#call me once deadpool's in it i'll maybe consider

[kittygawa--jr]

i don't think i could ever ever ever get back into overwatch's characters or lore like i used to thanks to now getting into marvel but thank god i'll at least never be a marvel rivals player

[themichigami]

Annoying Spoilers from people and thoughts on Gambit (aka Chanbit)

I've waited long enough, so here we go. Sooo, one of my friends calls me their resident hillbilly translator, any time someone has an american accent usually southern they can't figure out they send me a link and ask me to translate. TWO DAYS before the new deadpool movie is out in theaters here, they message me with a link to a thing all desperately "Miche, Miche, what is he saying?!?" and stupidly i clicked it not knowing... and THIS WAS HOW I FOUND OUT ABOUT GAMBIT BEFORE I WENT TO SEE THE MOVIE!

Let me tell you, i have never been more in a state between utter rage and screeching glee and yet both at the same time in my life. The things they heard from me about it before being put on the "we're not speaking til i'm less mad at you" list have not left a miche's mouth in a long time. And yes, i could translate for em, but did i? no.

Did i secretly rewatch that clip to death til it got removed from twitter before going to the movie myself? mayyyyybe.

First off, I do not find Channing Tatum attractive, he looks like my dad, no really. If you find him attractive, good for you, you probably have the same taste in guys as my mom, which is awesome for you but not my thing. That said, i giggled like an idiot with a giant grin every time even in the theater because he actually managed to finally live his dream and get in the costume after a couple decades of trying, and do a decent job of it onscreen.

Also, yes, I'm annoyed about the eyes. Everything else, good, the eyes, minus fifty points, maybe more. Didn't even need full sclerals just some red lenses, full scleral contacts i'd forgive em not using because I've known enough cosplayers who have trouble with em after long hours, just... they used the Diable Blanc nickname but didn't give him his eyes which was the reason he had the nickname. adding the teeny tiny glow to em using the powers, okay you tried but no star sticker.

The accent, having known a couple people from down that way over the years, yeah not bad that's a damn hard accent to do and it varies all over the place so no one accent covers, could be worse. People are so used to the cartoon version's deliberately fake so that it's easier to understand accent that any attempt at the real thing which is hard as hell to understand already to other people sounds weird, and they were playing it up to be worse for the joke in the movie.

Also, for those who don't know the ancient lore, at one point during the original 90's cartoon casting, they GOT someone with an actual Cajun accent to read for Gambit in the beginning, then decided kids and casual viewers wouldn't be able to understand it so they had another actor IMITATE a watered-down easier-to-understand version of his accent for a test, and decided to go with that idea instead when they cast the final actor.

Buuut, long post is long, so I'll sum up by saying, he may not be the best but he did decent, and i'm slowly no longer ignoring the friend who was a dumbass and spoiled it for me. Also, no, I am not from the south, but get used as the weird accent translator because i am originally from so far deep in the mountains of Appalachia that i had to have several years of speech classes to get rid of the worst of the hillbilly noises i myself made. I still slip once in a while when tired or distracted, but the "city voice" has been in place for around 25/30 years now. One of my first college roommates actually called me Gambit because of it for a few months before i managed to get them to realize I considered it really rude since i was actively trying to hide my own accent at the time. (might also partially have been the fondness for wearing a brown trench coat and bike gloves for most of the late 90's at fault there too)

[allys-diary]

stories i om-nom-nom'd :: april 2024 to july 2024

As always, spoilers, thots, and thoughts below the cut. There's so much that I probably missed because it's months worth of backlog (I kind of forgot that I was doing this lol whelp--), but I'll include as much as I remember

movies

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare – 3/5

Honestly took me a bit by surprise that I enjoyed watching this considering how long I've been putting off watching it, but honestly I was all the way here for watching an unhinged Cavill character. Would definitely watch again

Fast X – 4/5

In that same vein of unhinged characters, I've added this movie to my list of 'comfort watches' purely for unhinged Momoa. Kinda funny how these two movies have the common denominator of Alan Ritchson and yet he wasn't the reason for either of these watches. Loved him in Ungentlemanly Warfare, hated him here. Like I would gladly break my hand punching Aimes' smug face in levels of hate 🥴

Deadpool & Wolverine – 4/5

Minus one star for creating a story that's got TVA as a central setting and having the gall and wherewithal to not include Loki. But overall a damn good time for anyone that's been a fan since pre-MCU Marvel. It felt so good seeing [redacted] and [redacted] again, and it's about damn time that we finally got to see [redacted] as [redacted]. Ohh and one more thing: They totally fucked in that Honda Odyssey. Argue with the wall.

books

𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 – 4.5/5 (review here)

A mafia arranged marriage story where MMC Calix gets exiled from the six families and he comes in guns blazing to crash the re-arranged wedding so that he can claim the bride that was meant to be his all along. Enjoyed reading this story and seeing just how much of a simp that Calix was for FMC Thalia, and only because this was already marketed as a dark romance am I alright with the depictions of some of the way she was ✨devoted✨ to his wife. Had this been a contemporary romance with nothing to have indicated we were in dark romance territory, I would've been screaming for her to run for the hills, change her name, and make sure he can never find her again. But also reading through this and seeing Thalia steadily come into her own power was just so satisfying, and knowing that the likelihood of the sequel ever getting released is slim to none just makes me a little sadder on the inside because I really would have loved to go back to this couple and see where their story takes them. Maybe if I pspspspspspsps hard enough the sequel will happen

𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐞 – 2.75/5 (review here)

Honestly nothing more to say except it could have (and should have) been longer. That ending was so rushed I still get whiplash thinking about it.

games

Delicious: True Love

Stage 5, Day 8: Emily's finally told Francois about what happened in Paris and now he's going to be the messenger for every friend they have that's been curious about her tour around the world to reunite with that piece of work Jean-Paul. Patrick stops by to tell Emily that Angela's husband Jimmy (another piece of work, but we'll get there soon enough) put in a preferences request for the flower deliveries from Patrick's shop, and a mystery woman calls him off to a family dinner, which puts a new damper on Emily's mood.

After the restaurant closes, Emily receives a care package from Amelie, containing a little souvenir of the Eiffel Tower, and Jean-Paul's letter, which sends her into another crying spell. Patrick walks in as this is happening, trying to pep talk himself into telling her how he feels, but he backs off and just leaves a rose by her hand, wishing her a good life. Must. Resist. Urge to bonk heads together.

Stage 5, Day 9: Emily's having a crisis over realizing that she has feelings for Patrick, and Francois reveals that the mystery woman from the day before is Katie…Katie O'Mally. Patrick's sister. Evelyn is once again as nosy as ever (we'll also get to her later). Angela stops by and basically goes the telling not showing route that Patrick was practically made for Emily and also has had it bad for her since always. She then completely gifts the puppy that's been staying at the restaurant to Emily, saying something about Jimmy being allergic (pressing X so hard to doubt), and now we have Rosie the pup.

Stage 5, Day 10: Emily's gone down the "I'm so stupid I blame myself" route with every question she shouts into the void being answered by one of Rosie's arfs, and decides to stop by Patrick's place so she could confess at the end of the day. Francois reveals that the day before was Patrick's last day in Snuggford and he's left for New York, making Emily so frustrated with herself for waiting for so long and ripping the letter that started it all to shreds.

Then Patrick shows up and confesses, and we get a cutscene of a scrapbook of their memories together where they're being all cute and in love, ending with a photo of Patrick proposing. After that, we have a post-credit scene that would make Deadpool proud with its fourth wall break, consisting of Patrick and Emily in her apartment, eating the chocolates he brought to her.

And that's it for the story of Delicious: True Love, now it's on to Delicious Wedding…but first we have a bonus stage to get through and hoo boi…

Stage 6: Francois' Place: This bonus stage covers the entirety of Emily's time away from the restaurant, where we play as Francois and get a glimpse of exactly how insufferable some characters are. Evelyn leaves a metric ton of messages for Emily which is why her suitcase is filled to the brim with them when she gets to Paris, even making Francois place in calls the day she made a deal with Emily's father Edward that she won't leave a thousand and one messages for their daughter, so she could seem like she held up her end of the deal.

And she goes into overdrive when the news about the volcano eruption breaks because, and I quote, "Emily might need her advice". On what, Evelyn? How to survive a volcanic eruption and ash fall? The fuck would you know about that? Chances are she'd just ask her point blank if there are any cute rescuers around, be so fucking for real right now.

Then we get to Jimmy and goddammit I want to smack a 2d fictional character around until my hand gets digital paper cuts 😤 One of the stage's side missions involved giving him and Angela every single order they ask for, and he has the whole grain audacity to go "Eh, I've had better" after claiming the 'friends & family discount' that is not, should not, and must never be a thing. Then he tries to get into a fight with Francois because "the pancake he ordered never arrived" and…bitch we gave you at least 10. Francois' cat Snuggy then proceeds to attack Jimmy but ends up falling into an open manhole and finds himself meowing and yowling under the floor of the restaurant.

Jimmy then gets a genius idea to, and I shit you not, tear up the floor in the middle of the restaurant to attempt saving the cat. And just as he does, surprise surprise, the cat finds his way out the manhole the same way he got in. And then Emily comes home less than an hour after the floor was destroyed, and the events of Stage 5 commence.

If OG story Evelyn has zero haters, I am dead. And it's about to be the same for Jimmy, but for that we're gonna have to go to Angela's story, which is right about…now-ish.

Fabulous: Angela's Sweet Revenge

This is an extremely short game that only has 4 days, which I honestly think is one of GHOS' mistakes, because come on guys…if you want your consumer base to pay for a game, it doesn't matter if it costs less than the others, paying for four stages looks and quacks like a cash grab. It's like they really said "Let's make a prologue game" and really made it a fraction of a fraction of their usual full-length games.

Day 1: The story starts with Angela sobbing on the phone, with Emily on the other end, begging her sister not to tell their mother about what happened yet. Angela's friends then visit her in her apartment and she starts to tell the story of how she injured her foot while working for her boss Yum-Mee (I'm not kidding, this is the woman's name…findings pending on whether that's her government name). And this is how we get into the game proper, good ol' flashback style.

The flashback starts with Angela making a new dress for the boutique that Yum-Mee quickly messes up by shortening the skirt to show more leg, which Jimmy completely supports because "he likes seeing legs on a woman" (Hey Jimmy news flash…the legs are still there if a woman's wearing a long skirt, you goddamn shifty eyed horndog). And then when a customer asks "where Angela's beautiful long dress went", Yum-Mee turns the tables and goes "See? I told you you shouldn't have cut it". When I tell y'all I wanna cut a 2d fictional cartoon bitch--

Jimmy then hypes up some surprise for Angela and she thinks it's a vacation because it's their wedding anniversary…turns out it's a new sun roof for his car. More than that, Jimmy is extra protective over his phone (gee I wonder why), and then he offers Yum-Mee a ride home under the guise of "Maybe I can talk to her about giving you a raise". And a cop drives by telling Angela to "remind the couple that drove off next time they park on the sidewalk, he'll have to arrest them".

Sing it with me now, y'all…I think I've seen this film before and I didn't like the ending.

Day 2: One of Angela's customers Sally recalls how she discovered her ex husband was cheating on her doing something named "The Coffee Trick". Spill coffee on pants, have husband give you pants to clean, swipe phone from pants before cleaning, give back clean pants without phone. And this kicks off our side mission for this day when Angela does exactly this, checking on the messages that come in whenever they ring, and wouldn't you know it, it's from Angela's boss, Yum-Mee. And Jimmy also mentioned that he's supposed to meet Yum-Mee at the boutique to drive her home again.

Meanwhile the devil and angel on Angela's shoulders are fighting because the devil's jumping to all the right conclusions based on what the evidence is showing, including a message from Yum-Mee thanking Jimmy for "taking her all the way home" the night before, and the angel is…for lack of a better word…a nitwit optimist. Wants to see the best in people even when they're walking talking filth.

If Jimmy has zero haters, I am dead. If Yum-Mee has zero haters, I am dead. And if the angel on Angela's shoulder keeps on going "Maybe it's not what it seems", I'm about to have beef with a 2d fictional imaginary cartoon angel.

Day 3: Yum-Mee springs a whole list of tasks for Angela to finish the next day because there's a VIP Event that she failed to mention until the absolute last minute (probably because she's getting cheater husband pipe), and Angela tells Sally that Jimmy didn't come home the night before because "he was at poker".

At the end of the shift, Angela proves to girlboss harder than her boss could ever dream of girlbossing and finishing the list of tasks she put off until the last day, and Jimmy stops by to tell her that he's not coming home tonight, either, because he "has to finish the poker game". Angela then baits Yum-Mee by texting her from Jimmy's phone and she finally gets the confirmation that he's been cheating, the lil bitch knowing about the "poker" excuse and even calling him "pokerface". And now Angela's punched the angel on her shoulder in their imaginary face, and she's ready for revenge.

Day 4: It's the day of the VIP Event and Angela's got a whole plan to exact her revenge on both her bitch of a boss and her womanizing husband. First she cancels Yum-Mee's stylist for the event and 'steps up' at the last second to help her boss get ready, giving her a 'new moisturizer' that ends up making her itch to Hell and back because it speeds up hair growth. Along with a hair product that not only makes her itch, but also makes her lose clumps of her hair. Then Angela spreads bird seeds all over Jimmy's car to attract birds that'll be coloring his ride white.

Yum-Mee also makes it a whole struggle for us to get through the day because she takes up one of the fitting rooms for the entire day for her side mission.

When the guests arrive, Angela cuts up the curtain that Yum-Mee used to cover herself since she's such an advocate for showing off your legs. Jimmy then goes into a panic because the birds have ruined his car, and Angela reveals that she has his phone, calls him, "Pokerface", and he attempts to salvage whatever he could, getting him smacked by both women.

Angela then kicks him, which explains how she got the injured ankle, and the police officer from Day 1 writes him a ticket for parking on the sidewalk the way that overcompensating car bros with tiny ass pipis do. Angela, newly single, gets a ride on the back of the officer's bike.

We cut back to her friends in her apartment, and Angela reveals what might be the worst part in all this, as if things weren't bad enough already. She might be pregnant. That's where the story ends for this game, so I guess what's next is to head over to Fabulous Fashion Fever to see what's next for Angela.

Heart's Medicine: Season 1

I've started the Heart's Medicine series, which is a hospital themed time-management game following the journey of Dr Allison Heart. 60 levels with bonus stages and so much to collect and equipment to upgrade along the way.

Opening Cutscene: Dr John Summers tries to save a man's life in a road accident that Allison Heart comes across and she helps him out despite having zero experience in the medical field, relying purely on his guidance and vibes. They end up saving the man's life and this inspires her to become a doctor.

Level 1: Fast forward 6 years after the opening cutscene, Allison is now starting her residency at Little Creek Hospital. John gives her a quick rundown of the specialties she'll be doing a rotation on throughout the game, and then goes to his specialty, Diagnosis.

Level 2: Nothing much happens here story-wise. John just reassures Allison that she'll be staying a good long while at Little Creek if she wants to.

Level 3: Allison reports for her shift and brings in a batch of cookies to give to her coworkers. Here we get a glimpse of Dr McCoy, a pediatrician that seems to have quite the temper on him, picking a fight with John over a delayed delivery of vaccines. In his outburst, he knocks over the plate of cookies, scattering them all over the clinic, and giving us our side mission for this level.

Level 4: As far as plot goes, not much happened in this level. Allison reveals that she had to throw out the entire batch of cookies from the day before because of course she had to…they all ended up on the floor. And then Dr Grumpy -- I mean Dr McCoy -- goes into John's clinic and asks if there are any cookies left over from yesterday, having the macho male audacity to be testy when they look at him funny. Why're you looking for more cookies, McCoy? So you can knock 'em over all around the hospital this time?

Level 5: A severely injured man who tells us to call him "Dex" (pressing X to doubt tho that that's actually his name) walks into the clinic looking all kinds of run down, and John tells him that he's got a nasty staph infection and he should have come to the clinic a long time ago. This kicks off our side mission for this level, which is to tend to Dex's various wounds. At the end of the day John informs him that he needs to be admitted for further observation to which he vehemently refuses and walks (well, wobbles) away, insisting that he's just gonna pay his bill and take his chances. Something tells me he'll be back real soon…

Level 6: This day's rather uneventful as well. John's a bit late to the shift because he lost track of time while giving his son some advice, and he runs off as soon as shift's over so that he could go back to…giving his son advice…? Yeah no something tells me that's code for something else…

Level 7: A woman slightly younger than John named Robin walks into the clinic and they argue over a patient file that Daniel wants consultation for, and John seems to regress into childish ways literally pulling at the patient file to the point that the papers fly all over the clinic, making Robin just walk away. Putting the patient file back together is our side mission for this level, and once we do that, we're formally introduced to Dr. Robin Fisher, John's ex-wife and the head of surgery.

Level 8: Dex wobbles in to the clinic (told you he'll be back), and starts convulsing and showing that he's even worse than he was the last time he showed up. We have another side mission for this level and have to tend to his wounds, and once we're all done he once again insists that he doesn't need to stay for observation and wobbles out the clinic, giving both Allison and John the guarantee that they're never going to see him again and this is the last time that they need to "fix him". Something tells me he's gonna show up one last time…

Level 9: Plot-wise, this is uneventful again. Day starts off with Allison expressing that she's worried for Dex, and the day ends with her still visibly worried but she dashes off straight after the shift is over.

Delicious Wedding

Jumping right into the next chapter of Emily & Patrick's story, the game's opening cutscene is of the titular wedding, but Emily walks down the aisle with nary a Patrick in sight. And then a text screen of "Two months earlier…" HUH?! PATRICK WHAT THE HELL--

hoo deep breaths Ally trust the process trust the process…

Episode 1, Day 1: Patrick announces that his mother Brigid is visiting from Ireland and she's landing the next day, which has Emily's parents so excited and immediately shopping for a welcoming gift. Emily asks Patrick if he could tell his mom about the engagement in private because she tends to be…much. Patrick reassures his future wife that his mother will love her and be happy for them…eventually.

At the end of the shift, Emily goes dress shopping and we get to choose one of three dresses for her before telling the salesperson that she'll be back the next day with her mom to try the dress on. And then right after she leaves, Angela walks in to buy a dress for her first wedding anniversary (the game takes place before 'Fabulous: Sweet Revenge' but still…little bit much, Angela ooft). And she ends up choosing the same dress.

Episode 1, Day 2: Francois helps Emily tidy up the restaurant in preparation for Brigid's arrival while she sets up a welcome message at the door (which is our side mission for this level). When Brigid arrives, she immediately starts criticizing Emily, the restaurant, the welcome message, and intentionally 'forgets' her name, saying "Well I can't possibly remember since my baby boy has so many admirers back home".

I hate her already. Everything about her screams "bitter divorcee", and she reacts to the news of the engagement in typical boy mom fashion…"This is terrible news". And then cue our favorite bimbo (affectionate) Angela walking in with a "What did I miss?" moment.

Can we please have a supportive and non-overbearing non-helicopter mom in this story? I wanna actually cheer for a mom while playing thru this game ffs--

Episode 2, Day 1: The day starts with Brigid arguing that a June wedding will be a terrible omen on Emily and Patrick, which makes Emily start to consider a May wedding (even when Patrick reminds her that they were dead set on June literally yesterday). Then a spider showed up and freaked Brigid out even more that this wedding is "cursed" (are you sure you're not putting on an act to pretend like Emily's the "wrong" person for your son because you want him to marry someone you can control?) and she runs out of the loft apartment. Emily then receives a call that the wedding shop is closed for the day due to a moth infestation, making her concede that she'll have to try on her dream wedding dress the next day instead.

The day ends with Emily seeking advice from her sister on how she planned her wedding to future (and probably current, let's be real) sleazebag Jimmy and how to deal with mothers-in-law, basically implying that she was able to finesse her way into getting exactly what she wanted by getting her MIL to relent because Jimmy would bring up Angela's idea but passing off the idea as his own. Angela sweetie, the red flags were already in front of you.

Episode 2, Day 2: Snuggy falls into a manhole (again) and comes out covered in soot, making him look like a black cat when Brigid arrives at the restaurant. She declares him another omen and shouts that Emily's restaurant is cursed. Our side mission for this level is to clean and tend to Snuggy until he's all clean again.

After the shift ends we get Emily thinking about her dream wedding dress again, and Francois offering to help Emily plan out the wedding adjustments all in the name of tending to Brigid's superstitions. So now we officially have a Maid of Honor 🎉🎉

Episode 3, Day 1: The day starts with Patrick and Brigid picking out a tux for the wedding, and Brigid once again making the double-meaning statement of "perhaps you'll find what suits you best back in Ireland". And even going so far as to name drop one of his exes and going "Why'd you guys break up again?" I'm telling y'all I hate this bitch--

At the end of the shift, Patrick tells his mother that the reception will be held in the restaurant, and she starts grasping at straws again going "evil spirit" this and that. Cue Snuggy walking in with a crow and the bird pecking away at Brigid's head (well deserved), leading her to declare that she's never stepping foot in Snuggford ever again. I tell you, I have so much beef with a bunch of pixels it's not even funny. Like if anyone ever asks me why I don't want to get married I'm just gonna pull up a supercut of Brigid's "finest" moments and tell them I don't want something like that to be my MIL, alright??

Episode 3, Day 2: The day starts off showing that all of Brigid's antics have really gotten to Emily and now even she's starting to believe that their wedding is cursed. Patrick's consistently being a living breathing green flag and comforting his fiance and reassuring her that they're fine and the wedding's gonna be fine. They step outside and find that the pigeons have done their usual ✨window graffiti✨ which kicks off the side mission for this episode…cleaning the windows of bird caca. And also we unlock Francois' butterfly outfit and the Chapter's "entertainer" role.

When the day ends, we get another one of Brigid's "fine" moments where she literally goes "you missed a spot" after seeing a tired Emily wiping away at the windows. Patrick's water bucket falls and dumps water all over her head leading to Brigid going "another omen ohh no!" and once again grating at another one of my nerves. Emily brings Evelyn to the bridal shop to show the dress only to find out that it's been bought (dammit Angela) and she finally breaks down crying and going "Brigid is right the wedding's doomed".

istg Brigid when I catch u Brigid--

Episode 4, Day 1: The day starts off with Francois scratching away at lottery tickets "as a joke" since there's been a whole bunch of bad luck and he figures they're due some good luck around the corner. Turns out bro it wasn't that much of a joke because he won 5k. Whatever kind of luck he's got, I want some. I need some. I have incoming debts okay--

After the shift ends, Emily breaks down crying again (once more I am ready to throw hands at a bitch named Brigid), and Francois literally picks up his bestie to tuck her in and go "okay baby go sleepy time now". Meanwhile Evelyn is also ready to throw hands at a bitch named Brigid. Go Evelyn! Put that toxic ass boy mom in her place! 👏👏

Episode 4, Day 2: The day starts off with Brigid explaining why she believes the wedding (and Emily & Patrick's relationship in general) is cursed and it's because of the legend of Lady Mary. And in this explanation she basically calls Emily a commoner (honestly bitch, square the fuck up, where do you get off--). Evelyn mentions that the legend states if a couple throws a penny down some well then the "curse" will be lifted, and of course the bitchy boy mom doesn't accept that (but accepts literally every other part of the story, make it make sense). And this leads Emily to declare that she'll follow her mom's footsteps and toss a coin in herself. Brigid tries and tries to discourage her, but Evelyn's coming in clutch with everything Emily would need to pull it off, making the boy mom just go "harumph" and fuck off to who even knows.

Side mission for this episode is to sort through the boxes so that Emily can find that special coin, and the day ends with her getting said penny with Ireland as the next stop. Brigid tries adding more conditions for this superstitious ritual and seems visibly pleased at the end when Evelyn realizes that there's no way for Emily to get to Ireland, drop the coin, and get back in time for the wedding. I am a broken record at this point. I. Hate. Brigid. Put it on a t-shirt.

Undercover: Blood Bonds

Chapter 12: Vera confronts Sam at Smokin' Wheels and they get into it before he storms off, Hank side eyeing her and advising her that next time he'll talk to the suspects. He's got a way with people. At the end of the shift, Vera comes back to her apartment and Bluejay made dinner and cleaned, talking about how she couldn't get the 'big red stain' out. Vera tells her that it's her sister's blood, then suddenly she's lost her appetite 🥺

Chapter 13: Vera spots a suspicious looking character at Smokin' Wheels which kicks off the side mission of getting this mystery dude's orders in a timely manner so she gets to know more about him since he's a regular. Hank also reveals that Jericho's been sniffing around Bluejay since she seems to be his type. At the end of the shift, we get a flashback of Lilly and Sam where he knocks over a lamp after she storms off insisting that she doesn't want to get back together with him.

Chapter 14: Gabe reveals that there were no foreign fingerprints found, implying that there was no foul play and that Lilly likely knew her assailant and never saw the attack coming. Gabe implies that he's suspecting Lilly's ex Sam more and more. Side mission for this level is to make sure that Sam doesn't leave the bar until Gabe gets there, and he maintains his mega sus behavior when he goes "you snitched on me!" go Vera. Like bro…snitched on you about what? The "nice guy" mask is really slipping there

Chapter 15: A breakthrough comes in the form of a heavily hungover Bluejay who shares that despite not having drank too much the night before when she went and "hung out" with Jericho at a new club, she doesn't feel 100%…and from the looks of it she barely even felt 50%. She mentions that she heard some people talking about Lilly and pointed Vera in the direction of Club Inferno, unlocking a new location in the game. Side mission for this level is to tend to Bluejay's hangover by serving her some fries. And at the end of the shift, we complete the flashback from two levels ago revealing that while Sam might be the "nice guy" stereotype, he really is just a sap because the end of his "threat" was "none of them love you like I do". Sorry bro, your flag still looks pretty fucking red to me, I mean you still knocked over her lamp for what?

Chapter 16: The level opens up with a flashback of Vera giving Lilly some shit about how she's been dressing and Lilly calling her sister a "shrew" because…you know what? I'm getting older, I'm gonna chalk this off to whatever remnants of teenage angst Lilly still had in her. I have to admit, though, her outfit actually kinda hits and I'd have worn it in my college years if I had the body for it, but that's neither here nor there. Vera dresses in a similar way to Lilly in that flashback and applies for the job opening in Inferno. Jericho (like clockwork) immediately puts the moves on her and showers her with compliments after her first shift.

Chapter 17: Level opens up with Ash (Inferno's manager) giving Vera a rundown on how their clientele has "refined tastes" and how highly they value their privacy, along with giving her a drink that looks like he did some blood magic on it like it was literally glowing before he handed it to her. The shift ends with Jericho asking Ash if he's already "bewitched" Vera, confirming that yes…he definitely did some magical juju to that drink earlier. Vera comes home to find Hank making some soup for Bluejay since she passed out at the club earlier that day, and him asking her what the deal with the wig is.

Chapter 18: Level starts with Jericho flipping his lid over the delivery boy being a few hours late and using some glowy red eyes voodoo on him to spook the poor dude, ohh and also threatening to "rip his spine out bone by bone" if it happens again. And naturally our side mission for the level…receiving deliveries. At shift end, Jericho asks Ash if he's been "fulfilling his duties" because Vera doesn't seem all that bewitched, and tells the manager to "do it again". Ends with Ash giving Vera another sus looking drink that's looking more and more like blood the more I squint my eyes

Chapter 19: We get a flashback of Ash giving Lilly the same blood looking drink from when she worked at Inferno to give us a bit of a parallel on how he's making Vera drink it now. After shift end, Hank warns Vera about how this could end badly if she keeps investigating since she wants to see what's in those delivery boxes that Jericho was so antsy over

Chapter 20: Side mission consists of rifling through various drawers while juggling customer orders to find something Vera could use as a lock pick, and the chapter ends with her getting into the backroom and finding a fridge full of blood bags before Ash finding her and going "You shouldn't be in here". Omg I knew it--

Chapter 21: Vera manages to lie her way out of being caught by Ash, making an excuse about needing to find ice, but he shares his suspicions with Jericho and mentions that there was someone before who was immune to bewitchments…could that be Lilly? This is also the level we get a new game mechanic in the form of the chalices, which are a finite resource we have to refill by going to the backroom every time they start running low.

Yes…yes the regulars are downing blood

Chapter 22: Flashback to when Lilly told Vera about her job and Vera was…less than enthusiastic about her little sister working at a nightclub and does the predictable "adult mistake" of going "you should get a rEaL jOb" which leads to some choice name calling and a sister smack (the sincerest fuck you to James Charles for singlehandedly ruining the word "sister" for me, but this is the only way I could put it). At shift end, Vera's back in her apartment and starts pushing Bluejay away when she starts offering help. Honestly I think Vera's got a nasty habit of self-sabotage…which honestly? same 🫠

Delicious World

Season 2, Episode 3, Part 9: This is a Frank & Monet centric cutscene where Frank accidentally knocks over his bb's latest creation and tries to salvage it, leading to Monet having more of a crisis over what he's been creating because even after dropping the dish onto the ground and no doubt tasting like the ground, Leroy still gave him top marks for his "interpretation of the deconstruction of the vineyard experience" or some other highfalutin avant garde nonsense 🙃

Season 2, Episode 3, Part 10: Jean-Paul reassures Emily that they won't get caught and jeopardize her position in the show even with the ever-vigilant Sarah hellbent on finding some way to destroy her. And right as he said that, Leroy comes a-knocking asking if he could come in. Emily hides in the bathroom but turns out that that's exactly what Leroy needed right that second because his stomach started acting up after eating literal dirt off the ground. Jean-Paul tries to dissuade him leading to them going to Monet's trailer, and the last thing we see here is the back windows to both trailers' bathrooms opening up, and Emily's and Frank's heads poking out. 🫢

Season 2, Episode 3, Part 11: Emily and Frank have some chaotic besties moment where they're both going "Why didn't you tell me?" and reveal to each other that they don't actually know what they are in their respective relationships. Frank believes he's just fooling around with Monet because the chef needs a distraction from his identity crisis, and Emily's unsure of what even Jean-Paul's connection to Shuvani is, so she's hesitant to put a label on anything. Frank ends up suggesting she talk to Sarah to get some answers. I don't like it. I don't like it one bit.

Season 2, Episode 3, Part 12: Emily ends up taking Frank's advice and tries talking to Sarah about her sister, seemingly hitting a nerve since she clammed up and bitched out about how "her sister's love life isn't any of her business". And also starts going in on Emily about how if she can find time to focus on other people's love lives, then she's not spending enough time thinking about the competition, and she really should because she's "beyond help". She had me in the first half, she really did--

[amischiefofmuses]

Wade snorts out a messy laugh, a wide grin under his mask. One thing he can always count on with any Spidey is the jokes and this one seems to know what he's doing, he can appreciate that. -- ❝No no no- I'm talking about the ADORING audience who are just WAITING for you to come with me, and I'm not just talking about a cameo. I'm thinking franchise, buddy cop genre maybe. I kill the bad guys, you get upset about it, we're both HILARIOUS. It'd be a WHOLE THING.❞ He's very animated as he talks about it, clearly passionate about his idea. Maybe he's a bit hard on the sell but he REALLY wants his little plan to come to fruition, to finally ensure his universe has all the heroes people want to see. What better reason for them to come back for more. And perhaps it's a bit selfish too, he's seen enough to know most Deadpools have their own Spidey to shoot the shit with- he wants that too. -- ❝Listen, I'm a reasonable guy… Sometimes. I'm not saying you have to ditch this place altogether, even if it really would be super cool for us to be roommates. But- you ever considered travelling for work.. Or for pleasure?❞ It's not the innuendo it sounds like, for once. After all, maybe it doesn't always need to be an end of the world scenario for them to spend time together, perhaps they could ACTUALLY be friends. He steps forward, moving to loop an arm around Spidey's shoulders. ❝Just think about it- I could help you out here too. We can set up a big light illuminating a huge dick in the sky, then you call me and I'll come running. The dick part is just because- .. can you imagine how funny that'd be? Come on.❞

"Seriously, what is happening right now??" He asks, confusion evident in his voice, as he looks at the empty space and back. "Is this - shoot, is this one of those prank shows?? Has someone managed to get me on Trick'd? Is Channing Tatum somehow about to pop out??"

He knows what this really is: some kind of multiverse bullshit. But last time that happened, he'd been pulled into a different Peter's universe, and still wasn't quite sure how. This Peter doesn't want to risk that happening again, even though he knows this is, most assuredly, his New York. He'd fixed Dr. Connors and Max, but it still didn't bring Gwen back.

(Trust him, that'd been the first thing he'd checked upon returning home. Gwen was still gone, and Harry was still in Ravencroft.)

Peter watches the other pocketing the crayon and notebook, quirking an unseen eyebrow in confusion about how it all fit -- it's not the time for the science geek thing, though. He knows this. He groans instead, deflating at the confirmation that this is, indeed, more multiversal bullshit.

"My universe is just fine the way it is," he argues, covering his face with a hand. "Why is it always the multiverse?? Was twice not enough?? The Spider-Society is going to hate this."

[seelestia]

I'm not gonna lie- apart from just general genshin x reader content here, my most interacted tags and cotent are with SAGAU :D

I've always loved self aware media, from doki doki literature club, fleabag, deadpool, I freakin love it whenever some kind of media addresses the 4th wall or even incorporates it into the plot :''D

With sagau, I stumbled upon it very early on and so I binge read so many sagau fics, I scoured and scrolled through the tags until I reached the bottom fr

I don't necessarily have a favorite genre of sagau, whether it be crack and humor, fluff and romance, or angst and gore- I pretty much consumed it all but I think my tastes have come to change and I've suddenly started to prefer the more humory and less "deep" or gorey parts of sagau :''D

If you're wondering why I kept mentioning gore- there's like this sub-genre of SAGAU called the Impostor AU. Quick summary: it's basically if the reader gets isekai'd and someone (an impostor) takes the title of creator themselves and makes all characters turn violent towards the reader :'D

Right now tho I do recommend reading Language Barrier by @/nobody-for-sure as it takes a more comedic "cracky" concept for SAGAU, it's literally one of my favorites right now (^W^)

There's also this uhhh c!impostor au thing that I've seen around the sagau tags, it's still pretty new but the premise also takes the standard plot of the SAGAU Impostor au and adds more into it and makes it all less intense-ish (no cults, yanderes, or gore lmao)

I forget who the og poster is but everything they've posted about it has been pretty interesting so far :33

But what about you my dear author? Any interest in dipping your hand at this genre? (No pressure of course I just thought I'd ask) - Ever so sincerely yours, 👹✨ anon <3 (I always look forward to your answers to my asks :DD)

oooo, i know about doki doki literature club and fleabag, so i get what you mean about that 4th wall breach and the sentience part of it all !! smth about it is so chilling yet intriguing — but on a light-hearted note, it's like i'm just laying there on my bed in my sheep-printed pajamas and suddenly, the characters start talking to me??? like me??? hi to you too, i suppose. (/j)

NOT UNTIL THE BOTTOM OF THE TAGS HELPDSKWK the SAGAU really got you super engrossed, ay? understandable >:) i love how the genres can range from gorey and intense to humor-ish and light, but each still retains that sentience feel!

and oooo, i see !! i've heard of the impostor au and i know it's a sub-genre of the SAGAU but never actually fully understood it until you explained it. that sounds interesting tho, i think it thickens the plot since the impostor can be considered as an antagonist of some sort + reader also having to deal with the loyalty the characters have for the impostor creator! question, how do the impostors behave usually? do most of them have a personal vendetta against the reader? like if they were someone whom the reader used to know? i'm super interested 👀

also, i feel like this meme accurately represents our energy rn HRLSLDPWL anon, you are now my SAGAU teacher 🙏 (/lh)

i think it made more sense that you like the less intense-ish ones since i recalled before that you said you prefer angst without character death once. idk why i remembered that little detail but i did fjeksklwe

i also read the series you recc'd and oml??? at the end of the first chapter, when venti said, "Xaue kigxm, so jogxlg o ztgi jtgzyxkjta g jxuc kxaue mtoegy." i felt that in my soul fr fr (/j), but i love the concept tho??? teyvat does have its own language and i think the author portrayed it perfectly from the reader's perspective! ty for the rec, it is absolute chef's kiss 🤌✨ if you manage to remember the og poster, feel free to tell! 👀

as for me, i'm slowly but certainly dipping my toes in the water! >:) i've never done a series with chapters before since most of my works are stand-alones, but who is to say? maybe i'll gather the courage someday, hehe~

for now, i think i'll settle on reading and doing more research on SAGAU! i've been telling myself to to read more stuff either way, so this is the perfect chance <3

[existentialstatesofmind]

Our First Christmas

Clare: let out a disgusted sigh. "My sister is a fan. More than just the original is burned into my memory. The third one with the roller coaster gave me nightmares for a solid month after she convinced me to watch it. Of course it's my own fault for not saying no." Clare even saw the last one. But she'd learned her lesson and now she had Drew to back her up that they were awful. Everyone else in Clare's family just kind of went along with it. Even Mom. "Wasn't that the same summer Bianca drove me up to the cabin? Then I got lost in the woods. No wonder you were so scared to be up there without electricity!" She laughed. "And I was such an idiot." Clare had been freaked out and fell, cutting her hand. All because she was obsessed with Jake and how their relationship was ruined by their parents' marriage. Blaming her best friend for the kiss Alli and Jake shared. Like Jake had no part in it! "We weren't friends yet. It feels like a lifetime ago." She smiled at Drew feeling blessed. "Okay, I guess Deadpool might be worth watching. I'll give it a real chance." She conceded. Christmas was Clare's favorite holiday so she wasn't surprised that she got lost in the story she read to Erika. Erika was animated, saying the lines before she could and asking questions. Eventually she settled down. The little girl's eyes grew heavier and Clare only smiled when she closed them. She kept going, not noticing the exact moment when Erika fell asleep missing the ending. Clare looked up at Drew and then back at Erika. "She is. Of course she does. But shh. This is Erika's first night. I don't even know if she likes me yet." Clare chuckled. There was a lot that went into the decision to adopt a child. They hadn't been considering it and Clare didn't know if they could foster her and see how things went. Someone else might come along who wanted her in the meantime. Besides Audra. Drew's parents hadn't made a decision yet. "Me either! We have to plan our wedding too!" Clare said once they left Erika's room. She put her arms around Drew's neck and looked into his eyes. "Yes I'd love to!" She grinned widely at him. "Maybe unwrap certain presents that I don't want to give you in front of our families? I could model your favorite. Try to make a Torres baby." Clare teased. They both knew it was unlikely to happen tonight but knowing it could made all the difference. "I'm totally going back downstairs later to decorate the tree and finish everything but right now, let's go in here." Clare told Drew quickly steering him far down the hallway. Erika wouldn't hear them over the movie. She pressed her lips to Drew's kissing him deeply, her hands already pulling his shirt out of his pants. He still had on what he'd worn to work while Clare had on a costume.

Drew: listened as Clare told him her sister was a fan of Final Destination and looked at her. "No more Final Destination for you." he assured. "I didn't see the third one and I don't plan on seeing it. I saw the beginning with the roller coaster and turned the channel." he admitted. Hearing Clare mention the cabin caused him to remember it and nodded. "It was and I still can't believe you ran into the woods." he stated honestly. When Clare mentioned Deadpool, Drew smiled at her. "I promise it's not scary, I don't like horror movies either. I only watched them with Bianca and Adam because they liked them and would call me a baby if I didn't, but they called me a baby simply because I got scared and hid under the blankets." he admitted with a slight chuckle. Once Clare mentioned Erika not liking her, he chuckled too. "Clare she let you read her a bed time story." he laughed a bit and kissed her head. "I'm pretty sure if my parents adopt her, she'll be over all the time anyway." he smiled and bit his bottom lip. "If they don't adopt her, would you mind if we kept her here... kind of like foster parents, but not. I mean she's afraid of not getting adopted because of her cancer and not all foster parents want to take her in. I overheard child services telling my mom about having problems finding a foster home for her." he explained and smiled when she mentioned their wedding. "We do have to plan that. I still need a best man, ring bear, and everything else." he chuckled a bit. The moment Clare put her arms around his neck, Drew placed his hands on her waist and kissed her. "I'd love for you to try on the outfits, but I don't think you'd get past one. Does that mean you're not taking your birth control?" he asked curiously even though he knew that the chances of her getting pregnant the first time were low, but still wanted to know because there was a chance she could get pregnant. As soon as Clare drug him into the room, he smiled seeing it was the soundproof once and barely had time to close the door before they started to remove each other's clothing. His lips pressed against hers as he lead her to the bed, kicking off his shoes as he did so and throwing her top off to the side. "You're so beautiful." he whispered as he started to kiss down her neck to her breasts.