DAZZLING SHOW!~ ✨✨✨✨

Apollo: You came up with that speech, didn't you?

Trucy: Yep-Yep!~ Worked all night on it!~

Apollo: You're not feeling sleepy, are you?

Apollo: Cause we can always reschedule if you do.

Trucy: Polly! I'm fine! Stop worrying about me.

Apollo: Kind of hard to do so when you're technically still the baby of the family lol

Trucy: Ugggh don't remind me....

Trucy: But seriously tho. I know you've already retired your role of assistant a long time ago and all, but it would really mean a lot to me if we do one more show together for the occasion.

Trucy: I got u matching magician attires!

Trucy: Magical Uniform!.jpg

Apollo: Oh wow, it really does look good in red.

Trucy: Right!? And I have no doubt in my mind that it'll look wonderful on u.

Apollo: Neither do I now I do think about it.

Apollo: And yeah, I'm down to do another show with you.

Apollo: Just don't be surprised when I inevitably can't keep up with your tricks.

Trucy: Oh please, you'll be fine.

Trucy: You're Apollo Freaking Justice for crying out loud.

Trucy: A proud, workaholic lawyer who does whatever he can to deliver justice with the chords of steels.

Trucy: And sweet, loving big brother I love and cherish each and every day of my life.

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Apollo smiles softly at the message before texting back.

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Apollo: And you're the loving, energetic little sister I love and cherish too.

Apollo: Even if you do get on my nerves most of the time lol

Trucy: HEY! I'll have u know that I have been nothing but loving and kind to u, mister!!!

Apollo: Yeah, but your still loud and obnoxious.

Trucy: U LOVE MY LOUD OBNOXIOUS!

Apollo: Lmao You're right. And I would never trade that for the world.

Trucy: U better not, Justice, or I'll tell Thena on u!

Apollo: No one likes a snitch, Trucy.

Trucy: And no likes a smart mouth aleck

Apollo: You mean smart aleck?

Trucy: Already proving my point, Polly!

Trucy: Still love you tho~ （*＾3＾）/～♡

Apollo: Love you too, you little gremlin.

Happy National Siblings Day!!

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[r-manoff]

After rewatching Eternals once and then rewatching all my favorite scenes again, here are my final thoughts

Thena is my favorite Eternal, mostly because… Angelina Jolie, but also bc Jolie’s delivery of all the lines is so perfect. You can clearly see when she’s the reserved and cool Thena that everyone knows as the warrior, but when she’s affected by Mahd Wy’ry… man, that scene in the cave with the powered Deviant using Gilgamesh’s voice… “st-stay here” hits me so hard

All the scenes between her and Gilgamesh are beautiful and not enough, I want more of them

Makkari’s action scenes are the coolest. I love that they didn’t show slowmotion shots of her speed, she was just always rUNNING and I love that for her

Her beating up Ikaris is one of the most satisfying things I’ve ever witnessed in my life

Sersi’s powers are my favorite. I want them. I’ve always found them fascinating. The concept of changing literally any material or liquid or whatever is so interesting and I think that even though they seem like pretty ‘soft’ powers, you can do some serious damage with them. For example, Sersi literally changed a whole Deviant INTO A TREE (one of my favorite moments btw)

If Ikaris evil, why hot? Richard Madden has been having me on my knees since I first saw Game of Thrones and that is never gonna change. His introduction in the movie (the London scene) still makes me absolutely lose my mind

But on a more important note, he was also the most interesting Eternal imo. In the end he couldn’t kill Sersi because he loved her too much but also couldn’t live himself after what he’d done to the others. His line to Sersi before he betrays everyone (My only wish is that I get to remember you, or smth among those lines) shows that he too had his doubts about this. What is living another 7000 years if you can’t get to remember anything? That’s what I love about this movie so much. It’s about celebrating life, enjoying it.

There was this thing I wrote after I watched the movie for the first time in theaters. “I would rather die one day while still having lived a life that could’ve ended at any second than have the reassurance that tomorrow is a given. I don’t want that luxury, for it is a curse to know you can waste a day not living.” And I stand by that. It’s why Sprite’s speech about hating humans hits so deep, it’s why the words “I am” at the end are so sad and relieving at the same time. This movie is about the beauty of life and humanity. There is some in both, it’s not all bad even though it may seem so. Druig said it himself, “without their flaws they wouldn’t be human.” Ajak made it clear that the events surrounding Thanos are what changed her mind. People have hope, even if it’s the smallest bit of hope you’ve ever seen, it’ll one day grow into something big if you share it with others. When we have hope, we come together, we stand strong.

Phastos is a clear example that just because you were made to think doesn’t mean that you can’t be fucking badass. The way he held down Ikaris??? Nah, buddy had it GOING for him

Still pressed Kingo wasn’t in the final battle

Ramin Djawadi 🧎🏻‍♀️🧎🏻‍♀️🧎🏻‍♀️🧎🏻‍♀️ my favorite soundtracks are Celestials, Remember (the very beginning specifically), and A Wish. Beautiful. Had not expected any less, this man always delivers

People who still hate this movie, that’s sad. You could’ve learned a thing or two from it

Also, in terms of the mcu, are the Eternals among the beings that forgot who Peter was? If they even get back to earth after Arishem’s done with them lol. I’m curious as to when we’ll see them again