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DCxDP fanfic idea: Damian's (not) real friend

Based on the results of this poll post.

Bruce knew kids made imaginary friends as part of their development. He had done plenty of research on the topic long before taking in Dick. Over the years, as his children grew in numbers, so did his research on proper developmental milestones.

Typically, children create imaginary friends from the ages of six to nine. But that did not mean they had to give them up even if they were in their teens.

So yes, he knew kids could have imaginary friends of any age, but seeing Damian develop one was slightly shocking. It might have been due to his upbringing that Damian hadn't had one or had chosen not to speak of his buddy until he knew he was safe.

Knowing his son felt secure enough in his household to do so filled his heart with joy. Bruce kept an eye on Damian since he brought up his new friend, Daniel. He was glad his son had finally made a friend in his school that it took a few days to notice Damian never brought up Daniel unless someone else did.

When Tim asked him about his friend- claiming to have spotted Damian sitting by himself at lunchtime after his youngest had told everyone he had lunched with Daniel- the boy had waved his concerns away.

That's when Bruce learned Daniel was not a little kid at Damian's school but rather an imaginary friend.

More specifically, he learned that Daniel could not be photographed or recorded. He simply would not appear on cameras or in auto recordings. Damian didn't seem to find any of that odd, nor take into account that, as Batman and Co., they had the means to pick up some trace of something being there.

After all, they had machines that could indicate a Speedster messing with the timeline! But no, Damian insisted that Daniel simply could not be recorded.

Apparently, Damian checked.

Now Bruce knew that an imaginary friend only became a concern when the child seemed frightened by it; it encourages harmful or destructive behavior; it rapidly changes the child's typical behavior, and the child blames it for all harmful or dangerous behavior or if it disrupts the child's ability to socially interact with others.

Daniel didn't seem to frighten Damian, nor did it encourage bad behavior in his son. But it certainly got in the way of Damian making real friends, and his son's behavior changed, even if he grumbled good naturally about it.

Daniel pestered Damian to join him in exploring Gotham to find, and Bruce quotes, "Secret spots for getting down in funky town."

Damian had videos of himself break dancing in abandoned subways, ballroom dancing with the air in an abandoned firehouse, and the oddest of all, disco in an underpass where he seemed to be making faces at the area around his left shoulder. He never posted them, claiming that Daniel just wanted them for themselves.

Bruce was mildly alarmed. He brought it up with the rest of his children, who all reported similar tales of Daniel.

Tim had noticed Damian recording songs in his room- his son had inherited the Wayne vocal cords. They were all blessed singers- claiming that Daniel had written and composed the music but had wanted Damian to record it since he couldn't. They would be using it in one of their videos.

Jason brought up the fact he had seen Damian make a collage covered in nothing but pictures of himself and the Gotham landscapes. Damian had spent nearly seven hours cutting, gluing, and organizing the postal board that he hung up.

Dick's report, however, was the most alarming. He had seen a photo booth strip Damian carried at all times. It supposedly held Daniel, but all he saw was an empty booth. This, coupled with the heart-shaped frame of some underpass, of an empty wall that Damian lovingly placed on his desk, could only mean one thing.

"Damian is infatuated with his imaginary friend." He said, voice heavy in concern as his children gave each other wary looks. "Damian is fully convinced Daniel is real and, likely, is treating him as a boyfriend rather than a best friend."

"Want me to talk to him? I can get him to agree to introduce me to his....boyfriend." Steph volunteers while stepping forward. "There were some cases at the homeless shelter Duke and I volunteer at where I needed to convince some kids to introduce me to their imaginary friends."

"That could work. Besides Dick, you have the closest relationship with Damian," Duke agrees. He is staring at the videos of Damian dipping someone that wasn't there, jaw tense. It likely reminded him of his parents. "It is better to send you in just because Damian may not be ready to talk to Dick about crushes."

"I'll set up some closer monitoring around Damian," Babs offers, nodding at Tim, who was already hacking into the boy's school cameras. She had sent him a private message to get started on that the second she heard Dick's report. She was busy hacking into the city's system of Damian's usual routes when going into the city. "If someone caused him to develop Daniel, I want to be sure we stop it."

"And I'll be sure to make them pay," Jason hissed, punching his fist as Cass twirled a blade at his side, nodding in agreement. She hasn't said much, but everyone could see the anger and concern for the youngest in her eyes. Apparently, she had been able to tell through Damian's body language he had developed a crush on Daniel but had not picked up on the fact he wasn't real.

To Damian, he was, so when she read his body language, she thought he was, too.

Alfred speaks up, his voice even despite the slight tremble in his folded hands on the conference table. "We also have to consider the possibility of instituting Damian. Something like this does not dub well for Master Damian's ability in the field. Civilian or Cape."

His words send a cold chill down everyone's backs. It was like the air itself was holding its breath as they turned to look at Bruce, waiting for his call. Bruce had his face in his hands, shoulders shaking in silent tears, but he nodded. "Dami needs help"

Dick stumbled back into his chair, looking like his father had just punched him in the gut. Tim's fingers paused over the keys, eyes hazy and lips tight. Cass' knife stabbed the table, grip knuckle white while Jason swore up a storm, slamming a fist down.

Steph, Duke, and Babs remained in their spot, but their faces had angry frowns. Bitter that they could do no more as they glared into the air around them. The three had always been more silent rage than the rest, the kind that forced the air around them when the rest of the Bats burned in it.

"We have to-" Bruce's words get cut off by the Cave communication bell. The camera on the Batcomputer turns on, displaying Damian in a rather fetching streetwear outfit.

"Hello, Father." He said calmly, aiming the camera so they could see he was inside a stale bathroom. "I am calling to ask permission to invite Daniel to dinner at the Manor. We were going to get some pizza after our latest dancing video, but the one Daniel adores was closed for construction, and it's getting rather late for other places. Daniel lives in the bad side of town, so his sister would rather he not be out too late."

Oh gods, Daniel had a sister now? One that limited Damian's movements?

"Of course, son," Bruce heard himself say. A heavy lump developed in his throat as a broad, pleased smile spread across his child's face. Bruce is no stranger to heartbreak, but he felt it cracking as Damian reminded him that Daniel was a civilian, so they needed to ensure that vigilante things were out of sight. "That sounds fine, Dami. We will be waiting for you both."

"We?"

"Your siblings want to meet Daniel." Bruce clarifies, looking around the table of his children, who look back at Damian with pity. "Don't you?"

Dick presses a hand against his mouth, nodding his head. "We sure do. Heard so much about Daniel, it would be a shame not to."

"Very well." Damian yields after some thought. "We shall be home in an hour. Alfred, could you make some meat lasagna? That's Daniel's favorite food."

"It's making him ask for meat." Jason curses under her breath "on top of everything else?"

Thankfully, it's too soft for Damian to hear, so Alfred speaks up. "Of course,e Master Damian."

"Replace the béchamel sauce with layers of cheese, please." Damian requests, smile turning a bit soft and gooey. "Daniel prefers it that way."

"Right away, sir."

The call ends, and the cave erupts into noise. Bruce springs to his feet, shouting out orders. They will think of what to do now that Damian has introduced them to Daniel.

Multiple JusticeLeague-approved therapists are called, Black Carnary is on speed dial for any help they may need, and the kids brush up on their mental illness assistant packages. They don't plan on confronting Damian tonight about it, but they will carefully prob to see what exactly Daniel and his sister make Damian do.

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Alfred's face spams an hour late as he watches the front gate security cameras. Master Damian arrives in an Uber, holding the door open and offering his hand to the air as if attempting to help someone get out of the vehicle. The boy waves away the driver, then keeps his hand wrapped around nothing as he strides to the Manor in sure steps.

Alfred doesn't have the auto on, but he can tell by the movement of Master Damian's lips that he is speaking to it.

Alfred moves to the front door, fixing his vest to gather courage before opening the door, a calm Welcome home, Master Damian on his lips.

Only to choke on his spite at the sight of another young boy the same age as Master Damian standing right where Daniel should be. He even has his fingers interlocked with Master Damian.

"Alfred, this is Daniel Fenton. Daniel, this is my family butler, Alfred Pennyworth."

"You're real," Alfred breathes, staring wide-eyed at the boy who offers him a wave. It's such a whiplash from the emotional turmoil of this afternoon that he forgets himself and his manners as he gawks at the child.

"Um, I sure am?" Daniel, for his part, looks a little uneasy, which prompts Master Damian to step in front of him, shielding him with his body. His green eyes are blazing with slight protective rage.

"I did not see you in the camera...." He hears himself say as if that was justification for his reaction.

Master Domain's shoulders relax. "Yes, Daniel does not appear on any form of record. It happens. Come, Daniel, I'll show you my room while dinner is made."

"Cool. Can we practice some new moves, too? I really want to get the choreography for our new song down."

"Of course."

Alfred steps back, allowing the children to walk inside, climb up the stairs, and vanish from sight. He fumbles for his phone, knowing he has to report this before Master Bruce and the other children make fools of themselves.

Goodness, he didn't even start on the meat lasagna. He didn't think he was actually going to feed someone.

[one-sunny]

Wrong Time | Voicemail

13: When you move to a new town, you don’t expect to run into your high school sweetheart. Old feelings begin to arise and you are suddenly faced with the complexity of relationships, communication, and the struggle for true connection.

Warning: 18+ only. sexual themes and content, use of cigarettes, toxic relationships, toxic behaviors, mentally/ emotionally abusive behaviors, gaslighting, destructive behaviors, complex feelings, jealousy, anxiety, loneliness, slow burn, angst

“You look so handsome.” A dreamy sigh leaves Vera’s lips as she smooths down the collar of Sanji’s shirt. “You’re gonna make me look so good, you know. We’ll be the best looking couple in the room.”

Then she is off to finish getting ready, brushing on her usual cherry red lipstick. She finishes off her look by tying an ascot around her throat that matched his outfit. His initial reaction is a scoff, but he’s not sure where that came from, it was cute. Matching with his girlfriend. He always found it adorable before.

Perhaps it was their destination that had him so on edge.

Through Vera’s guidance, Sanji had almost entirely ghosted his friends. They were ruining his relationship. Creating a toxic environment, or whatever. Bashing his girlfriend and trying to manipulate him. According to Vera, at least. She seemed to know what she was talking about.

And tonight, she was dragging Sanji to the local art show. The show held annually at Grandline Studios. Where his friends had their own works on display and where they would undoubtedly be.

Vera argued that she needed new pieces to use when staging homes for her job. Her adult job, whatever she meant by that. And the best way to find a piece that fit her vision was inside the walls of the studio. It certainly had nothing to do with her business deal with Buggy himself.

She also argued that she couldn’t go alone. She needed Sanji by her side. Her love. Her boyfriend. Her support. It left a sour taste in Sanji’s mouth but he gave in anyways.

Sanji finds himself moving on auto pilot. His body moved but it was an out of body experience- watching himself go through the motions of his day. Open the door for Vera. Smile. Look the part. Ignore the aching feeling inside of his chest upon arrival to the studio.

Ignore the eyes he can feel on him.

He follows Vera around like a lost little puppy. Both of his hands were constantly occupied, glass of wine in one hand and the other always touching Vera in some way. At some point, she loops her arm around his so she can enjoy some of the hors d’oeuvres. Sanji feels too sick to eat.

Especially when Vera is approached by a man in a black surgical mask. His eyes are kind and words a bit muffled, but Vera greets him with familiarity. A previous commission.

Yet Sanji can’t focus on the blonde, because the tall man standing at his side levels him with a deep seated scowl. Bright red. His dark eyes shift to Vera and his lip pulls back into a snarl. Sanji has to swallow back the acid in his throat and takes a slow sip of his wine. His intense eyes don’t leave Sanji until his friend is pulling him away.

“Sanji, dear, I need to go speak with someone in private. Why don’t you have a look around? Two sets of eyes are better than one.” Vera offers him a sweet smile, squeezing his bicep, and waltzing away before he can protest.

He barely feels anything as she walks away. With a deep breath and the downing of the last few drinks of his wine, he begins to wander around the room. Always conscious of the eyes on him. Trying to avoid the area that you stand with Ussop and Nami off in the corner.

Focus.

Look at the art.

Try to care.

But he doesn’t. Everything feels muddied in the entire rainbow as piece after piece begins to run together. How was he supposed to know what she was looking for?

Then he stumbles towards a cluster of oil paintings and he begins to understand. Head tipped to the side, trying to avoid contact with any of the other viewers, and breathing relief when they finally scurry on to the next.

He steps up to one in particular. Warm in color and actually eliciting something inside of him.

His eyes track the brushstrokes. As much as Sanji adored Nami and Ussop, he never felt anything upon viewing their art. Had never seen a piece at any of these shows that made him react. Food was the only creation to pull emotions from the man.

But this… he feels a weird connection to the piece.

Taking in a breath, Sanji leans in to read the tiny black letters on the name plate. And his stomach drops to his feet. He casts a glance over his shoulder, spotting Vera rambling on to a bored woman in pearls, before raising a shaky hand to brush his thumb over the printed name.

At the movement, the metal slides.

Without a second thought, Sanji slides the plate off and shoves it into his pocket. Then he is calling his girlfriend over to show case his pick with a proud smile. Act normal.

Vera offers a critical eye, the slight twitch of her lips being his only indication that she liked the piece. Then she leans in to read the name plate. “An unknown?” She’s confused but her voice drips intrigue. “I need it.” A bright smile is sent Sanji’s way and suddenly she pats a hand on his cheek. “You did good, hun.” The praise does little for his soul.

Then she is off to put in the bid.

“I’m surprised to see you here.”

Sanji nearly jumps out of his skin at the sound of your voice. He turns to look at you, but your eyes are focused on your own work. He doesn’t reply. He isn’t even sure if his voice works anymore.

“They all miss you. A lot.”

Sanji shoves his hands into his pockets, feeling the cool metal name plate. You don’t seem to notice it’s missing. He squeezes it in the palm of his hand and the sharp edges dig into his skin. He squeezes tighter.

“Can you…” He watches as you take a deep breath. “Can you just tell me one thing? Is it my fault that you’re cutting off your friends?”

Sanji stands frozen for a long moment. He isn’t sure what to say but he needs you to leave him alone. If you stand any closer, he may go insane. So he sucks in a sharp breath, “Yes.” A lie.

Your face falls and a look of guilt crosses your features. “I-I’m sorry. I tried to-“

“Just leave me alone.” The words rush out of Sanji. Practiced. Repeated to himself in the mirror time and time again. To push you away. To hold onto a shred of his sanity. It forces acid in his throat and Sanji nearly loses the red wine he had earlier consumed.

“Right.” Your head drops. Then you’re gone.

And Sanji nearly falls over once his tense muscles relax. He crosses the room to find Vera in deep conversation with a man in a hair piece. Sanji takes place at her side, arm snaking around her waist, and eyes willing the man away. He mutters something to Vera, sending Sanji a bright grin, before he claps a hand on Sanji’s shoulder and struts away. Her attention falls on him. “Hey, can we, uh, can we go?”

“So soon?”

“Yeah, I’m tired of being around all these people.” He states. He was truly tired of being in the same room as you. As Nami. As Ussop. “And I really want us to have time together tonight, just the two of us. I miss you even though we’re together.” The words roll of his tongue smoothly, yet he doesn’t mean any of it. He has learned what to say. What Vera wants to hear. And he plays his part well.

“You’re such a sap.” She smiles affectionately. “Let’s go home.”

The drive home is a distant memory by the time they arrive back to Vera’s apartment. No conversation passes in the elevator ride up, a pleasant smile on Vera’s face in what she assumes is a comfortable silence. But Sanji isn’t sure when the last time he felt comfortable was.

He was angry. Frustrated. In need of a release for all the negative emotions festering up inside of him.

That’s why, when Vera unlocks the door and kicks off her shoes, Sanji pounces. Lips crashing against hers. Heavy and rough, undoubtedly smearing her lipstick.

Uncharacteristic.

“Sanji-“ Her words are spoken through gaps of broken kisses. “What’s gotten into you?”

“Need this.” He utters the words quickly, scooping her off her feet and trailing into the bedroom. Vera offers little protests. Her lips press against his neck to cover him in smudged lipstick. Marking him.

He was always a gentle lover- something Vera criticized him for at times. Told him to be more rough. Stop making love with her and start making her forget her own name. Sanji always argued he could do both but she would roll her eyes every time. Tonight was different. Tonight was the side that Vera begged to see.

He tosses her onto the bed, eyes closed as he harshly makes out with her. Sucking her tongue and tasting the white wine from the show. That stupid show. He resents her for ever making him go.

Desperate hands. Vera’s grinning face at how easily he manhandled her. About how he finally gave in to what she wanted. Before she can kiss him, he is flipping her onto her stomach. Sanji didn’t want to see her face.

His movements were jerky. He couldn’t be bothered to remove her dress so he simply flips up her skirt. Sanji rips the fabric of her underwear, something he would certainly be scolded for later, but he couldn’t bring himself to care.

He doesn’t bother to strip either, simply unzipping and adjusting just enough to free himself from his dress pants. Vera moans and Sanji feels the sound grating at his nerves. “Try to stay quiet.” She took this as a challenge. As a way to tease her. But he just didn’t want to listen to her mouth. He offers little prep work before he’s pushing inside. It feels nice but it doesn’t start feeling good until his eyes flutter shut.

When he pictures the way your dress hugged your figure so nicely. The way your chest rose in heavy breaths to accentuate the cleavage spilling out the top. You looked so pretty. Smelled so good. Allowed his mind to wander to where he needed you, every position he needed you in, filthy and perverted and he just couldn’t bring himself to care.

“Sanji!”

The illusion is almost broken. His teeth clench. “Shut up.” The words are spoken harshly as he pushes her face into the pillows to muffle her cries. Grip harsh on her hair. Needing her to just stop talking. To let him forget that it was Vera underneath him.

It was a horrible thought.

Just nasty.

But it was the only thing that could send him over the edge.

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The calls didn’t stop after the art show, his friends trying to force the contact. He ignored the phone every time with tears in his eyes. It didn’t make it any easier when Vera was at his side, scolding him for not just blocking them all, but he couldn’t bring himself to do that. And he would never allow her to do it for him.

They didn’t stop two days after. Though, Nami had stopped trying after the way he avoided her in person. And likely after having a conversation with you.

Three days after, the calls came from Ussop, Franky, and Luffy only.

Four days and Ussop finally stopped trying.

On the fifth day, Franky gave in.

Day six and seven came with the usual flood of voicemails from Luffy. Talking about his day. Rambling. Doing what Luffy does and not giving up. He would never give up on Sanji.

Days eight through thirteen reduced his pestering down to two calls a day. Always consistent. On a schedule, something unusual for Luffy. Always with a voicemail attached.

Sanji had just carried through with watching the second call of the day ring. Of staring at the picture of Luffy’s face squished up in the cameras view. Ignoring one of his best friends who was trying so hard.

Then it rings again.

Nami.

That was unusual.

But he watches as it rings. He’s not able to justify silencing it or hitting ignore. He deserves the ringing in his ears at the insistent sound.

It finally stops.

Moments later, he receives a voicemail notification. He shouldn’t look. Vera had told him that it would only make him feel worse to hear their voices. But Nami had stopped trying days ago. Why was she calling now? Something takes over him and suddenly Nami’s voice is filling the air.

“Sanji, look i’m not gonna yell at you this time.” There’s a slur to her words. “But i’m drunk. So is Ussop. And Robin. And Franky. And I can’t get ahold of anyone else.” He hears a frustrated groan leave her lips. “It’s- It’s Y/N. She, ugh, I shouldn’t even be telling you this. She got stood up and now she’s stranded on Liberty Street. I think she’s gonna walk it and i’m worried. I don’t even know why i’m telling you this though. You made your decision.”

Then it ends.

Sanji is suddenly aware of the intense thudding of his heart. Liberty Street. A very, very dangerous neighborhood that some idiot decided to build a movie theater in to boost community morale. His shoulders are tensed to his ears and his body moves before his brain can process it.

His phone rings.

The line connects.

“Where is she?”

Series Masterlist | Chapter 14

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[arkiwii]

ARKNIGHTS Rhine Lab AU - Role Swap

A Role Swap AU is an Alternative Universe were the characters roles are swapped! It can be just swapping the roles around, or two characters roles with each other, while keeping their personalities. In the case of this AU, I did the second, finding it way more interesting in the context of Rhine Lab. So I'll present the characters swapped, and what they became!

Saria <--> Silence

Saria now takes the role of the new and basic researcher of the Structural Department. She is now Infected - which does not have much relevance outside of the fact that her Arts are much stronger -, and joined Rhine Lab with the goal to seek a cure for Oripathy. A born leader who seeks to help and protect the weaks, she is much more colder as she has spent the most of her life alone.

[Gameplay] Saria would be a 6* Dualist Defender, with a move pool moreso based on healing and buffing herself, as well as debuffing the enemies.

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On her side, Silence became the co-funder of Rhine Lab, as well as the Director of the Structural Department. She is very appreciated by the company for her optimistic behavior and love of science, although she may appear naive. Uninfected, she is more lively, and possesses strong Arts that she uses with the mean of her drones.

[Gameplay] Silence would be a 5* Mech-Accord Caster, with the unique ability of being able to heal with the drones she unleashes during her skills.

Ifrit <--> Rosmontis

Ifrit has became the subject of Williams Loken's experiment, with the goal to recreate a Diablo with the shard of their remains. It caused the Loken Watertank incident, where Ifrit destroyed the laboratory and was found by the Maylander Foundation. Sent to Rhodes Island for treatment, she became an Elite Operator for her dangerous fire Arts, as well as a very close friend of Amiya and Blaze with her strong personality.

[Gameplay] Ifrit is now a 6* Phalanx Caster, with the talent to lower the resistance of all enemies in her range when off-skill, and to cause destructive Arts damage when using her skills.

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Rosmontis is now the child of Parvis' experiment, with the goal to create a Chimera. The experiment gone horribly wrong, Rosmontis has destroyed the Haydn Laboratory, and was found by the Columbian Military, before being sent to Rhine Lab where she will be under the care of Saria and Silence. Amnesiac, Rosmontis's strong post traumatic stress disorder has caused her to lock her emotions and to show little to no emotional responses, unless when stressed, where her destructive powers show up.

[Gameplay] Rosmontis is now a 6* Arts Guard, her playstyle taking a lot of inspiration from Saria, her powers allows her to debuff and deal enormous amount of damage to enemies.

Magallan <--> Mayer

The member of the Engineering Section Magallan is a simple researcher with the dream to explore the world, but the unfortunate fate of being constantly busy. Her most prided creations are drones taking inspiration on the fauna from places she has dreamed to visit when she was younger, with quite some freedom in their appearence.

[Gameplay] A 5* Summoner Supporter, Magallan can summon drones that will debuff and give invisibility periodically to nearby units, making her a really good support.

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Mayer is considered a mystery by most employees of Rhine Lab, and it's mostly due to her weird explorations to Iberia and its surroundings... Very praised explored, Mayer specializes in submarine explorations, and studies the Seaborns as well as their biology very closely, feeding particularly interesting data to Rhine Lab. She posseses robots, courtesy of Magallan, her close friend, who are more opted for battle and protecting her against the Seaborns.

[Gameplay] 6* Summoner Supporter, Mayer possesses melee summons who can deal significant damages, especially against Seaborns type of enemies, as well with their auto destruct when defeated.

Ho'olheyak <--> Muelsyse

The last member of the Kul'kuk'an has joined Rhine Lab with the hope to find the answers behind her race and achieve truth. Throughout the extensive knowledge of her ancestors, particularly on the subject of stars and constellations, she became a very close assistant of Kristen and a strong asset for her to achieve her dream. Director of the History of Sciences Section, she learns about the story of Terra as a whole to gain knowledge.

[Gameplay] Ho'olheyak became a 6* Mystic Caster, who can apply weightless and Levitation based on the amount of stored attacks, with skills that emplified these abilities.

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Muelsyse was one, if maybe not the only friend Saria had during college. An Elf with a cheerful attitude, her search of her race as well as engagement for children's protection, herself an orphan, as led her to meet and be recruited for the Maylander Foundation. Her ability to sneak around, spy, create clones and harvest previous information make her an extremely good asset, and she has been able to help many cases, as well as discovering the projects Rhine Lab has been hiding.

[Gameplay] Muelsyse is now a 6* Ambusher, with the fun ability of being able to place a clone of herself on the battlefield, with skills tuned to this one.

Astesia <--> Astgenne

Opposite to her sister, Astesia decided to follow the paths of science to discover the truth behind the stars and most of all, behind the false sky. She is a calm, elegant woman who joined the Originium Arts section under Dorothy Franks, with who she became a close friend. However, her unprompted Infection after a failed experiment had caused Astesia to lose faith in her researches, and she had become more reserved, but thankful for her sister and her friend for supporting her no matter what. Astesia left her family after these ones rejected her views, and has found her new place at Rhine Lab.

[Gameplay] Astesia is a 5* Splash Caster, using her Arts to attack the enemies. Her attacks have a light chance on stunning the opponents, and her skills will cause great crowd control AOE damages.

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Astgenne followed the path of her family's heritage by learning their traditional sword techniques with the usage of the astro globe. Energetic, full of promises, she has an optimistic faith and belief in the stars and astrology, as opposite to her sister with who she might often debate. But both cares a lot about each other, and after Astesia got infected, which infected Astgenne as well due to their nature of twins, Astgenne has gave a lot of support to her sister, and places her hopes in her, believing that the stars will save them. She currently manage an occult society around the stars, in collaboration with Rhine Lab.

[Gameplay] A 5* Lord Guard, Astgenne will use her Arts to launch ranged attacks at the opponents. Her melee attacks turn into Arts damage upon the activation of her skill, and will stun everyone in her range the moment her skill is activated, her damage emplified on stunned enemies.

Robin <--> Kafka

Desesperate after her dad's company, BlackCloud Trade, went bankrupt from a competition against Simon Co., Robin seeked for help everywhere to make money and pay the medical bills for her father. When the situation seemed lost and Robin was close to give up, she met with Saria, who were able to bring her back on the tracks and give her a reason to fight. When Saria found out about the involvement she had with Simon Co., she proposed a deal with Robin; to help her infiltrate Mansfield's Jail and save Anthony Simon, the man Robin despise the most, so Robin can see if he's a good person who deserves to be forgiven, or someone who should be guilty for his family's actions.

[Gameplay] Robin is a 5* Agent Vanguard, able to use ranged attacks with her throwing knives. One of her skills will boost her attack on deployment, while the second will place mines around her, dealing damages while generating a good amount of DP upon explosion.

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An orphan from Columbia, Kafka always had lived in criminality and gang battles. While she is not entirely found of this life, she made herself a reputation in the grey zone of Columbia, despite her claims to be a simple gardener. When Anthony Simon's head was given a price, many criminals went to try and kill him, unsuccessful. Kafka would had not paid interest if Jesselton did not employed her to help him kill Anthony. Kafka accepted, the price of his request being a non neglectible one, but had no actual intentions on killing Anthony on her own, but rather try to pocket the promised money with no harm involved.

[Gameplay] After joining Rhodes Island, Kafka applied to become a 5* Dreadnought Guard, with the talent to become invisible when unblocking enemies for enough time. Her skill causes Arts damages, hitting everyone in range with her large shredders.

Unchanged roles

Kristen remains the founder of Rhine Lab, and still pursue her dream to carry on her parents' goal, with the strong support of Silence. Both have lost contact with their time at Rhine Lab, but they keep good terms... Until Silence finds out the horrifying projects she agreed on, that is.

Ptilopsis is still a subject of Dellareed's experiment, which has failed, but without any care from the Structural Department, she has been deeply conditioned to behave and act close to an artificial intelligence. While Silence deeply wishes to give her proper care, her busy schedule rarely allows her to, and it's as an assistant of Parvis that Ptilopsis found her role, under the trust of Silence. Thankfully for her, Saria disagreed deeply with the views Parvis had on his "assistant", and brought her to Rhodes Island for help. Silence feels deeply guilty for not having noticed it sooner.

Dorothy remains the Director of the Originium Arts section. Daughter of two pioneers who lost their lives in a Catastrophe, Dorothy strives to create an ideal world where everyone can live in equality, and where she can protect the pioneers. Helped by Astesia, she gives value to her assistance, and hope to help her as well with a dreamed world where infection would not exist anymore.

Parvis is now a simple assistant of Silence at the Structural Department, who acts more as an executive assistant than anything. Silence being horribly busy, she entrusts him for most cases, which turned being a horrible idea when Parvis saw this as an opportunity to carry his researches on the chimera project. He took on the role of Director when Silence left.

Jara, Nasti, Ferdinand, Justin Jr., Loken, Tin Man, Jesselton, Domma and Mountain have no noticeable change in their characters.

Summary of the timeline

At the young age of 10, Kristen Wright learned the horrible news of her parents' death in a flight incident, which led to the dishonor of her family to the scientific community. Helped by Jara, she continued her education and met the young Olivia Silence during high school. The two young women had originally nothing in common, but their love of science and search for the truth. It did not took long for the two of them to become best friends, and for Olivia to turn into an important person for Kristen; dreaming of achieving what her parents had failed to achieve back then, she found hope to continue to go forward with Olivia's optimistic nature and support.

After both graduated and finished their studies at Trimounts' Institute of Technology, they decided to found Rhine Lab together, a promising future for the two rising stars of the scientific community. While the first year was rough between the struggles against concurrence and the little financial help they had, they got nonetheless joined by bright minds like Ferdinand Clooney, Ho'olheyak and Dorothy Franks.

As time went on, Rhine Lab has became one, if not the biggest scientific company in the span of ten years. However, Silence, who became the Director of the Structural Department, and Kristen, as the CEO, both fell apart of each other with their busy schedule. It's until Silence got to hear about an incident happening at a nearby laboratory, and got the sole survivor transfered to Rhine Lab with the help of the DOD, that things got a turn. The young surviving girl, named Narcissa, has been deeply infected and bear heavy traumas, and with the help of Saria, a Rhine Lab researcher who agreed to help her, she gradually unpacked her locked memories. Silence, trying her hardest to be there for the girl, also insisted on investigating the truth behind the event, with the help of Ho'olheyak.

She soon disvovers the horrible reality, and how Narcissa happened to be the subject of a human experiment, and that Ho'olheyak was sent with her to make sure none of the secrets would be undiscovered. Silence fought her way out of it, with the help of the Maylander Foundation, and tried to warn Saria about it. However, she arrives too late, and Narcissa lost control in yet another treatment phase. Saria manages to calm her down, but blames Silence, herself having learned the truth and realizing that Silence has been part of it, maybe even hiding it from Saria to continue the experiment, and she leaves Rhine Lab with Narcissa.

Silence tried to face Kristen, and swear to stop her, leaving Rhine Lab. She finally joins Rhodes Island, to seek help from them, but soon meets with Saria and Narcissa, now codenamed Rosmontis. Saria, scared that Silence followed them, refuses to have her approach her or Rosmontis, firmly keeping her distances. Silence struggles to hide her fear, and is left alone to fix her own mistakes.

I couuulld say more but, hey, I am cooking! All the events that follow, so Mansfield's Break, Dorothy's Vision, Lone Trail, they will greatly change and I could give a quick summary, but hey, surprise!! (I'm lazy)

I will eventually make designs of the swapped versions, but I'd love to explore the characters' new dynamics. Like how Saria's hard nature ends up having a negative effect on Rosmontis, how Silence tries to help her and bring Saria to realize what she's doing, while also struggling with her own powerlessness. Or about Ptilopsis, how this one is struggling more deeply with her issues, but tries to help Saria and take care of Rosmontis a lot, both relating to each other. I could also talk about Ifrit, now an Elite Operator, with all the shenanigans she has with Blaze and how cool she is, but also how she will try to help Rosmontis later! Or even this absolutely cool Mayer who would be an amazing character for IS3, cause hell yea deep sea horrors!!

Anywayyy, it's a lot lot, I sometimes think about this new timeline and I think there can be something really cool to be done with it, maybe a series of fics, who knows! It's just a project for fun, simply playing around with the characters, there might be a lot of flaws and things missing, I'll try my best to make everything make sense.

So hum, yay! feel free to give me opinions, for fun :]

[eldritch-spouse]

What if we treat patches so wholesomely all the time never hurting him in any way

TW: Fetishistic self-harm.

That also works.

Patches doesn't need to be horribly mistreated by you every moment of the day. He craves wholesomeness, a relationship full of genuine love, care and gentle affection. Which doesn't change the fact that he's hopelessly aroused by being abused in a variety of ways too. These are different sides of him.

He still loves you and cherishes you as his firefly, he's still hopelessly obsessed and even feels kind of gross for having a desire to corrupt you enough that you'd consider hurting him.

The most Patches can do is let you unintentionally continue to cause him pain when you're unaware of such to begin with. Or make lust-drunk requests in the middle of sex. Whether or not you humor these requests, the undead doesn't push them onto you too frequently.

This does mean that there will be an increase in his auto-destructive behaviors, as Patches will seek to fulfill that need through methods that don't involve you. Whether it be deliberately dangerous experiments or simply cutting himself open with the nearest convenient sharp equipment- There will be episodes where Patches has to feed his masochism one way or another.

But putting those aside, your relationship can work out and be relatively safe. He's even happier, in a way, because you're not verbally or physically abusive to him, meaning there are no conflicting emotions swimming in his head. He's a lot more confident in his ability to "keep you".

[littlebunnywitch]

A Ramble Rant about Cg-ifying Parentifed Older Siblings

So this Rambley rant is brought you by - Me having tried to find Agere Dean Winchester content and finding the majority of the content was Dean being a CG.

This is not targeted towards anyone - I'm just venting and questioning this. Feel Free to respond to my message with either your feelings and how this works - examples of your own characters you feel are only treated as a CG due to their status of older siblings - or whatever you want to.

This post will also be focusing more of Agere dynamics with canon characters not Fictional CG for Real people/Reader. I don't really care who you HC your personal CG is. I'm ranting about Older Siblings being forced into the CG role to their little siblings that people HC as age regressors.

I just don't understand why so many people auto make Older siblings the CG to the younger siblings even if it goes against the character's personality or history. Isn't this just prolonging and keeping characters who where likely abused at-least lightly in the toxic and abusive role they where forced into?

My four example characters off the top of my head are -

Dean Winchester - Literally was forced to be a parent to his little brother Sam at 4 years old. Having no childhood while dealing with a drunk father and knowing about monsters being real at a rather young age.

Lorelai Blyndeff - Has been criticized for not stepping up after her mother died to raise Molly despite in book being shown to having sever trauma over her mother's death and literally blames herself and is trying to hide away from the world because shes scared she'll end up hurting people she cares about.

Billy Hargrove - A self destructive abused teenager with abandonment issues. Who is punished for his step sister misbehaving, while being forced to take care of her most of the time.

Spencer Reid - Not an older sibling but Spencer Reid's Father left Spencer to take care of his schizophrenic mother at 4 years old.

These are all characters I've seen HC or written as CGs (Often times more then i see them written as Regressors) even when personality wise + trauma wise they would make alot of sense to be regressors. Dean and Lorelai are both canonically have childish behaviors, interests and likes - some even caused from their trauma. Characters like Billy and Lorelai who are actively written with a strong dislike for being forced into the role of caregiver are still given this treatment due to their status as older siblings. Dean and Spencer where both stripped of their childhoods so young that they would barley have any form of memory of being a kid due to the chooses and actions of people around them.

So here is my question to you guys. What about these characters who where from young ages forced into Caregiver roles at the cost of their own childhoods - Or just older siblings in general; Makes them feel like CG material? Cause whenever i see them i'm like... Yep you regress due to your trauma. XD

[binkrls]

this time of the year hurts. physically. mentally. astronomically.

[lorelei-stix]

I'm Lorelei.

18, any pronouns but prefer it/its. Intro post, last updated 6/13/25

Minors DNI, you will be blocked🔞🔞‼️

Feel free to ask me stuff! It is very hard to make me uncomfortable, you may ask sexual or non-sexual things, uncomfortable, weird, or freaky things.

This blog is dedicated to kink, fetishes, paraphilia, all of the sorts. Everything to do with lust and yearning that isn't inherently lustful. I like soft and hardcore stuff.

I've fixated on paraphilia, mental illness/psychology, diseases, anatomy, forensics, and surgery, and might rant about that kind of stuff.

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I want to wander, get lost, to experience or witness something terrible. I want to challenge the idea that pleasure is subjective.

I'm diagnosed with a handful of disorders, been in and out of hospitals, been abused, I struggle with obsession and self destructive behaviors.

And that has everything to do with my sexual and non-sexual disorders and fixations.

I will be unapologetically terrible. In no way am I attempting to excuse my actions, wants, and urges.

I don't really have a DNI list besides what's already stated, I welcome all freaks and all of the judged💚

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A little about me:

I'm bisexual, & nonbinary. I present myself androgynously. My gender doesn't strictly fit in either binary, so I feel both sapphic and achillean attraction. I've had top surgery and have been taking testosterone for about 3 years.

Ik some people have a more specific dni list so, do with that what you will!

I'm usually on the more submissive or "victim" side of things. Both a sadist and a masochist, verse and a switch.

I love anything medical or surgical. I fantasize about being awake for it, and I have been once! I was mostly numbed, it was in a professional setting.

I love genuinely selfish, apathetic sadists. I love rough, gentle doms.💚

Other things:

(Listed with most liked near the top.)

Necrophilia

Autassassinophilia & murder

Somnophilia

Anything medical, surgery, needles, sterilization, anesthesia, dentistry

(Auto)Cannibalism

Extreme sadomasochism (like cutting, head trauma, punching, asphyxiation)

Degradation, humiliation. Eating dirt, boot licking, exhibitionism & voyeurism

Smell (sweat, stink, rotting, things like coffee, cigarettes, alcohol, sanitization)

Intox, hypno, corruption

Slave play, pet play, being of service, worshiping doms, being kept and treated as a pet

Masks, uniform, costumes

Rope bunny

Messy and dirty things

I have a hand fetish lol

Worms, bugs (light stuff)

[stitching-in-time]

Voyager rewatch s7 ep1: Unimatrix Zero pt 2

More Borg stuff, but this time it was pretty cool, actually.

We find out that our Voyager crew who got assimilated still remember who they are, and their mission- being assimilated was the plan all along. The Doctor gave them a temporary neural suppressant to counteract the link to the hive mind, so they could slip through the cube's defenses, undetected, as drones, and download the virus to save Unimatrix Zero. (Which quite frankly is an insane plan, but we're going with it because... sure, why not!)

Their mission as Borg is only supposed to last a few hours, and Tom gets worried when Voyager doesn't hear back from the away team when they were supposed to. He goes to Chakotay to ask him if they can go back and get them anyway, and he argues when Chakotay says no. It's kind of hilarious to see Chakotay get the same treatment from Tom as Chakotay usually gives to Captain Janeway. Chakotay, my dude, you question Janeway's orders all the time, you can't complain when someone else does it to you! (But I think maybe he actually kind of likes Tom better because he questioned him- I guess it's peak first officer behavior in Chakotay's mind, lol)

As you would imagine, the insane plan doesn't work out perfectly, since Tuvok's neural suppressant begins to wear off early, and the Borg queen is able to tap into his thoughts. When she realizes they've downloaded the virus and given the Unimatrix Zero drones conscious awareness of their individuality, she uses Tuvok to capture them, then she beams Janeway's image into her lair to talk to her- and their scenes are all pretty much Janeway owning the Borg queen at every turn. The Borg queen is all 'I'll destruct every ship with a drone linked to Unimatrix Zero unless you tell me how to destroy it', which is frankly hilarious, considering that destroying as many Borg as possible is basically what Janeway is there to do, and Borg queen is just handing it to her on a silver platter?? The lack of self-awareness is hilarious, and Janeway hams it up pretending to be sad about the Borg ships being destroyed. Janeway ends up using it to her advantage, when she pretends to ask Voyager to destroy the drones link to Unimatrix Zero to stop the queen from destroying ships, but secretly asks them to destroy Unimatrix Zero itself so the queen has no way to find the drones who've been given awareness. (And of course Chakotay is the one who instinctively realizes what she's really asking them to do, because their love lets them understand each other without words. But they're not a couple. Ok, sure!)

Meanwhile, back in Unimatrix Zero, Seven and Axum try to work out their relationship. Seven is still weirded out by the idea of having been in love with someone for six years that she can't remember, and she seems pretty hostile toward him for most of the story, until for some reason, they have one little conversation, and she suddenly decides she's still in love with him, and they get back together for like two seconds before they have to destroy Unimatrix Zero. They find out it's the only way they can be together, since Axum is on a ship in the Beta Quadrant in the real world. They have a dramatic farewell as Unimatrix Zero collapses, but it doesn't have much impact, since their realationship wasn't really developed. If they'd have built up their attraction and relationship over both episodes, it could have worked, but it felt so rushed, and was never referred to by Seven ever again, so it doesn't feel like it was especially real or important.

Back in the real world, Voyager comes to rescue Janeway, Torres and Tuvok from the Borg ship they're on, and one of the newly individualized drones from Unimatrix Zero, who's commandeered his Borg ship, comes to help them. B'Elanna saves the day by taking down the shields of the the cube they're on, so that Voyager can beam the away team back before the Borg queen auto destructs it. The away team is safe, and the Borg now have thousands of liberated drones mounting a resistance from within. Pretty sweet!

The final scene is of the away team recovering in sickbay after the Doctor removes all their Borg implants, though that seems pretty convenient that he could totally remove them when he couldn't remove all of Seven's, even with Kes magically destroying one of her more pernicious ones. But I guess maybe because they hadn't been drones for very long, maybe the implants didn't have time to completely attach and take over yet? Idk, I guess we'll go with that! (Though the next ep is the one where Seven's cortical node fails, and apparently every drone has one, and can't survive without one, even after they're freed, but it's like. a giant hole in the head. How did they remove that?? Do they all just have cortical nodes with giant holes in their skulls?? I suppose not, since that would have come up in the next ep- maybe like Icheb, they weren't drones long enough to have their bodies adapt to needing it? But still, that seems like A LOT of brain to remove and not end up like a vegetable, but whatever. Suspension of disbelief required- activating now lol)

Tl;dr: An exciting fight against the Borg, with lots of peril and suspense, and Janeway being a badass. Good stuff.

[blue-b-bro]

I don't think Ed would abuse Stede

I don't know why it's so controversial to talk about Ed's tendencies towards abuse. Like, it's nothing new, that people often copy their parents behavior. It's sad, yes, but also good choice to write him like that, because it's more realistic. We also know he was surrounded by violence his whole life and so has rather skewed perception of what is "going too far". Add emotional detachment or compartmentalization as coping mechanizm and we have a really interesting, well crafted character to work with.

I'm not saying he's going to mutilate his every partner or that Izzy was so bad, that's why he had it so bad. I'd say Izzy's case was really extreme. It was a mix of Ed's mental breakdown, suicidal tendencies and Izzy's lack of resistance (I'm not blaming Izzy, they're both just messed up). Ed literally wanted Izzy to kill him, so it's no surprise he started to act like the worst monster he could imagine - his father. Not even sure he was conscious of his reasoning.

Ed has showed many times that he react to being hurt or stressed by violence or throwing stuff. Judging from Izzy's reaction to being punched in e9 it's nothing new. They're pirates, they fight from time to time, that's how it usually works. So Ed being violent isn't making him the worst human being suddenly.

I'd say Ed got his explosive emotional reactions from home and violence from his life experience, toxic masculinity etc. It's no surprise his auto destructive spiral became everyone else's problem.

So, if Ed won't spiral so bad as in s2, I wouldn't be worried about Stede's toes. Additionally Stede's outsider status encourages Ed to try to act differently. There's also that pressure in the back of his head, that he has to be soft to be with Stede, and realistically it wouldn't just disappear overnight. So there's that to unpack.

On Stede's part - he had, surprisingly, similar experiences: he was the target of violence and felt he need to kill to be respected, to participate in the violence he so desperately wants to run away from. The difference is that Stede internalizes his emotions. Stede would rather run away, hide or freeze, than fight in stressful situations. He only fights to protect.

Stede is rather fine with dealing with Ed's emotions: he knows that under the aggression is actually hurt or shame. It's Ed who has to learn about Stede now, because, as we saw, Stede still didn't say much about himself, other that he regrets a lot of things. We know, that in situation of danger Stede would protect Ed even for the cost of his mental state, but what would happen if Stede was stressed/scared/upset without Ed in danger? Would Ed notice? Would Stede let him? Ok, silly me, we know from s2e6 he wouldn't. Stede wants to give Ed everything, would gladly destroy himself for him, but won't let him inside. Scared, still scared Ed wouldn't want the real him.

So they have to unpack those insecurities and I have no idea if it would end in calm conversation or another disaster, really. But Ed probably wouldn't hurt Stede, he doesn't want to show his "evil" side to him (he may destroy some furniture from frustration tho). He would probably run away again. We saw in e7, when the conversation started to turn into a fight Ed quickly backed off. He would rather go away than to show that part of him to Stede. Just as Stede won't let Ed see him panicked and having a meltdown.

[maxksx]

Bertrand’s most destructive jouissance did not concern sex: it exceeded the limits of phallic jouissance, opening up onto the Other jouissance. When phallic mediation does not operate, an Other jouissance emerges that gives direct access to the body. Or, we could say that in order to get off on the body of the other, Bertrand had to have total power over it by cutting it to pieces. Such phenomena disengage the death drive from the sexual drive and only happen when the jouissance of the subject is crushed by the constraints imposed by the signifying chain. More recently, Schaeffer, a serial killer, condemned in the United States, expressed similar views. He writes in his Journal of a Killer: “When one looks up close, particularly in terms of these murders, there is nothing particularly sexy in this thing. The popular authors give the impression that the murder is something erotic, as if it were the height of sexual excitation, but in reality, it is quite something else. It’s dirty” (Dansel 1991: 64). He reports that one of his victims “thought she was in the hands of a sexual beast”; his perception of himself is decidedly different: “this was not at all the case,” he clarifies. “She was actually in the hands of a murderous maniac” (Dansel 1991: 98). His description of his victims as stinking and disgusting, his fascination for bodily decomposition confirms that Schaefer, in the manner of most killers, finds his jouissance in a de-sexualized object: none other than a drive object, and in his case, an anal object. When the phallic function fails and an other, unsublimated jouissance emerges, one that finds direct access to the body of the Other, the sexual drive withdraws and the object cause unveils its affinity with necrophilia. What is left is a purification of the drive, reduced to its fundament, i.e. the death drive. The most evident manifestations are discernible in diverse behaviors: from lust killing to auto-erotic suicide to necrophilia. Certain forms of alcoholism and drug addictions can find a place in this series when they extend beyond phallic jouissance towards a total degeneration of being, sometimes even aiming at a quick death. All of this is quite different than the staging of the pervert where the rapport with the object is mediated by the semblant. A form of “lack of seriousness,” Lacan notes, “is all there is to define perversion” (Lacan 2006b: 74). There is no doubt that the psychoanalytic approach is helpful in distinguishing, diagnosing and treating psychosis today.

[fairysluna]

my boy only breaks his favorite toys is giving aegon at its finest.

his auto-destructive behavior doesn't let him believe that someone could ever truly love him or care about him, so what does he do? he tries to push you away because he doesn't even feel worthy of love, and in the process he ends up breaking your heart when all you wanted to do was to show him that he also deserves goodness and love.

the voices of his head that come from his troubled youth don't allow him to enjoy your relationship. in the end, he just bolts thinking he's doing you a favor when, in reality, it's the opposite. He breaks you while you were trying to fix him.

[goldammerchen]

already have written before about imagining gil being in crisis mode (depressed) at the beginning of the 90s, and at the end of them (+ complimentary(?) post about his health in general but in spa). i have the feeling that the main people surrounding him would try a little of tough love with him if gil is neglecting himself (he was strict with lud so lol). but, if he is at rock bottom, sensitive, this backfires. "leave me alone!" or "why are you angry with me, i haven't said anything to you yet—?! why are you always angry with me?!"

if he wasn't in his room already, he locks himself there, and if he was in his room already, he kicks out anyone that was in there. besides not wanting anyone around, he's more or less aware he's overreacting, and feels shame on top of that. the whole event serves as a wake-up call for the closest ones. situations like that show that he's not just a little depressed, but quite miserable. perhaps previous bastard and irritable-like behavior was auto-destructive after all, or how bad must he be if he can't hide it behind a facade...

tough love won't work with someone who is in need of the opposite of that.

[linuxgamenews]

7 Days to Die: Experience the Ultimate Zombie Survival RPG in Full

7 Days to Die 1.0 launches for the zombie survival sandbox RPG game on Linux, Steam Deck, Mac, and Windows PC. Thanks to the creative minds at The Fun Pimps. Available on both Steam and Humble Store with its 85% Very Positive reviews. With over 18 million copies sold prior to 1.0 over the last 10 years, 7 Days to Die has really set the bar for survival games. It’s packed with crafting and world-building like no other. In this tough post-apocalyptic world crawling with zombies. So you get a mix of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing elements all in one open-world game. In 7 Days to Die, you’ll fight, craft, loot, mine, explore, and also grow your character. Fans all over the world love it for its unique gameplay. This is the original zombie survival sandbox RPG. Navezgane, the main game world, is waiting for you! The Fun Pimps are eager to announce that the 1.0 release of 7 Days to Die is now out on Steam. So get ready to dive into the ultimate zombie survival sandbox RPG. Navezgane is calling your name.

Game Features:

Explore Wander through huge, unique environments with the freedom to play however you want. There are 5 different biomes and worlds up to 100 square kilometers in size for 7 Days to Die 1.0.

Craft Make and fix weapons, clothes, armor, tools, vehicles, and more with over 500 recipes. Find schematics due to unlock even more powerful items.

Build Design your fort with traps, electric power, auto turrets, automated doors, gadgets, and defensive spots to keep those zombies at bay. The world is also fully destructible and moldable.

Cooperate or Compete Team up to build settlements or go head-to-head by raiding other players’ bases. Since it’s your choice in this zombie and outlaw-filled wasteland.

Create Unleash your creativity with over 800 in-game items and more than 1,300 unique building blocks. Use the painting system for endless possibilities.

Improve Boost your skills with tons of perks under 5 main attributes. Read over 100 books to gain even more skills. 7 Days to Die 1.0 is the only true survival RPG.

7 Days to Die 1.0 is Out Now

Choose Play the campaign world or jump into a randomly generated world with cities, towns, lakes, mountains, and over 700 unique locations.

Combat Face nearly 60 unique zombie types, including special infected with unique behaviors and attacks. They get tougher as you go, while keeping the challenge fresh.

Survive Experience real hardcore survival mechanics with nearly 50 buffs, boosts, and ailments that can both help and challenge you in different ways.

Destroy Buildings and terrain can collapse if damaged or poorly built. Real structural stability adds another layer of strategy.

Loot Scavenge the world for the best weapons, tools, and armor. Doing so with 6 quality ranges, there are thousands of possible combinations. Customize your items with mods.

Quest Meet several Trader NPCs who buy and sell goods and offer quests for rewards. 7 Days to Die 1.0 also offers many unique quest types supported by over 700 locations.

Customize Create your own character and further customize them in-game with a huge selection of clothing and armor you can craft or loot.

Drive Enjoy the vehicle system while you find parts, learn recipes, craft, and customize your own bicycle, minibike, motorcycle, 4x4, or gyrocopter. Ride with friends for added fun.

Farm or Hunt Grow your own garden for sustainable resources or head into the wilderness to hunt over a dozen unique wild animals.

Get ready to experience 7 Days to Die like never before in 1.0. With its mix of combat, crafting, building, and survival, it’s the ultimate game for zombie apocalypse fans. So gather your friends, jump in, and see if you can survive in this unforgiving world. It's also available on both Steam and Humble Store for Linux, Steam Deck, Mac, as well as Windows PC. Priced at $44.99 USD / £37.99 / 43,99€.

[crimson--corvid]

Setting: Gotham City Verse: #𓋹 v :: sheriff of gotham (DC Universe) Starting Date: Aug 11th Scale: Small Tag: 𓋹 event :: frenzy

Ruairí, after the stress of hunter troubles, Roxxy's kidnapping, Prince Novak staking him, hunger, and a PTSD relapse, is going to enter into frenzy. Frenzy is when a Cainite vampire suffers severe trauma, hunger, embarrassment, stress, or magical forces that lead them to enter a fight-or-fight mode. They will give in to the base instincts/desires of their inner beast, which often leads to violence, destruction, and violations of the Masquerade. This behavior is also influenced by the Cainite's bloodline (clan).

The goal of this event is to contain and quell Ruairí, who during frenzy will be a killing machine with the aim of going after Novak, first. This is a chaotic idea, because either Ruairí will die trying, or the lack of a Camarilla Prince will open New Jersey up to Anarch revolt or Sabbat raiding.

He will have no restraint to his hatred, his fury, his resentment. He will attempt to fight or kill anyone who stands in his way, even those he loves.

What is welcome:

- Asks with "(frenzy)" in them for frenzied responses! - IC dash commentary - DMs to me to discuss a place in the plot (room is limited!) - DMs to discuss after-event threads - Gotham-located mundane characters (no godlike powers pls) - VtM based characters who roll with the Rule of Cool

What is NOT welcome:

- fixing everything for Ruairí - auto-hitting Ruairí without prior discussion in DMs - Killing Novak

Involved: @sanguine-salvation, @the-blackened-dove, @arcanescholxr

[moonlight26posts-blog]

In Baltimore County, MD: FINAL PLEA: Akita with Uveodermatologic Syndrome Seeking Rescue ASAP

Baltimore County Animal Services is seeking rescue placement for Ava Kisses, a 3.5 year old, 82 pound Akita that has been previously diagnosed with Uveodermatologic syndrome. This is an auto-immune disease characterized by eye, skin and nervous system symptoms. Affected dogs usually suffer eye problems, premature whitening of the hair, and skin depigmentation (vitiligo). Its cause is understood to be related to the immune system's auto-destruction of melanocytes (pigment-making cells) which are concentrated in the skin and eyes. Due to this condition, this pet’s eyes have previously been enucleated (surgically removed) to prevent suffering. Ava was found to have a skin infection (dermatitis), most likely secondary to her auto-immune disease. Her skin is covered with crusts and scabs and she has hair loss on her back, sides, and legs. Antibiotics and steroids have been started to combat this condition. Ava has shown no behavior concerns and is eager to make friends with new people and will sit and offer them her paw for attention.

Ava Kisses is up to date on vaccines, heartworm tested negative, and spayed. If you are interested in pulling Ava, or have any questions, please let us know!

Thank you,

BCAS Rescue Team

Baltimore County Animal Services

13800 Manor Road

Baldwin, MD 21013

bcasrescue@baltimorecountymd.gov

410-887-7297

**If you would like to foster Ava Kisses, we can contact local rescues to ask for help, please email foster@charlietotherescue.org (we are only a volunteer group that tries to help rescues help the dogs/cats of MD)

[saberstars]

I love that you chose for your oc to meet Starscream while not having a t-cog. Was it because you felt he had the inability to change or be vulnerable with anyone especially a human unless he was grounded? Or did you just insert your oc in that area of prime because it was easier? Genuinely curious not a rude anon.

Ahahah ~ nervous laughter~

Yes and no to alllll of that kinda both

Yes to I don’t think he would have changed without that experience but that’s just me I think him being defenseless and having to rely on the generosity of others to mention mercy really really gave him perspective and gave him an entry point into self reflection. I mean he did go through an era of re learning his self worth n such during it so why not give him a human pal to help him stay on the path instead of ending up back in his self destructive cycle.

Albeit I like his tragedy and how things ended in the tfp beast movie cause it genuinely showed us how ruined he became and how self sabotaging even tho it mashed me so sad ughhhh it ahah go to show not everyone can change UNLESS they want to. Like you can’t help him unless he wants it. And during his time alone it ready seemed like he wanted to change a bit.

Even if he made since sketchy decisions during that journey 👀 I mean he resorted to his old habits a lot still but there’s again a cycle of behavior he displays for so many reasons and I feel like giving him a Buddy that will call him out on his bs would help him a lot.

I wanted her to meet the “villains” first before meeting the autobots because I think perspective is very important. The cons have their reasons for being cons, and so do the autobots. And we don’t get to see in tfp as to why cons are cons sometimes. Minus KO and a few others.

This also would give him that “huh I guess we did stray far from what we originally wanted and became the thing we hated” realization to.

And in order for her to be a “true neutral” character when it comes to how she treats con/auto she’d have to see that dude first before the “hero’s” perspective. Like she will give everyone one chance. If they fuck it up that’s on them. Plus having her meet him first essentially gives him one friend that will defend him from the criticism of others TO A POINT. Not that he needs it but gen think he’d appreciate it do down.

“Remember when Starscream did this”

Her: remember when you did (insert war crime) for fun and albeit in retaliation??? Not funny when someone brings up your murder list is it?