#and with the sleeping one especailly

[goddessofroyalty]

A quick collection of parenting culture-clashes that happened in Zaun Family between Jayvik and (mostly) Silco based on things that have happened in my family:

All of Silco's kids spent basically until they could walk being carried about by someone nearly constantly unless sleeping so when Viktor and Jayce intentionally put Naph on the ground (on a blanket) he is very confused and the sentence "What the fuck is floor time" is uttered when they try to explain that it's good developmentally for a baby

Silco has done the thing where while Naph is teething he's just dunked his finger in his whisky on the rocks and then run it along Naph's gums (a very common way to help with teething before modern numbing gels were created). Jayce does almost squeak out "did you just give my son alcohol?" at it

Naph when newborn sleeps in a cot with only a thin blanket where he is safe (from SIDS). All of Silco's kids when newborn slept in his and Vander's bed to keep them safe (from people breaking in).

Jayce and Viktor have one of those modern baby harnesses. Silco thinks it's dumb because as far as he's concerned all you need is long piece of fabric. Flip side of this is that Jayce and Viktor probably go for the baby swaddling onesie things while Silco can swaddle in that same piece of fabric.

Jayce and Viktor purchase/invent many things in the lead up to Naph's birth that Silco thinks are a waste of money/time. He ends up being right for about half of them.

[mysticasrandomhorde]

Got Warden Ingo on my brain.

....

Time to share some headcanons I thought about.

(keep in mind, I have never played the game, I may get some things wrong. . Be kind)

In Hisui:

Was there for 4 years, was "missing" For 2 years in Unova (Space time distortions are WEIRD)

-Has CONSTANT migraines due to his memory loss and head injury. Tended to night terrors when he had a memory return to him, depending on how small or large the memory was. Once was out for commission for a WEEK due to spotting a Steelix zooming by and it reminded him of the subways and Gear Station.

-He considers Iscan, Gaeric and Palina as his friends, and Calaba as his "Nana". He and Melli are on good terms and get along well, despite Melli's constantly denying he's "friends" with that weird man on the other side of the Highlands. He knows he's lying.

-COVERED in scars, mostly some handling baby Sneasels or rock climbing. His main ones are on his right eye (attack from a Luxray, thankfully just a flesh wound and didn't lose his eye), his left arm and shoulder (saving Rei from a Zoroark attack) and his side (Got into a fight with some poachers.)

-Became a bit feral while there (Autism be darned, this train boi can fist- fight a Garchomp and win). He once fought a rogue male Sneasler that got WAYY too close to his Noble's den. Forgot his pokeballs, only had his dagger on him.

-Lady Sneasler is the pokemon he's CLOSEST with. He feels indebted to her since she saved him and chose him to be a canidate to become her warden. Plus for him, its easier to talk to a pokemon than people about his problems. She's his emotional support pokemon, and Lady Sneasler considers him her FAVORITE warden she's had. Platonic Soulmates, fite meh.

-I subscribe to Dad! Ingo adopting the protag. Its too precious not to happen. Plus it would make sense for the ONLY other Skyfaller to bond with the protag. (I subcribe to the Au that the protag NOT being Dawn/Lucas, more like they have a similar appearance) I especailly enjoy the fics where he has adopted both of them. (A twin adopting a pair of twins, love it)

Post Hisui (Back in Nimbasa, Unova)"

-Still has Migraines, but they had lessened now he's back with family. Developed a habit of rubbing his hands together when he's nervous.

-REFUSED to leave Emmet's side when they reunited. He felt so guilty of forgetting his own twin he clung to him like a Slowpoke. Emmet didn't complain, he was the same.

-Took him 6-8 months to finally return to his normal life and his Subway boss duties. Repeating weeks of therapy, meds, and constant stress from the public that he considered the WORST weeks of his life. PTSD, anxiety, and

-Still has memory relapses, sometimes due to stress. It's gotten better over time, but sometimes he ends up wandering down a random street disassociating. Agreed with Emmet to get a tracker on his phone in case he has one when separated so he could find him.

-He takes Lady Sneasler back with him (He's her odd human and ain't leaving his side, and already chosen a successor since she was getting older) along with his Hisui team. It's always a shock to the trainers battling him when he switches up the team. Lady Sneasler is useful when scaring unwanted Plasma grunts hiding in the subways.

-Still has days when he's a bit feral. First week of him back, he REFUSED to sleep on his bed. Instead slept on the floor with his sheets and blankets pulled off and formed into a nest. Emmet now takes Ingo camping or hiking whenever Ingo gets overwhelmed at work and need to let loose a bit becomes a bit too much.

-His newfound reflexes always surprises his family (comes when being constantly being in danger of wild pokemon). He once flips his Uncle Drayden onto his back when he accidentally bumps against his arm when getting a cup of water. Ingo spent a whole HOUR apologizing, when Drayden was actually quite impressed.

-makes Hisuian recipes for his brother and Elesa. He's pretty good at it. Emmet got him a cookbook for their birthday. Ingo made him a carved Joltick in return.

[thechy-fychannel]

researching (i gained research skills thru studying history at university, sue me) medical homophobia. Will send another ask later about hilson Repression and That. Terrible horrible depressing yet fascinating.

Anways, brain rotted with house md dr house,

I only recently discovered the popular Artic Monkeys song Do I Wanna Know? And the sad horny-romantic-depression haunts me. I found it out only recently via the much more hopeful Hozier cover of the same song. Totally different vibes but im focusing on the original and trying to organise my thoughts a little.

Great song, very emotion, my brain drifts to a sad house pining for like, romance and intimacy (with wilson, or anyone really. Bro is not good with letting himself do feelings, especailly with other people involved) and not really getting it or letting himself pine or like, fantasise in a non-loathing way.

What's cool/interesting about house is that he like, likes intimacy and romance as well as sex, but he doesn't let himself have the former. The latter we see all the time. All. The. Time. (Sexual harassment cringe, makes me pause the episode and cringe and groan in annoyance. Love house md but holy fucking shit)

Anyways, he's like that image. Two figures from the shoulders up, one is blushing and red and sweating, and thinking about hand holding and romance. The other figure has a chill, normal expression on their face and is thinking of blured out, obviously nsfw things. Thats house

(I also hc him as bi cause i hc characters i like as bi (im bi) but also that scene w/ that patiwnt and 13 being like "I'm as straight as any of you" and it changing to a confused 13 and house. Lol)

this + existing and growing up in a way more homophohic society than today + parental abuse fucks you up man.

I want to bundle house's bum leg in bubble wrap then shove him in a giant paint can mixing machine. Strange interesting "gentle"man

I leave you with that angst idea: pining while hating yourself for it, but in that special House way. Can work with any ship, but i like to imagine Hilson.

Oof oof owie my heart

-ramble anon

hi ramble anon! so sorry I forgot to answer this! I just got your other ask and then remembered this was in my ask box from last week and I never answered it eeekk!! I love your asks bc it rly feels like what is going on inside my head at any given time. Just. Rambling and rotating thoughts of those annoying old men in my mind alfklskf.

I loveeee that you brought up Do I Wanna Know by the Arctic Monkeys! I LOVE that song and I feel like it is a great song for House. Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High is another good one that fits him. I love the overall vibe of their music and I can definitely imagine house drunkenly sulking around and that song playing.

You made really great points about his issues with intimacy vs sex. I think about that allll the time and the way he removes all intimacy from sex by only sleeping with hookers so it's transactional rather than emotional. If he has sex with someone he actually likes, it's almost painfully intimate for him. Ie: having sex with Lydia in s6 and we literally see him in tears and when we see him and Cuddy stripping and kissing before they have sex it's so extremely intimate that it's heart wrenching, especially with the kissing his scar part.

I think there is some very interesting juxtaposition between the way House separates sex and intimacy and the way Wilson can't. Wilson is known for being a serial adulterer and there's this theme of "it always comes down to sex" when he's dealing with his marriage. But for Wilson, I think it's much less about the sex part and much more about the intimacy part. My main reasons for this is when House is giving Wilson a hard time about "looking pretty" at work (bc house thinks he's having an affair) House says "I'm sorry, I know you love your wife. You probably also loved all the women who weren't your wife." And then there's also the scene where Wilson is talking to Cameron about the emotional affair she had with her dead husband's best friend, Wilson says "I met someone who made me feel...funny." That was his reason for cheating. Not for the sex, for the way she (or he— very interesting to me that they went with "someone who made me feel funny" instead of "she made me feel funny") made him feel.

They both have some rly messed up feelings around sex and intimacy and I wish I could crack open their heads and see what's going on in there. (Lovingly ofc)

"Pining but hating yourself for it. But in that special House way" that's it, that's the show 😭😭😭 I love that so much and it makes me think of when House was working with Lucas in s5 to spy on Wilson and Lucas says "You want to know if he's pining [the way you are]" and House looks down and nods bc he just wants to know that Wilson is pining for him the way House was pining for him 😭❤��

[cowboylikedean]

Harry didnt want to keep Taylor hidden in the shadows what 💀 yes they hid alot but that wasn't something that harry specifically did to her if anything that was her most public relationship ever she herself said that it was very public and they had to HIDE because of it. it's literally not the same to what joe put her through AT ALLLLLLLLL. harry also proudly said that he had no problem being seen with her “if you like cameras flashing everytime we go out baby i'm perfect" etc. like what are you even saying

Oh anon...

so first... what joe put her through was not hiding her away. this is an invention of the fandom. no where in any of the joe songs refer to being hidden as something joe wanted. Not. At. All. taylor believed she had to hide because that relationship started when people were calling for her death on twitter. i don't understand why this fandom refuses to acknowledge this unhealthy choice might have been taylor's. and in the pain of the boredom of her relationship, she realized it was unhealthy and unhelpful to her... idk

anyway, that's not the point cause it's not what i meant. I see how it could be misread though. no what i meant was that it had to be hidden. i was referring to the relationship by just his name, which is something i do sometimes to shorthand in my head lol. so when i said "joe didn't want to keep her hidden," i wasn't talking specifically about the fandom's fiction that joe told taylor he didn't want to be public, but more like that the relationship was built to require that. tayjoe was also her most public relationship. at the rep sessions, she made sure everyone knew who these songs were about. she attended events with him and confirmed in long pond that william bowery was joe. she spoke about him in interviews and referred to him publicly as her boyfriend. literally, only other guy she did that for prior was crusty hairball. the relationship's unhealthiness did not come from being hidden, it came from not being honest.

the problems in haylor, however, were connected to public vs private spheres. the backlash was about it and the fear and uncertainty but then also in the breakup the sleeping with people to make her jealous and then the only wanting her when she's with someone else and the unwillingness to commit. the difference between "out in the world" and "behind closed doors" was hugely important to them and as time went on in the relationship, it became less structured and far, far, far more secretive. using courtney cox's house so that no one would see them in hotels or near their residences is pretty.... affair-esque.

and then finally... perfect is not an honest confession. it's a desperate attempt to get her back... when he knows the issue is his lack of commitment, but being in public and okay with what people say is a form of commitment... you know, just not the one she was talking about but it was one of the forms of commitment that had been an issue so maybe that would work. i harry didn't say anything dishonest, but he wasn't organically and earnestly expressing love for being seen with her. he was trying to negotiate. so i wouldn't really use it as like an example of him being okay with being public with her. especailly since the message is literally like "i'll be seen in public hanging out with you, but i won't be in a relationship with you." which isn't really a gotcha for harry being pro-public relationship.....

[androidcharles]

Deafeating the Androids (Act 2) Chapter 2

Two people suddenly go missing and that causes a bit of concern for the Toppats and Triple Threat. Especailly since Beatrice still hasn't said a word about Project SAI's newest location

TW for some torture.

It was a week later when things were finally set into motion once again.

Charles rose up from his slumber, feeling the static on the edge of his vision as he stretched before tossing his legs over the bed, going over his usual morning routine before heading into the kitchen to notice that Henry and Ellie weren’t in the kitchen. He glanced at the clock and saw the time was nine AM. Even this was early by his standards.

So what was going on?

He headed to Henry’s bedroom and noticed that he wasn’t even in bed (even Henry had a bad habit of sleeping in) and Ellie wasn’t present either (she was the only morning person among them).

Finally he headed into the office and saw Henry and Ellie with nervous looks on their faces, sitting at the table as they glanced up to see Charles.

“You’re awake,” Ellie said.

“Yeah, if you guys needed me to wake up, you could blown up my notifications in the chat room. I’m pretty sure that would have keyed me in that something was wrong, you know. What is wrong, anyway?” Charles asked. Ellie let out a small sigh as she tapped her fingers on the table as Henry looked down with a bit of guilt. There was a bit of silence before Ellie looked up at him.

“Dave has gone missing.”

Charles felt a cold chill go down his artificial spine as he sat down at the table with them. It was only yesterday that he had spoken to Dave at band practice, telling him he would see him tomorrow if he wanted to hang out. His smile was so cheerful, so happy…

What the heck happened between then and now to cause something like this to happen?

“I can’t believe it… I saw him yesterday, he was-”

“I know Charles, it’s OK,” Ellie said, “I know how much this hurts… but we can’t sit here and panic. We’re gonna head to his apartment and see if we can find any clues that might key in where he’s gone.”

Charles nodded his head slowly as Henry stood up, patting his shoulder in reassurance. Just as they were about to head off, Beatrice opened her eyes, sitting up from her position on the couch.

“Ms. Ellie, can I borrow your hairbrush again? Ugh, my hair is so messy… it’s gonna take forever for it to look nice and neat again,” Beatrice said, running her hands through her messy hair. She looked up to see the three of them hovering over her as her eyes widened.

“Did… did something happen?”

“One of our friends has disappeared,” Ellie said, “Can we trust you to look after the place while we do this?”

“Or are we gonna find you looking through our possessions again?” Charles said, narrowing his eyes.

“You should be lucky I haven’t killed you guys yet! You guys have a lot of knives…” Beatrice said.

WHATEVER. WE’LL BE BACK IN ABOUT AN HOUR. JUST TRY NOT TO BURN THE PLACE DOWN WHILE WE’RE GONE PLEASE, Henry said as he walked out the door.

As soon as the three of them were gone, Beatrice let out a small huff as she glanced to the side.

“It’s super tempting, I’ll tell you that,” Beatrice muttered.

After a few minutes of travel, the three of them were in front of Dave’s apartment as Ellie picked the lock while Henry and Charles stood guard. Eventually she got the door open as they entered his small apartment.

“Dave’s apartment is pretty small, so try to search every room thoroughly,” Ellie said, “Charles you search the bedroom. Henry, you search the bathroom. I’ll check in here.” The three of them got to work as Charles entered the bedroom, already seeing that the window had been forced open and his bedroom was a huge mess. He scanned the area and saw the foot imprints on the window sill along with the blanket hanging halfway out the window. He wondered if the neighbors even knew that he had been kidnapped.

Or if they cared. He gritted his teeth at that thought as he began to search for more clues. He glanced around for more clues as he heard Ellie talking to Henry in the other room. He exited the room to see Henry and Ellie talking to each other about what was going on.

“Maybe we should ask the neighbors…” Ellie said, “But I don’t think we can do that without sounding suspicious.” Henry nodded his head as he gazed at Charles and motioned for him to head back in the living area.

“I can’t believe Dave lives in a place like this. Henry, we might have to consider having him move. Maybe we can convince him to join our PI business?” Ellie asked.

“Maybe…” Henry said softly.

“It wasn’t the Toppats who kidnapped him. Again. It was something else, but I can’t tell what. But he was taken while he was asleep, that’s for sure,” Charles said.

“I hate to see what would happen once Amelia finds out what happened,” Ellie said softly, “Let me take a look in there and see what’s up.” Ellie entered the bedroom as Charles sat on Dave’s worn couch, looking a bit forlorn.

WE’LL FIND HIM, DON’T WORRY, Henry signed at him, trying to look reassuring as Charles let out a small sigh.

“I know, I know, it’s just… I just can’t imagine how scared he is right now,” Charles said, “He’s already been through so much hell. Why does the universe feel the need to crap on him like this?”

“Hey, guys! I might have found a lead!” Ellie shouted from his bedroom. Henry and Charles stood at the doorway as Ellie pulled up a business card and handed it to Charles. He felt static at the edges of his vision as he saw the Project SAI logo on the back. There was no address (of course) but maybe finding out where this business card was printed would be a good start.

- - - - -

The three of them had spent a majority of the day going to every print shop in the entirety of Stickburg and making as many phone calls as possible to try to find any information about where the business card was printed. But to no avail, there wasn’t any luck.

Charles hung up as aggressively as possible on yet another tired employee as he let out a small growl, staring at the wall in anger as Beatrice cowered in fear.

“Bea, if you want to talk, now’s a good time,” Ellie said as she hung up herself.

“I’m not saying anything. Seriously!” Beatrice said, “I don’t know why they kidnapped your friend though. I don’t understand it myself. We’ve been kidnapping children of course, but never adults. I don’t understand what’s going on…”

WELL, IF YOU WANT US TO FIGURE IT OUT, YOU SHOULD AT LEAST SAY SOMETHING, Henry said, AT THIS POINT, YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE A CHOICE. THEY’RE DOING SOMETHING THAT YOU DON’T EVEN UNDERSTAND YOURSELF. ARE YOU SURE YOU WANNA KEEP HIDING THIS INFORMATION FROM US?

Beatrice slumped in her seat a bit more, as if trying to disappear, despite that not being able to happen. After all, she wasn’t even capable of doing that at the moment as the three of them stared her down.

“I… I don’t… the scientists probably aren’t even worried about me anyway. I don’t want to say anything because… BECAUSE I HATE PROJECT SAI AS MUCH AS YOU GUYS!” Beatrice shouted. The three of the exchanged glances as Beatrice sighed.

“They make us do menial tasks and they don’t even thank us,” Beatrice said, “I often had to work without limits and when I was practically running on nothing. I would often go to bed having to run my antivirus because they would keep us up for so long. Why do you think I’ve been so reluctant on telling you guys about all this? I don’t want to go back. Especially if you guys are unsuccessful…”

“Bea…” Ellie said softly, walking over to her to rub her back, “You’re telling me that if you don’t tell us the location of these people that we won’t be able to fight them?”

“They’re androids! And the scientists-”

“Are just weak losers we can give wedgies to. We’ve already handled Theodore before and we have an android on our side as well. We can’t exactly say we’ll be prepared, but if these people are treating you like this… we want to help,” Ellie said.

“I didn’t know that they were treating you like that. How about we just arrest the scientists!? The androids don’t need to be destroyed… do they?” Charles asked.

“No, they shouldn’t be. We’ll fight tooth and nail if it means you get to live the life that you want to live,” Ellie said, “And I mean it!”

“You… you really mean it? I can have an ordinary life?” Beatrice asked.

“Mhm! Once we make the arrests, maybe the generals will let you have some freedom. Maybe even grant you a pardon so you can start working with them. Like Charles did!” Ellie said, “Just don’t talk to Amelia.”

“Amelia… she’s the other android, isn’t she? She seems so happy, despite being part of a criminal group,” Beatrice said.

WELL ALL OF THEM REALLY LOVE HER AND SUPPORT HER, Henry said, SO SHE’S HAPPY BECAUSE SHE’S SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT HER AND LOVE HER.

Beatrice glanced down at the ground, feeling a wave of disbelief wash over her before she looked up at them.

“Do you guys… care about me?” Beatrice said. The three of them exchanged glances once again, as if they were unsure of what to say.

“I care about you,” Charles said, “I was only hard on you these past few weeks because… I wanted to make sure you didn’t try anything. But I still care about you. And knowing about all this… it must really hurt, huh?”

“I care about you too,” Ellie said, “I don’t think that androids should be treated like this. Especially considering where you guys came from.”

I CARE ABOUT AS YOU WELL. I MEAN YOU’RE A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES BUT IN ALL HONESTY… YOU’RE KINDA LIKE A LITTLE SISTER YOU KNOW, Henry said, smiling thoughtfully at her. Static filled the edges of her vision as she stood up.

“I’m sorry, I have to… go into the living room now,” Beatrice said softly. She headed into the living room as she sat on the couch, contemplating what to do now. These people were being way too nice to her. They cared about her? Why? What benefit would it gain them? Obviously they had nothing to gain from telling her that she was valued.

That she was worth saving. She clenched her fists as she grabbed the TV remote and turned on the TV. At least this would distract her… hopefully.

- - - - -

Amelia sat on her bed, trying to understand why Dave wasn’t answering her messages. She never really messaged him unless she really felt like it. But it bothered her that she had already sent a couple of messages and he still hadn’t answered.

His “I’m busy” message had popped up a bit too much for her liking as she pursed her lips, laying back down on her bed trying to not let it get to her before she heard a knock on the door.

“Who is it?” Amelia asked. The door opened and a Toppat grunt opened the door, smiling at her gently.

“You dad… er the chief wants to speak to you,” he said. Amelia thought that was strange, because if her dad wanted her, he would have messaged her right? She just shrugged as she headed towards the elevator and headed to her dad’s office.

As soon as she entered, both her fathers were sitting near the desk, looks of concern on their face as Amelia closed the door behind her.

“Amelia, this concerns you now more then ever. I was about to schedule another monthly check-up with Dr. V when I was directed to her voice mail. I was a little skeptical, but I left a message letting her know I’d call her back, figuring she was probably busy. I called her a few hours later and it still went to her voice mail. I know how busy she gets, but I would have figured she would have at least called back. So I had a couple of Toppat scouts go to her location and find out what was going on, maybe make an appointment personally, but they ended up finding the office completely empty,” Reginald explained.

“Well… except for this,” the Right Hand Man said, showing her a business card. She looked at it and felt a cold chill down her artificial spine as she saw the Project SAI logo.

“I don’t understand what they want with her… nor do I know their motivations. But something is very wrong and we have to find out where they took her…” Reginald said, “I think you need to contact the Triple Threat and let them know about this dire situation.”

Amelia felt static forming at the edges of her vision. Dave hasn’t been answering her messages, but there couldn’t be a connection, could there?

“I’ll… I’ll talk to Charles about all this,” Amelia said.

“It’s at times like this I’m glad that you managed to befriend him. It’s been awfully helpful,” Reginald said.

“Are you actually starting to care about them?” the Right Hand Man asked as Amelia left the room in a hurry.

“You know, it’s funny. It’s almost as if it’s hard wired in me to be worried about Henry and his ragtag group of friends. Even if they aren’t on our side…” Reginald said. The Right Hand Man looked at Reginald thoughtfully before chuckling.

“Funny… I thought I was the only one who felt that way…” Right said softly.

Meanwhile, Amelia had rushed towards the elevator and hopped on as she headed to her room once again before slamming the door behind her, contacting Charles as fast as possible.

GlitterToppatGirl: Hey, Charles did you know that Dr. V is missing?

xXBold_Action_ManXx: Wait Dr. V is missing too?

GlitterToppatGirl: Wait, Dr. V isn’t the only one who’s missing?

xXBold_Action_ManXx: Yeah, Dave has gone missing too.

Amelia felt even more static filling her vision as she tried to process what Charles had just said. Dave was gone too? What was going on?

GlitterToppatGirl: We have to find him!

xXBold_Action_ManXx: We don’t know where Project SAI is though… I don’t understand why these guys have ordered the androids to kidnap Dave or Dr. V. Bea hasn’t been very cooperative either.

GlitterToppatGirl: Than you’re just gonna have to force the answer out of her! Being nice isn’t going to work anymore.

xXBold_Action_ManXx: If we try to force the answer out of her, we’d just be isolating her. Especially after everything she told us.

GlitterToppatGirl: What do you mean?

xXBold_Action_ManXx: Apparently the scientists in Project SAI have been… mistreating her and the other androids a bit. I don’t think she wants to go back as a result of that. She has this utmost belief that we can’t handle it.

GlitterToppatGirl: You guys have been through hell and back together and she believes you can’t handle Project SAI?

xXBold_Action_ManXx: I don’t know. Henry wants to give her some space for the time being. Maybe he can convince her to give the location away after she has some time to think.

GlitterToppatGirl: Whatever you say. You’d better be right… or I’m gonna follow one of those Project SAI androids and find him myself. Even if it kills me…

xXBold_Action_ManXx: Please don’t put yourself in danger.

GlitterToppatGirl: For his sake, I would.

Amelia sighed as she placed her head into her pillow, feeling like screaming at the moment. Charles, of course, was being as calm as usual, which really grated at her nerves, but she trusted him, so she wasn’t about to make a big deal if Charles wasn’t.

Still, she was worried deeply as she gripped the pillow tightly, feeling a wave of hurt and hatred washing over her. She would just have to wait for Charles to do a bit of investigating.

Meanwhile, back at the apartment, Charles was now a bit more worried as he relayed the news to Ellie and Henry, who had ordered him to stay behind while they investigated, in case he can get any information out of Beatrice.

Beatrice was currently watching a cartoon, obviously trying to keep her mind off of things as Charles sat down at his usual spot in front of the coffee table and watched with her.

“You want me to tell you where Site B is do you?” Beatrice said softly. Charles glanced at her briefly before turning his attention back to the TV.

“I mean, I can’t exactly force the information out of you. But considering the circumstances, there’s only one thing I can say for certain. That you have to consider what’s happening and know that two innocent people… well I’m not sure how innocent Dr. V is, have been kidnapped wrongfully. I don’t know what kind of moral compass you have, but even you have to admit that’s not a good thing…” Charles said.

“I-” Beatrice wanted to say something, but wasn’t sure what to really say. She sighed as she stared off into the distance.

“If I take you… tomorrow… will you promise that we’ll be allowed to live our lives?” Beatrice asked. Charles looked up and gasped as he glanced at her again.

“Of course. I’m gonna do everything in my power to keep you guys safe, no matter what,” Charles said, “I don’t want you guys to be turned into scrap because of some backwards ideals. You guys are much more then just machines. Even if I can’t remember you…”

Beatrice started to shake as she shifted her position onto the ground before pulling Charles into a hug.

“It’s gonna be alright. And don’t worry, we’ll get out of this no problem, alright?” Charles reassured her.

- - - - -

Dave woke up with a start, trying to figure out where he was as he glanced around the room.

Oh no…

Another cell.

He banged against the door, whimpering as he tried to push the door open.

“I wouldn’t bother if I were you.” He jumped at the new voice as he looked around.

“Who?”

“Dr. Vinschpinsilstien. Most people call me Dr. V. Something that… I didn’t really agree on,” she said.

“Where are we?”

“I don’t know,” Dr. Vinschpinsilstien said, “All I know is that I woke up here with this brace on my neck.”

Neck brace? Dave reached up and felt the metal collar around his neck, shaking a bit.

“What’s going on?” Dave asked.

“You humans should consider yourselves lucky. You’ll probably be our most important asset going forward into our new goal.” Dave looked through the small window to see a two figures in front of the cells.

“Theodore?!” Dave said, “I thought you were dead!”

“Why does everyone keep saying that…” Theodore muttered as Daxton shook his head.

“You left him to die, of course. That’s why we revitalized him,” Daxton said, “And now he’s going to help us with Project SAI’s newest plan: eradicating all humans.”

“Wait, what?” Dave said.

“And give us one good reason why we should help you with THAAATAAAAAHAT!!!” Dr. Vinschpinsilstien suddenly shrunk down as the collar started to shock her.

“That is why. Because if you don’t cooperate with us, there’s nothing stopping us from frying you to death. Now we have a long list of things we need you to do and Theodore will be happy to walk you through them. Now if you’ll excuse me.” Daxton turned away and walked off, leaving Theodore with the remote.

He stared, almost blankly at it before he opened the cell, beckoning Dave to come out.

“CJ and Adam are about to head out to find Charles and Amelia. And once they do, you need to do exactly what it says on this piece of paper,” Theodore said.

“What, reprogram them? Like hell I’m gonna do that! I’m sick of being a wimp little weakling and I’m not gonna let you get away with THIIISISSSISISIS!” Dave fell to the floor as he shook, feeling the shock traveling through his spine.

“You have no choice Mr. Panpa. If you want any hope of surviving this situation, I highly suggest following orders. Or else,” Theodore said, “D… Dr. Vinschpinsilstien…”

“What?” Dr. Vinschpinsilstien said, not an ounce of remorse in how terse she sounded.

“I have my own special notes for you as well. Read them carefully,” Theodore said, handing over a sheet of paper to her. She snarled as she unfolded the piece of paper, reading it carefully. Dave started blankly at his own paper and sighed, feeling a bit of hopelessness as he began to read the paper himself.

Suddenly his eyes widened as he read through the paper word for word before staring at Dr. Vinschpinsilstien. She returned the stare, a wave of disbelief in the air.

[animatorweirdo]

Good morning/evening! It's muffin anon.

So. I've been listening to that song I sent you on loop for a few days now. (Here is the link again for those that didn't see the last one: https://youtu.be/jswK6yADVDs?feature=shared ) And... Well.. The lyrics have been haunting me. Especailly this part:

Now fall off to sleep, I'm not meaning to keep you

I'll just sit for a while and sing loo-li, lai-lay

I can't help but imagine having an elf as a lover, living through all years of your human life with them and finally your elf singing this to you as you slowly die. They say it in the lyrics, even though they wanted to, they know they cannot be with you forever and they have come to term with it even though it breaks them inside. It just gives me the feeling of such selfless and pure love that I realisticly will never be able to find in this selfish world. And it just hits home, you know?

Sometimes I imagine what it would be like to find love like that of Aragorn and Arwen's and the fact that, how a love of this nature would not be able to survive and stay pure in such a jaded and cruel world... And it just hits me with a wave of hopelessness, you know?

Sorry if I caused trouble with my ranting. I wanted to vent and what better way to vent than to internet strangers who most of the time understand you better than your actual friends?

Anyway, I wish you a pleasent day/night.

Nah, don't worry I get it. It's a good song.

And that whole love thing between the elf and their human. Tragic and loving at the same time. The song also kinda reminds me of one of my fics where reader's elf perishes because of Sauron and they seek his death but in the end they fail and die. And they can do nothing but sing the song while dying beside their elf's grave.

[omggitzflutterzx3]

hi tumblr!! ive already talked to you a lot today but havent done my actual diary thingy yet so.. time for that!1

todays been super slow, but im starting to feel better! so that's exciting.. im still worried that i got twi sick but hopefully she's doing ok. i wish i could call her and ask her about the trip so far but they dont let the students bring their phones. its a nightmare >< really excited for twi to get back..it's gonna be weirdd not seeing her at school on monday. but i gotta start getting used to that cus she's starting high school in the fall! which is super awesome im so happy 4 her but also its gonna be so weirddddd cus we've always gone to the same school..it's one of those ones where it's from 1st-8th grade so we've been at the same place forevarrr.. and by the time ill make it to high school she'll only have a few years left..and then she has college @.@..i hope she doesnt go to far for that but mom says basically any school in the whole country wuld except twilight..and they should she's sooo smart!! smarter than YOU! i just..hope she doesnt go to far ><........... BUT ANYWAYS LOL other than taht, like i said todays been in slow motion..just been watching youtube lol. and ive hung out with jeremy a bit..he's been gaming the whole time, which is basically all he does when he's not at school lol i dont even think he eats or sleeps and ESPECAILLY DOESNT DO HIS HOMEWORK!!! he just games games games 365 24/7 such a DUDE he says him and i are gonna do something tomorrow night but wont tell me what but he says it's gonna be fun so im excited!! i should hopfuly be feeling better so i should be up for fun! lolololololol i thinnnnkk that;s all i gotta say tonight so i'll see you tomorrow tumblr!!! sleep tight!!!!

~Flutterz(again LOL) 05/10/10(˃ᆺ˂)

[localwebslingers]

More than once, Peter had shed whatever jacket he'd been wearing and handed it over to Harry, grabbing a different one or just going without if it wasn't too cold outside. On one hand, it was a small thing to do that helped keep up the appearance of being human, especailly during the colder months. On the other, he could never think of a good reason not to hand it over. To tease Harry a little by pretending to think it over, just to see what reaction it got that day, sure, but Peter still always handed it over, "Are you? I mean if you're that torn up by it I can wait while you change so that it's fashionably acceptable."

Which was not a thing Peter understood, at all. He tried to, ultimately failed, but accepted that sometimes it was important. Personally he thought dark green canvas went with just about everything but then that's why he wore that jacket the most. That and since Harry kept borrowing it, the whole thing tended to smell like his boyfriend. Easily more of a reason to make it his favorite of the jackets that were actually his own.

"I think I'd actually rather get your scent on me by laying on you again when we get back." he admitted and smiled a little, waiting for Harry to get the other jacket on before teasing, "But I'll gladly take it tomorrow while I go run those errands. I'll leave this one for you again in exchange." at least it wouldn't smell like an economy textbook. Though if Peter had to pick a jacket of Harry's to wear after he'd been doing anything work related, he'd rather have the one that smelled like the labs and research centers. It was still filtered and mild but it still smelled like things he associated strongly with Harry.

He leaned over to hit the button for the elevator and waited for the door to open before stepping on with Harry, "Okay, ground floor or the basement for a car?" Peter asked, looking over, "I'm good with walking for the scenic route or the faster way." well, faster on the right streets anyways. New York truly understood the phrace "the city never sleeps" because neither did the traffic it seemed like.

|| @inhcritance ||

Peter had certainly done the same thing, and Harry had never once minded. He loved, in fact: even now they were still discovering little things, little gestures, and Harry's memory had always been sharp enough that he just kept noting every single one down, until the opportunities arose.

Some gestures were found out by sheer chance, some had come after the chance. Because he'd known Peter liked wearing his jacket, and he'd known why, but he hadn't understood until his senses were sharp enough that the lingering scent of one he loved became dearly comforting. Even as a vampire, which were in theory far less group-oriented than werewolves.

In practice, Harry was very, very proud to be part of Peter's pack, of that family that was not only werewolves, so perhaps there was just much stereotyping in there.

It was as Peter's question, however, that he considered the idea. Gave it a handful of seconds to dwell on it, looking at his attire, then sighed, defeated.

"Unfortunately, I'm already dressed to match the jacket on the door." He conceded. "As much as I'd love to take the one you're wearing off you."

And the colors wouldn't match properly. And as much as Harry would ignore fashion if he'd missed Peter enough... he could respect fashion just this once.

"But you can still have mine." He added, as he took Peter's jacket behind the door. "It'll just smell a bit like an economy textbook." Unlike the one next to him, that still smelled like the research stations he'd been keeping an eye on the previous night.

@localwebslingers

[slptkns]

What about a Poly!Sleeptoken x nymphomaniac!reader? Reader is just constantly horny. How do you think they would deal with this?

Me reading this

[NSFW Headcanons under the cut]

They would all deal with it pretty well I think?? I have this headcanon that Sleep helps their... stamina a lot... Like what the fuck are they being supplied with because they keep up with you pretty well!!

I feel like Vessel maaaaay get slightly... not annoyed, but definitely a little bothered? But only If he's trying to do stuff for Sleep and all you want is to get fucked up. He'll still fuck you up but he's a lil grouchy about it. Other than that, he will keep up with you and then some. You're questioning how the fuck he isn't tired when you two are going at it for the fourth time that night.

II is Very Much excited about your tendency to be always horny. He likes it because as soon as you get a lil bratty about no one fucking you right there immediately he is like "Oh? Hmm??" And will immediately rock your entire world. ESPECAILLY if you come up and tell him Vessel didn't have time for you, or whatever. He is on it, he will take care of you and is slightly rougher than the others about it. Which is nice.

While II is pretty rough, III is just wanting whatever brings you pleasure. He is there to please you (and Vessel...)! But he takes his time with you, drawing out the experience and being so tentative and making sure your needs are met. He (along with he others) really enjoys when you're like super fucking horny, because... he likes helping relieve that tension.

IV is pretty chill. You go to him when you're super horny but also pretty tired. Because, like III, he'll take his time, and is super mellow! Will literally eat you out for what feels like hours, until your squirming under him and begging for his cock.

They all take care of you in different way! Their favorite thing though? Taking turns with you and seeing how long you can go. "How horny is (Y/N) today?" They will always find that answer. It's almost always 'Very Horny' but they need to find out for themselves... For science...

They handle it very well really, all things considered. NOW... if they're all busy with Sleep and you're left with having to take care of yourself? Please hope they find you... You are sure to be taken care of then.

[steddieasitgoes]

Hi! 7, 11, 12 for the steddie ship asks?

Hi friend! Thanks so much for sending me asks!

7. Which one hogs the covers when they sleep?

Oh man! This one is so GOOD! Okay so in my head Steve naturally runs hot and Eddie runs cold so Eddie is DEFINIETLY the one who is going to hof the covers. Especailly when he's spending the night at Casa Harrington because Steve has the most ridicioulsy expensive and comforrtable bedsheets of all time. If Eddie could live inside of it he would.

Steve usually doesn't mind but when the winter months come, he struggles because Eddie is so damn cold and he's always stealing the blankets and now Steve is cold and he's NEVER cold. He jokingly suggests buying a second blanket just for him since Eddie won't share but Eddie takes offense to that and so he makes a conscious effort to share the blanket with Steve in the colder months.

11. Which one would confess their attraction/love first? Why?

I answered part of the question yesterday (about who says they love who first) so I'm going to focus on the attraction part this time.

I think Steve and Eddie are both hopeless and extremely nervous when it comes to their attraction for each other that EVERYONE else notices before they do. So I think Robin would be the one to pull Steve aside and be like "you're putting on the Harrington Charm™ for Eddie." And Dustin pulls Eddie aside and is like "dude, you're flirting with Steve what the hell!"

And this would send them both spiraling of course, because "no we're just friends! I'm/He's not flirting with me!" And then one night they'd be hanging out alone together, probably getting high and Steve is super chatty when he's high so he starts talking about how Robin thinks he's using the Harrington Charm™ and Eddie is like "well, are you?" and Steve gets all flustered and that's when Eddie would be like "I think I've been flirting with you too." And eventually that would lead to the actual attraction confession.

12. What is your headcanon of their sexuality? (Gay? Bi? Pan? Etc)

In my head, Steve is without a doubt bisexual. And I will manifest that he becomes canonically bisexual because it would be the PERFECT arc for his character (he doesn't need to die, he needs to be bisexual... do you hear that Duffers?!)

Eddie is a little bit harder for me to pin down. I write and read a lot where he is gay and I think there's a lot of evidence in canon to support that. And I'm 100% on board with it. But I also like to think he would be pansexual. Eddie is all about the vibes™ and if he's hanging out with someone and the vibes are there then I think he'd be down regardless of gender.

Steddie Ask Game

[mysticasrandomhorde]

*walks in*

I have 2 ways of how I think Ingo would reunite with his family in my Noble's Will Au, because Im not gonna separate the man from them. He deserves it after everything hes been through.

1. Ingo is sent back to Unova after the kids have finished with their tasks in Hisui, having Arceus agree to take them back with their new father.

Ingo and the twins find themselves in a abandoned part of the Nimbasa Subways. Not wanting his kits who go searching in an unfamiliar area, Ingo decides to search around the tunnels himself, scaring off local tresspassers and fighting any pokemon who try to attack him. Hes unsure werther to go out into the open with his new found appearance, so he hides in the dark to observe.

Within a week, a local "monster" has been sighted in the in Subways of Gear Station, which catches the attention of Emmet. Some say its a Zororark, other say its something much worse. Either way, the Subway boss is very intrigued.

One day he goes to investigate, with the help of some depot agents. Chandulure is being much more active than usual, and seemingly leading tjem right to the monster's lair, right to a abandoned train car.

Emmet looks inside and finds a pair of sleeping kids, in some of nest made up of stolen or dropped items. The depots agents are relieved to think its just a pair of kids causing trouble, but Emmet isnt quite so sure. Until, they hear a loud growl come out of nowhere. When they turn around, they find Ingo, who just got finished with a pokemon fight and are now finding some weird humans WAY TOO CLOSE to his kits.. but freezes when he sees Emmet, their eyes locked in horror and shock.

2. Emmet, Elesa and Drayden were sent to Hisui by the will of Arceus. The Alpha pokemon God had sent that his chosen pair have been struggling with their tasks and need a bit of help. He had takem notice of their bond with a particular warden, and so decided to bring them. (Dont worry, they were warned before heading there.)

They meet up with the Pearl Clan, who are surprised by the news. Of Course, Irida instructs them on where they need to go, up the Coronet Highlands.

Along their way, they get ambushed by a nasty Luxray. Emmet and Elesa fight it off, but its persistant, deciding to attack Drayden since he's a bigger target. Before it could though, a certain warden comes and tackles the Luxray, scaring it off. The trio are surprised to see, Ingo, in his newfound state. Ingo is unsure about these strangers, but they so.. familiar. Especailly seeing the man in white with his face...

[aquaburst3]

And now, because I'm bored and crabby from a lack of sleep...again, some things in TWST that confuse me...

Why does hardly anyone get starstruck by Vil at Night Raven? The only time something like that has ever happened was Cater trying to ask him out because he's hot and for clout. I live in Vancouver where there are a fair amount of celebrities running around. In my own experience as someone who moved here from another part of Canada, at first you tend to go gaga about them at first, and then you get used to it. I assume it's the same thing for a lot of the "average" Night Raven students. But the lack of that "OMG! Is that the Vil Schönheit?" stage for characters like ADeuce that throws me off and comes off as bizarre, especailly since they should've grew up with his content and would stick out to them a lot more, even if they don't like his shows/movies. Leona's royalty and that's different, so I can't make much of a comment on that front.

Why is there a country called the Coral Sea? That's a real life place.

Why do the fae in this world come off like the Amish? They live in an isolated lifestyle away from tech for no reason. While it makes sense for Malleus somewhat since him and tech do not mix well together, the rest? Why? Lilia is able to use a computer just fine. At least in Harry Potter there was a reason for it outside the plot said so.

Why did the game make a big deal out of Azul and the Tweels being unable to go home when the school is smack-dab in the middle of the Coral Sea? (Honestly, I think the only reason is that out of universe the previous dorm must help out with the new one, so they had to bullshit an explanation for why they would stay, even if it makes no sense.)

Why was Leona the one to overblot when Ruggie used up his magic?

Why are transformation potions outlawed and they teach students how to make them at Night Raven? Isn't that like if Walter White taught his class how to make meth?

Why did the game make a big deal out of Jack and Vil being childhood friends and then not go anywhere with it?

Why aren't there more half fae people in the main cast besides Sebek? This isn't like Harry Potter or other portal fantasy series where things are segregated. Faes and humans should've fucked and had children for centuries, meaning that most of the population would be half fae.

Why aren't there more mages in this world? Again, this isn't like Harry Potter where mages are outcasts. So if it was more realistic, it would be more akin to BNHA or ATLA where almost everyone is a mage. Not the other way around.

If it seems like I hate the game, I don't. I still love it. But the worldbuilding is one of those aspects that I think the worldbuilding is by far its weakest aspect and could've been done A LOT better.

[blissfulalchemist]

Obligatory OTP Asks!

What would they do if the other woke in a manic state after a nightmare?

Would they build a pillow fort together just because?

Choose one song that perfectly describes their relationship.

Who is more likely to jump in an elevator? Who freaks out?

Nate x Aria

Siberite x Thancred

:D

Ahhh!!! Thank you! I truly love answering for both of these ships! (hidden similarities my beloved....) But these were fun to answer! Especially the song ones!

What would they do if the other woke in a manic state after a nightmare?

Aria doesn’t have too many nightmares, the occassional one if there’s a particularly bad storm, but when she does Nate makes sure she faces him, talking softly, and pulling her close once her eyes are focused on him. 

When Nate would wake from the nightmares in the early stages of their relationship, she had no context as to what they were related too and she wouldn’t ask until the next day and he would just deny anything was wrong, but she would run her fingers through his hair, urging him to lay against her, humming some song that came to mind until he relaxed enough and she’d start talking about some random tid bit of history or geology or making up a story until she sees him start to smile or one/both of them fall back asleep.

Would they build a pillow fort together just because?

Nate would and Aria would act a bit like they’re too old for such things but loves it and joins in quickly. Its few and far between but it picks up more once they have kids.

Choose one song that perfectly describes their relationship.

I feel that “Quietly Yours” by Birdy fits them best. There’s just this softness and romantic sound to the music and vocals that just hits on the elements of their repressing feelings. The lyrics though bring a hope and desire that they both feel at different times but is consistent for the two of them because life just is like that. Honestly the main verses feel like the phases but Aria’s journey goes 1,2,3 while Nate goes 3,2,1 and it just! It does something and its hard to describe honestly. 

1. White sails and off shore lights We were passing ships in the night Now I'm tracing shadows on your back Like I dreamt so many times

2. Quietly keeping This hope in my heart Prayed the night bring Back what I lost Many years have gone by But I never forgot

3. There was a time when I let you go Allowed myself to be swayed and pulled But for all my days I make a vow No words could ever shake me now

And then don’t get me started on the whole chorus with regards to the green house Aria has had since they first met.

Who is more likely to jump in an elevator? Who freaks out?

Listen we all know who’s testing his luck with jumping in the elevator and how much panic it can cause for Aria, especailly since he’s done it once or twice with the old ones that are held together with rope and hope.

What would they do if the other woke in a manic state after a nightmare?

Nightmares are more common with these two considering all that’s happened to them. When its Thancred waking with them she’s right there behind him wrapping her arms around him, resting her face against his back, whispering that she’s there, he’s safe, she’ll protect him (albeit really sleepy sometimes and closed eyes) and will stay awake with him until he chooses to go back to sleep or its time for them to get ready for the day. Sib has them often but really only has the waking up in a panic if she’s not entangled in the person. When she is entangled in them and wakes up he’s there letting her get seperated from him and then gently bringing her face to look at him assuring her letting her fall into him with the sobs that typically come afterwards. If he’s gotten up from the bed and gone to get breakfast or just left for whatever reason its like her brain knows that she’s all alone and the nightmares can start from there. Sometimes he gets back in just enough time to see the thrashing where he can then grab onto her hand, giving it a kiss and that typically does the trick in helping her calm down before actually waking, and should she be awake its all about getting her to see him and feel him that he’s real.

Would they build a pillow fort together just because?

Technically setting up a tent counts as making a pillow fort and they do on occassion. Mostly its to get away from everyone for a little while or they just opt to not stay at an inn when on an adventure together.

Choose one song that perfectly describes their relationship.

The best one would have to be “Better Love” by Hozier. Now firstly its Hozier so jot that down haha. But the lyrics just have this balance of sadness and hope that just kind of fits how the story goes a lot of times. They have moments where things are looking up only have it all crashing down again and the same goes for their relationship with the up and downs. At the end of the day though I couldn’t put it better than from the man himself in his explination of the chorus:

“The chorus, at its simplest, is a reassurance. It’s somebody reassuring a lover, just saying, “You know what, I’ve looked upon this and tried to find something to reconcile, to make sense of all this, but I can’t.” It’s where the “better love” thing comes from. At its simplest it’s a reassurance and words of comfort to make somebody feel better. At the core of it is a love story about two people trying to protect each other in a very hostile environment.”

and really isn’t it about having love in a hostile enviroment that urges you to keep going and face the world and make it better. It’s about the love that makes us human and all the forms it takes.

Who is more likely to jump in an elevator? Who freaks out?

Admittedly its Sib that is both jumping in the elevator and freaking herself out much to Thancred’s amusment as yes it keeps happening and yes she refuses to learn her lesson.

[kirishimas-cherrytree]

hey can I get a bnha matchup? :)

name: leo

pronouns: they/them and he/him

sexuality: bi, but with a strong preference for men so I’d prefer to be matched with one

age: 17

looks: green and brown eyes (not hazel, they go from green on the outside to brown in the inside, I have short brown hair that was styled in an undercut but it’s grown out now, and my height is 5’2”

personality: so i tend to close myself off from people due to past experiences. i come across as rude and indifferent and uncaring. i have a hard time trusting people. however once i do open up i can be really nice. I’m definitely more introverted but when I’m with the right people I can become more extroverted. I tend to get angry and annoyed at people quickly but I can control it very well. I keep my feelings bottled up. I’m very insecure inside and try to cover it up with fake confidence. I’d rather die than be vulnerable or open up to someone. I’d also rather die than have anyone know i still sleep with stuffed animals. I also hate small talk. characters from bnha i relate to: shinso, jiro, tamaki, and bakugo.

interests: reading, listening to music (i love mother mother, cavetown, and mitski), and taking care of my the five plants in my room.

fun fact: i have freckles on my arm that form the dipper constellation. it’s really cool

love language: reviving, it’s works of affirmation and giving it’s touch

thanks :)

I really hope you like this! Its my first try at this different form of match-up!

I would ship you with:

Hitoshi Shinsou

I believe that Hitoshi is a very gentle soul and he will be that way with you, especailly in the beginning. He does his best to ease you in.

Whatever it is that you experienced with others that let you struggle, Shinsou does his best to help you with social situations, even if he is pretty much an introvert.

But he also does not mind you being introverted.

Prefers spending time with you alone just hanging out.

Toshi is also okay with you getting annoyed easily, he will help you to stay calm too if you allow him.

If you struggle with opening yourself up or seeming vulnerable, Shinsou is the man that understands you.

He is not very fond of opening up himself, but with you it is easy for him. So take your time, he will wait and support you.

The first time he catched you sleeping with a stuffed animal in your arms was a total accident. It was during U.A times and he couldn't sleep at night so he walked go your room, hoping you were awake.

He was so blushy. You just looked too adorable in his eyes. There is nothing more in this world that Hitoshi adores more than you.

When you read a book, Toshi lays next to you playing Animal Crossing on his Switch.

Will look at you from time to time, checking if you are doing good.

Late at night, most likely way too late for your taste, Hitoshi was laying next to you, wide awake, eye bags worse than they have been in weeks. Music was softly playing in the background while one of his hands was gently stroking over your arm, drawing imaginary lines between the freckles to see the dipper constellation. Once in a while he would press a kiss right in the middle of them.

He knows he shouldn't keep you awake like this, but he really could not sleep and you would refuse to sleep without him at this point. "....Hitoshi?" He looks up at you, a lazy smile playing on his lips. "I know, I know. Listen, how about you fall asleep before me this once, darling?" Letting out a hum when you started to pout, he gently wrapped an arm around your waist. "C'mon leo. You did good taking care of me, but you need your sleep. I'll be fine. I promise." A sweet kiss was pressed to your forehead. "You did good today, now sleep dove. I will try to do so too". Hitoshi would really try, but no matter if he was able to fall asleep or not, he was happy as long as you were in his arms.

[popculturebuffet]

Of Moons, Millionares and Mothers FINALE: Moonvasion! or Duck Avengers: Endgame (Commission For WeirdKev27

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Hello all you happy people and WELCOME to the FINAL chapter of “OF Moons, Millionaires and Mothers” my exhaustingly long look at the arcs of Ducktales season 2, the longest retrospective i’ve ever completed. And just in time for the ...several days the Ducktales Anniversary. Yeah in the future remind me not to put a ton of time senstive reviews in the same week then have a combination of sleep issues and a massive bout of shoulder pain kay?

It’s been a long road to get here: we’ve seen Pinocchio somehow be in the main duck universe, Donald baffled he’s in a will, ghost busters homages, david tennant using slang,, gay vikings, gay space aliens, all Glomgold do is win, space sexual tension, a mother and child reunion that was only an ocean of stars away, STAND OUT ABOVE THE CROWD EVEN IF I’VE GOTTA SHOUT OUT LOUD. TILL MINE IS THE ONLY FACE THAT YOU’LL SEE GONNA STANNNNDD OUT. TILL YOU NOTICE ME, Huey becoming speckle in 20 years,  Donald surprisingly getting mental help, Louie nearly destroying space and time, Louie surprisingly not giving a single shit he destroyed al lof space and time, and Zan Owlson finally being so done with this shit.

It’s been a crazy, sometimes disappointing, always interesting ride and before we get to the last leg of it i’d like to thank Kev, my patreon, friend and benefactor for paying for this retrospective. It was a great idea, i’ts been a great way and I especailly thank him for taking on the Louie arc as I felt these would be incomplete without it. Your a good man bud, thank you. 

So with that we’re in the endgame now: Lunaris is on his way to earth, Penny is MIA and it’s up to the greatest adventuring family of all time, sorry richards-grimm extended family.

To save the earth. So pitter patter, let’s get at er under the cut! 

We begin in the mansion with Scrooge playing Sessions Presents: Sounds of the Scottish Highlands as he relaxingly takes in the day.. so peaceful and serene surely nothing like say an alien invasion could happen to ruin this chill mood he’s set up. Yup just a nice peaceful hour of family bonding... and oh yes the ALIEN INVASION penny warned of that Della tries to “Promise you won’t be mad away”. Della that’s reserved for things like breaking a vase or doddling on a family portrait or your son nearly destroying all of space and time.

So our heroes watch on tv as Duckburg tries to make first contact.. by using the police to facilitate it because SURELY a group with only one good cop that we’ve seen in this series and a long history of shooting anyone diffrent first and saying “well they had a gun that I coudln’t find.. because it was invsible.. invsible gun” later can do that. They thankfully send in fenton instead who offers them a pie.... which begs the question why more first contact scenario’s don’t have pie. And why I don’t have pie. And why you, the person reading this does not have a fresh pie in front of them. These are truly the questions that keep me up at night. 

Anyways the pie goes over well... they still attack but i’ts more because their being led by a general with a petty grudge against earth. Don’t blame pie, for blaming pie is the real mind killer. 

So sensing the writing on the wall our heroes make haste from the mansion to the bin in the jeep sans launchpad whose on fire at the moment he’ll get back to you. We also get one of the best gags of the episode when, as their fleeing the moonlanders, Dewey being.. Dewey decides to open the back window of the Jeep and become savior of earth> Webby not wanting her brother-cousin to die pulls him back in with a “nerp”. 

At the bin.. things are somehow worse than outside: Every contingincy scrooge had in case of something this catstrophic? Down before he could activate them.  It instantly sells that Lunaris wasn’t bluffing in how well he knew Scrooge or how he knew just how to attack him: he made sure to know every counter scrooge had and take out most of them before he could even make a gesture. 

So with that our heroes are in dire straights, with Lunaris parking his flagship over the mansion and naturally gloating like any supervillian: The moon is superior, I will beat you, i’m going to kill your family..

Lance Reddick does deliver it incredibly well though. Point is things are bad so Scrooge decides to take a play from the “Don’t Touch My Ascot: The Fred Jones Guide to Traps and Mystery Solving” and split up gang: Della and the kids will go find whatever allies they can Globally, and Scrooge and Beakley will stay in Duckberg and take on Lunaris. After all i’ts not like Della say talked to scrooge right before and clearly has ulterior motives right? She woudln’t lie to her kids and Cousin Daughter righttttt?

Della Lies to Her Kids and Cousin-Daughter 

So Team Della heads to go gather who they can.. supposidely. IN practice their visit to egypt to recurit Djinn and Amunet ends with them abandoning the two to fend for themselves once the moonlanders overwhelm them. 

Then they head to Ithiquack where Zeus, to no one’s surprise.. i boarding up all the gods to hide and refuses to let Selene and Storkules help, and slams the door in Della’s face despite her wanting to just hide in there with them. 

So after that Team Della dodges a spacecraft... and Della scrambles to find SOMEWHERE remote to hide, with Huey spotting the thread that none of the places have reinforcements and Louie yanking it, realizing she never had any intention of getting help and was scamming them the whole time. With Lunaris coming after them, she panicked and wanted to hide their family. The kids.. are unsuprsiingly not pleased their mom yanked them away to try and hide them while their friends and family all fight. As this plot feels like the cumilation of the series so far, and the season it’s ending in paticular, it makes sense: Dewey’s best friend, Webby’s girlfriend and best friend, Huey’s best friend, and Louie’s money are all back there struggling and fighting to surivive... while Della forced them to do a runner without tellng them for what turned out to be a wild goose chase. And they didn’t even find Gladstone yet so it hasn’t even been a SUCCESFUL wild Goose Chase. 

Della’s actions are understandable: She finds a super smart, machavielan asshole coming fo rher kids.. and she gave him the tools to do it. This is her fault she feels, the spear of selene all over again, and she just wants to fix it. But the kids are right that they just.. CAN’T hide. They have to fight and as Lunaris himself points out, unsuprisingly having made his big bold threat to the kids to lure them and Della away, Della is the ONLY one who knows them and their technology. And she left out of fear. IT’s understandable to be afraid for her kids and all.. but it’s also undrestandable these aren’t normal kids, and the world needs them despite the risk. 

The argument is tabled for now though when they crash onto a deserted island.  And find something they lost in the process...

And also Donald! .. and Mickey Melon! Yeah for some weird reason Disney never let Frank use Mickey, though Mouseton was referenced via Owlson that Chekov's gun was never fired, they found a workaround.. having a melon who looks, sounds and acts like mickey that Donald’s using as a puppet/common-law wife , voiced by Chris Dimatopols to boot since he was already voicing 2 characters this ep what harms a third. 

Before we can get to Donald’s frayed mental state though he and Della properly reunite.. which goes exactly as you’d expect...

I absolutely love this. While most fans expected some warm embrace before the shouting.. let’s face it this was always going to happen, with Donald mad they didn’t come for him and Della mad he was apparently on vacation and Dewey mad his name isn’t Turbo. The two eventually end up hugging before Donald’s psychosis flares up again revealing Melon. 

After a scene transition Melon has apparently filled Team Della in on the moon, and further explains he met Melon as his best friend, and they bonded over sandwiches and that one time Donald put a hole in him. Good times. 

So after agreeing to not tell Donald they thought he was on a crusie for the sake of what’s left of his sanity, the kids naturally want to you know, go back and save their friends, loved ones and Gyro from certain doom. Della however wants to settle in on the island you know, play some volleyball with Donald’s live in boyfriend (He’s the ball), have the kids sleep in lockers (With Huey and Webby sharing one because in a nice detail Webby was clearly added after Della realized she forgot her cousin-daughter and hastily added her to Huey’s because Dewey’s the faviorite and she owes Louie one for the whole robot thing.. and for not calling child services for said robot thing.). 

What makes this truly heartbreaking is when the kids point out the obvious: if she keeps them stranded her she might as well be trapped on the moon again... and her denial.. has her reaching for a piece of oxy chew. It’s a truly gripping bit of PTSD: She may of left the moon.. but in a crisis.. she defaults to the surivival mode she used to get past it. By not getting help, by not trying to eve rprocess what  happened she almost let it happen again.. and it breaks her, with Della retreating. 

We then get one of the genuinely sweetest moments in the series: Louie goes to comfort her... which makes sense. After they finally bonded.... because the episodes said so and no other reason... it hits hardest that the one comforting her is the child that took the most time to accept her and then just did because plot said so. 

But Louie’s awful character arc aside.. this moment is sweet as Louie sings a song... a very familiar song.....

Face each new sun with eyes clear and true Unafraid of the unknown Because I'll face it all with you

Monihan and Brewster just.. nail it. As for how the hell Louie knew that.. Donald sang it to them. Every night. 

So with her confidence resorted and realizing her boys need to face this and she needs to face it with them, her brother and her cousin aunt, della’s finally ready to face her trauma, face her fears.. and leave. The question is how. 

Well last minute is a bit much as something from an episode I haven’t covered all the way back at the start of the season comes back, Mitzi, carrying fethry and Gladstone! Gladstone’s luck naturally blew him clear of the invasion, straight into his dear cousin, and then he found melon who della punted into the ocean earlier as he started to get hungry. So our heroes now have a way home, reinfrocments after all, and the husk of donald’s un-wife to snack on. 

So we end this part of the hourlong/two parter with both generations of clan mcduck striking a pose and Dewey wonders “Aw man am I the uncle donald” to which I say no... that’s huey. Your fethry. Your impuslive, live in your own world and will probably fuck a shrimp at some point. 

So as our heroes head to hteir big damn heroes moment, let’s wind back the clock and see what Scrooge’s been up to.

But Not Our Dumbest:

So about 12 hours back, and with their satlites down thanks to Louie, Gyro comes up with a plan b. And I do like his characterization here: he has his spark back by this point feeling more like the unhinged version from season 1, just with more heart, making for a better character. 

Anyway he sends his little bulbs out to gather whoever in Duckburg they can to reinforce their army: Lena, whose loitering in a park for reasons that totally don’t involve betting on squirrel fights, Violet and Quackfaster, who are both naturally at the library, Duckworth who for some reason didn’t float after them in the van, Fenton and his mama, and last of all Launchpad, who was absent earlier because the limo ws on fire and is joined by Darkwing.... okay like Lena and Webby earlier I really missed the hoy yay here. I mean Drake drove ALL the way here to visit launchpad BEFORE there was likely an invasion. That’s a good boyfriend. 

So with that Scrooge has everyone he could get for an army.. also the ottoman empire guys for reasons I don’t fully get. I mean sure one of them DEFINTELY killed that guy with an ottoman but that wasn’t ON PURPOSE. 

Bickering also naturally ensues with Lena rightfully calling Duckworth a waste of magic for wanting to politely ask the invading force whose leader has made it ABUNDNTLY CLEAR he has a personal grudge against the earth.... to leave. 

Gyro’s plan is less suprising: use his clone army and use Fenton as a meat shield/sacrifice. Unfrotunately for Gyro, he made the horrible mistake of offhand bullying his intern.. in front of said intern’s mother. 

Who threatens to literally shove his head up his ass to match how far it is metaphorically. She also reveals in the process she clearly knows who Fenton is and when he tries to deflect she states the obvious; She’s his mother and a cop. She knew. I love this reveal too: i was curious how the hell she didn’t know given all the evidence and the fact Fenton is REALLY not good with keeping a secret identity at all. She was just waiting for him to tell her and presumibly decided “Fuck it this is taking too long”. But clearly she holds no resitment either: she gets this was a lot for Fenton to process and he wasn’t hiding it from her to be cruel, but because she DID dunk on his other identity pretty hard at first and was likely scared to tel lher. Thankfullly unlike say Aunt May, it didn’t take 80 years and learning his identity to make her come around.

Anyways, Scrooge naturally has a plan..

I”m only half joking: his plan is to use this ENTIRE assembled strikeforce to distract the aliens and take them down while he, launchpad and Darkwing (who he barely acknowledges but is going anyway) sneak in and head for Lunaris directly. So yes folks Scrooge is using pretty much the EXACT SAME PLAN from the Suicide Squad years before that. Minus assuming they’ll all die horribly. Granted his isn’t to just sacrifice them most of the heavy hitters are on the other team as opposed to a guy with a javelin, arms fall off boy and the most punchable face in america. But I do question scrooge not taking ANYONE ELSE but himself, launchpad and darkwing to assaul tthe manor. LIke... what if team a gets captured? what if they loose? What if Scrooge McDuck didn’t find Mjonir and become mighty thor? What if Lunaris has every inch of the manor packed with goons? The plan isn’t TERRIBLE, he just needed a few more tweaks to it. 

But it goes off anyway with the main group having an utterly SPECTACULAR battle with tons of great moments: from Lena casually dispatching some goons and giving her baby sister a mace hawkgirl style, to Johny and Not-Johnny suprisingly hnot being useless, to a few gyros dying and the remaning leading one not being sure if one was a clone or not, to gizmoduck using lemon meringue pie.. to summon the harpies. I TOLD YA this tied back all of season 2. I was not kidding. Every character except the christmas ep ones is touched on every storyline touched on, everything leads to this and it is amazing. 

Team Scrooge meanwhile sneaks in and Scrooge soon has a better plan.. since no one notices darkwing it’s time to..

Darkwing puts on Scrooge’s battle tartan and gets beaten up but given this is Darkwing, while he’s left dazed, he’s also left triumphant as he takes so much punishment the moonlanders tier out.. while Scrooge sucessfuly sneaks in, even pulling off the terror that flaps in the night schtick and makes it ot the ship... which is a hologram. Yeah unsuprisingly Lunaris was ready for THIS too.... and was smiply waiting for Scrooge to find it so he could land his REAL flagship, a giant engine designed to make the earth orbit the moon. 

Well for once they do as this will freeze them all and Lunaris could care less. 

So when we pick back up with team Scrooge the next episode their hiding at the fisherman restraunt from “The Ballad of Duke Balloney” down to nearly no one: everyone  but Scrooge himself, Beakley, Duckworth and somehow Launchpad have been captured to thin the cast out, and Duckworth quickly leaves to prepare their graves. “It’s not reassuring he went down”. An utterly incredible joke. 

Scrooge is lost metaphorically after losing literally, as he realizes every plan he has.. Lunaris will counter. He’s facing a foe who knows how his brain works and thus can counter every move. It’s such a frightening prospect i’m not suprised they recycled it again next season with bradford, though I am pleased as punch they made it work. 

Cue the savior of earth: Glomgold, doing a jaws parody and offering his help. Beakley points out that his last scheme resulted in him loosing to a child and every villian in town wanting him dead.. but Glomgold SUPRISINGLY has a good counter.. he surivived that didn’t he? Which.. fair enough. Magica alone should’ve taken his heart out and eaten it. 

Scrooge however... ends up agreeing. He’s tried everything, he’s all out of ideas: better to try something stupid that probably won’t work than a well put together plan that definitely won’t. 

So we get a glomglorious slide show from Glomgold having to acknowledge his company is a subsidary of McDuck enterprises (To which scrooge smugly grins) to Glomgold doing beard pushups, to Glomgold, getting fed up with Scrooge’s snide commments acting like an annoyed school teacher: “Oh do you not WANT to survive?” His plan is his usual charming level of stupid and short sighted on steroids: his plan is to use sharks in parks (He calls them sharkas), to swim down and chew through some of the supports of the engine ship, and have Beakley disgused as a farmer for reasons that are lost to time launch launchpad, disgused as a rock in the part he was born to play, at another one. Meanwhile Scrooge will distract Lunaris as someone EVERYONE trusts... and Scrooge’s mos thated enemy and ex... SANTA CLAUS. The fact they tied THIS back into it is fucking incredible. 

It actually ends up working.. mostly because it exploit’s Lunaris own analytical mind: He ASSUMES the plan is too stupid to be real. Thus Lunaris falls over himself assuming this is some big gotcha he can counter.. when really i’ts just the dumbest plan alive.

It also feeds on Lunaris’ main weakness: his own fear driven ego. Lunaris is so obessed with beating earth and scrooge he’s convinced himself he’s better and that SURELY the only response Scrooge would have to the guy is the greatest and most brilliant plans possible.

Scrooge on the other hand will do whatever it takes to win... and admitted he had nothing left. BOth can see all the angles.. but only Scrooge really sees himself, and thus puts his own faults into it. Scrooge could admit he could loose.. and thus tried something stupid out of desperation and it WORKED because Lunaris can’t see a scenario where he’s not the smartest man in the room. Scrooge knows better: being clever, seeing all the angles is fine.. but sometimes you just can’t win even if your scrooge mcduck. 

So Scrooge and Glomgold make it to lunaris.. and naturally this was in part a scheme to get his company back as the script includes scrooge giving it back. Somehow this is legally binding. 

Glomgold: No takebacks on christmas! Scrooge: It’s not christmas! Glomgold: Then why is santa here? Lunar is breaks down, with Scrooge realizing he really is that up his own ass and remarking

Scrooge: You were ready for our best.. but  not our dumbest Glomgold: And i’m the dumbest that’s ever been! Muahahahaha... wait...

What follows is an aweosme fight scene as Glomgold proves he’s not actually bad in a fight as he and Scrooge team up, both seeing the fate of earth as more important and even Glomgold getting in on the “The moon isn’t a planet gag”. Eventaully though Lunaris proves that while not the better planner entirely.. he is the bestter fighter and nearly has both beat.. until 

Damn straight. So while Lunaris is baffled by Mitzi, Mitiz is able to start yanking the last support, and with help from Gladstone’s luck and a well placed shark, the world engine is defeated, and Lunaris is thwarted. 

The Ducks reunite with Scrooge naturally blowing the whole “we totally realized you were missing and not on a cruise thing” away, with david’s delivery of “So he wasn’t on a cruise then” just being delightful. 

Our heroes don’t have a lot of time to rest though as Lunaris takes off in his flag ship to go for plan b... blow up the fucking earth. Moonlanders included, which gets them to realize their boss is just a wee bit mad with power. 

Having their second wind, the Duck family isn’t about to take this lying down and Della finally fufills her dream of taking her children into space. Granted it’s to stop a power mad dictator from destroying the world but let’s face it, given this family’s life it was a pretty good chance it was always going to end like this. That or with Yogi eating everyone. 

So we get a gorgeous sequence in space with Della and Donald both taking the pilots chair, Scrooge standing by in command picard style, and the kids taking on the guns: Webby and Huey aim, Dewey and Louie fire. What follows is an utterly gorgeous triumphant space battle to a fucking beast of an orchestral version of the moon theme. Because of course Frank had to bring it back one last time and give it one last awesome version. Of course he did. We also get the great gag of Donald and Della arguing like children over who should pilot  while Scrooge happily sighs how much he’s missed this.

Our heroes do manage to turn the tide and take out most of Lunaris’ guns and englines.. but he has one left set to barbeque them.... until PENNY returns, finally making her entrance to slam into Lunaris’ ship..

She seemingly dies.. for about a minute before smacking into Della’s ship. Della has her prioritys straight and wants to introduce her girlfriend to her family... but Penny reminds her maybe do that AFTER getting Penny inside before she slides off the ship into oblivion. 

Lunaris tries escaping.. but finds his backup power cut as Jaws is here, long live jaws, he is a shark who bites the law, he was in a movie you should watch it it’s called jaws. So yeah Jaws cut the power, and to just pour an industrial barrel of salt in the wound Selene messages him, letting the fucker know she put things back int heir proper orbit with the help of storkules doing mad pushups bro, but on the bright side.. Lunaris is earth’s newest moon. And newest skelington floating around the moon along with the remains of William Howard Taft. 

So with that the day is saved and our heroes return home triumphant and in time for an epilogue: For starters of all people Glomgold has earned a happy ending: after a season of trying to earn people’s love by beating his arch enemy in a contest no one cared about but him and Scrooge himself, Glomgold legitly earned the people’s love and respect by helping save earth. Granted he still somehow frames it as beating Scrooge despite Scrooge’s incrediolous “We were on the same side!”, but hey it’s a happy ending and Scrooge decided to let him have his company back given next season. It is christmas after all. 

Launchpad gains a crush on Penny, not realizing she has a case of being gay as shit, and everyone celebrates with one hell of a group shot. Something my friend @jess-the-vampire noticed when I watched this with her as part of our movie night was Scrooge holding his daughter, a nice little touch of foreshadowing. 

So happy ending right.. except... we cut to an ominous red room 

This has gone too far. The ducks almost cost us the world today. And without the world, who would we larceny against? The pieces are finally in place. Time to come out of the shadows, take control and end Clan McDuck. If the McDuck family wants an adventure... we'll give them their last. FOWL emerges, consiting of a ton of characters from throughout both seasons along with Steelbeak and the Phantom blot..... most nottably BRADFORD, revealing all long the board has been plotting against Scrooge... and our heroes have one last fight ahead. 

Of course having covered all of season 3 as it came out... I know how this goes as I’m sure you do: Huey finds a girlfriend and a folksy hallucination, our heroes get trapped in Westview, Launchpad and Steelbeak prove to both be really bad at cards, Della tries to murder sexy merpeople, Donald finally had something go right for once, Huey finds a boyfriend, Dewey piledrives a god, Violet is susceptible to vampires while Lena earns the power of love, Penny tries to come out but can’t outright say it because Disney is stupid, Spike tries to eat some children, Scrooge kills a man in Florida, Darkwing Duck finally Darkly Dawned,  Della left the time loop room, Della Left the Time Loop Room, Della Left the Time Loop Room, Huey unlocked Ultra Instinct, Storkules tried to intitate a threesome, Donald had a grunge phase, Scrooge’s sister is hot wayne there I said it, Scrooge reconnected with his ex good old St. Nick,  Mark Beaks wore out the public’s welcome with fire, Kit Cloudkicker spun it and begun it.. it being a new career not trying to literally become his dad, Scrooge got a Sham Trial from the Fonz that we’d all like to forget, and Webby thinks she’s a clone now there’s always another two just a hanging around.. that Donald quickly adopted. 

Point is it was a crazy season and this is the best lead in it could’ve asked for. This is one of the best cliffhangers in tv history, brilliantly leading into the final arc with one hell of a setup that had been slowly building underneath the seurface of the series. A brilliant end to a brilliant episode

Final Thoughts:

I belivie I said brilliant... but to elaborate: This episode is an utterly thrilling conclusion to everything up to this point: every episode of season 2 contributes to the climax in some way great and small and all three plot lines intersect. The result just feels utterly satisfying: like every step of the journey wethere it was part of the main three plots or not lead here and every bit mattered. It’s probably why the proper series finale felt mildly lacking: it had a LOT more ground to cover and the fact it didn’t cover it all when this one did with slightly less runtime probably didn’t help. 

But this finale is to me the platonic ideal of what a finale should be: all consuming, satisfying and leaving you wanting more for the next season, if there is one. It sastifyingly ties up Della’s character arc, gives Glomgold a brief moment in the sun before he ruins it for himself as is his nature, and gives us so many impactful, amazing moments in the span of 45 minutes. This is truly one of the series finest hours and deserves al lthe praise I can give it. 

Final Thoughts on the Della Arc and this Retrospective:

So with this two parter we finally bring both Della’s personal arc and this entire retrospective to a close. ‘

Della’s arc is far and away the best of the season. In one episode they managed to take a blank slate and make her into a character as vibrant and fleshed out as the rest of the cast and thus keep us invisted all season as she reconnected with her family, slowly growing as a person, and to meet her kids needs: telling Dewey he didn’t need to impress her, letting Huey explore the world, virtual as it may of been at his own pace and putting a foot down with Louie, someething he badly needed even if she overdid it. She even was a good parent to webby in the episode we didn’t revisit, telling the girl she didn’t need to be just like Della, just herself. We got to see an emotionally stunted woman settle into being a mom, and in the end tackle her own trauma to save the world. Paget’s acting all season is phenominal. 

The moon side isn’t shabby: While Lunaris is an obvious main antagonist, Lance Reddick does a good job hiding it, being genuinely jovial and likeable.. until the mask drops and we see the selfish obsessive bastard underneath. Once he gets to, he still plays a smooth, calcuating mastermind, an utterly carasmatic villian with an understandable if still petty motive. He’s just fun to watch every time he appears and while it’s a shame we didn’t get to see him again, his ending is so fitting it almost makes me want to not use him in anything in the future. Almost. 

Finally capping off the three characters that truly make this arc we have Penumbra. Julie Bowen steps out of her more famous role as sitcom wife and into the roll of a gruff, confrontational commander who slowly realizes just hwo she REALLY feels about della.. and how badly she misjudged her commander. Penny was an okay character to me on first watch but is utterly gripping on rewatches as we see someone who has their purpoes yanked away.. only to regret getting it back as it threteans her people and who ends the season the hero she always thought she was. 

So yeah Della’s arc is a triumph and worth a rewatch> The arcs as a whole.. as i’ve said are a mixed bag, with Della being excellent and the other two being arcs with good indvidual episodes, but a messy whole. They work as pieces of a season.. but not peices of their own story. And that’s disapointing. 

Still I did enjoy this project. It was good, got a ton of episodes out of the way, and while i’m happy to FINALLY move on from it, it was a good ride while it lasted. I’ll still have more duck content for the rest of the year, including the conclusion of life and times, some birthday episodes of ducktales, and a singing contest turned lovecraftian. 

As for what i’m doing for Kev next? Well... that’s as simple as a piece of cheese...

Thank you for coming, thank you for staying thank you for reading the article. 

[beyondthetemples-ooc]

...so, there’s this place on AirBnB that is only $35/night to share the whole house and they have pets and a pool and wow, who’d have known the Las Vegas trip would be the one I find the best place to stay on........