#hackerman stuff?

[cr-s01]

fucking BEAST time

[cerise-on-top]

Haiii! I love your work :D

Could you possibly do a gaz x reader? When him and reader are celebrating their anniversary:), that would be really cute :’))

Hello! Thank you, I hope this is enjoyable as well! I went with a more fluffy route this time, I just wanna see Gaz happy and healthy and as far aways from any and all danger as possible! This request was really cute, I love Gaz! I'm glad there are several of us who do! Though I think I went a bit overboard with this, but how could I not when people are requesting best boi!

Celebrating Your Anniversary with Gaz

For the sake of this request, we’re gonna go with the idea that Gaz was able to be with you during your anniversary and didn’t end up being somewhere in the world, having to fight tooth and nail for his survival. We’re gonna go the fluffy route with this!

His memory is really good, Gaz would never forget something as important as your anniversary. Doesn’t matter if you’re together, doesn’t matter if you’re married. He has it memorized, he wrote it down on his phone, he noted it on several loose papers lying around just about anywhere. Trust me when I say he’s the last person to ever forget something like this. Although he would appreciate it if you remembered as well, he’d probably love it even more if, just once, you forgot about your anniversary, that way he could properly surprise and absolutely spoil you rotten. He wants to make your anniversaries days you can remember, so he will tailor them to your liking. You like going to arcades or amusement parks? A bookshop date? You just wanna go to McDonald’s? It’s all yours, and don’t you dare even think about paying, your wallet will not be strained on such a holy and sublime day.

The day would start off simple. You’d sleep in, if you can, cuddling for as long as possible, until one of you needs to get up for whatever reason. He’ll nuzzle into you, holding you as close to him as possible. He wants you to feel his warmth, how alive you make him feel, he wants you to feel how his heart beats for you and only you. Gaz has a beautiful voice, it’s fairly low and very calming to listen to. He’d hum your favorite tune that’s a bit calmer. He wants you to be as relaxed for him as possible, maybe even fall asleep in his arms again, even if he definitely wouldn’t mind you staying up to chat a bit with him as well. He’s gonna be all over you, making sure to touch you wherever he can so you feel secure with him. And when you’re drifting off to sleep again, that’s when his plan begins.

Gaz will plant a kiss on your neck or your forehead, whatever he can reach as he excuses himself to the bathroom. However, this sly dog will actually head for the kitchen to make you some breakfast. He’s a good cook, so whatever it is you like, he’ll make it. French toast? Scrambled eggs? Eggs and bacon? Your wish is his command, even if you never uttered a single order. He just hopes you won’t wake up or, even if you do, will at the very least stay in bed. This breakfast isn’t for you to enjoy in the kitchen or the living room, you’re to eat it in your bed. He even got you a nice tray so he can carry it to you without making a mess. Orange juice and all. You will be spoiled.

It’s then that he’ll wake you with another soft kiss to your temple, maybe shaking you awake a bit, so you can enjoy your breakfast together. Might even feed you a bit, just to be embarrassingly cute while he’s at it. The more content you look, the better. Afterwards, he’ll leave for the kitchen again, putting the tray away and decorating the living room a bit. There will be the most gorgeous roses you’ve ever seen in a vase, alongside several other flowers, each of which tells of a different kind of adoration. And when you finally follow suit and spot the flowers, he’ll just smile and claim that they looked very pretty. If you understand flower language, then you can tell he just really wanted to say he loved you in as many different ways as he could.

It’s then that he’ll ask you to get ready for the day, to brush your teeth and hair, and put on some clothes. You don’t need to look particularly fancy, he wants you to be as comfortable as you could possibly be. This is when he’ll take you to a place you like which, as mentioned before, could be just about anything. Waterpark, roller skate rink or just a lovely walk in the park, he’s open for everything. You will be accommodated accordingly. Those places are where you’ll be spending the majority of your day, grabbing something simple to eat for the time being, such as some fries or maybe some toast at a good cafe or pub.

When day meets night, he’ll take your hand in his, taking you to a fancy restaurant you’ve been to a few times. Preferably one where the both of you can look down at the city and see all the beautiful lights it has to offer. You’ll spend another two hours or so there. At the very least, you’ll be there until it gets dark, eating good food, having a good drink, maybe some wine as well. It doesn’t matter what you choose, all Gaz wants is to see the twinkling city lights dance in your eyes afterwards. When the evening is starting to roll over into night, he’ll take you to a ferris wheel. A big one where you can see the entire city from.

He’ll watch you as you excitedly look everywhere, taking in as many sights as you can, hoping that the ferris wheel stops at just the right time. Ideally, that would be right at the top. But he won’t be too picky if it’s somewhat to the side as well. As long as he gets to see your mouth agape at all the pretty lights, he’s content. While the ferris wheel stops, he’ll shoot his shot. If you’ve been together for a few years but aren’t married yet, he’ll propose to you. If you’re already married, he’ll still get down on one knee, take your hand in his and kiss its back tenderly, like a knight in shining armor. It’s embarrassingly sweet, but he knows no one but you is going to see it, so he does it anyway. You’re royalty in his eyes, you’re his to protect and care for, and he needs to show his loyalty however he can. Once he’s done kissing your hand, he’ll get up, holding your hand still and pulling you up with him, just so he can hold you close once again. Another tender kiss to your lips, and then he’ll get out a small box. Either the proposal ring or, if you’re married already, he’ll gift you a lovely little necklace made of pure silver. Something you can wear that will always remind you of him.

Once you’re down on the ground again, he’ll take your hand in his and lead you home, conversing with you about how much he loves you, how happy he is to have you in his life and how he hopes he gets to spend many, many more years like that with you.

If it’s not too late yet, you might watch a movie and cuddle on the couch. But you’ll likely both be tuckered out after today and just snuggle up in bed, ready for the next day.

And this is how Gaz’ ideal anniversary would go.

[vampirerite]

vampirism opinions

[catboyrightsdefender]

i played sims and i think i managed to get access to my drive again. peace and love on planet earth

[shiningstages]

Me, learning very barebones html stuff for a class: hehe vtuber music video website~

My Brain, immediately: yo you could make a whole website for your bios if you got good at this.

Me: ....................no????????? no. too much work. 

[14dayswithyou]

Hey babe, did you account get shadowbanned or something? I don’t get any notifications for your blog anymore and your name doesn’t pop up when I search for you 😭😭😭 I still stalk your account but it just makes it harder for me (Ren apologist ✨)

✦゜ANSWERED: I KNEW IT FSFJKSAF 😭💀 At first, I thought it was weird how I didn't have the message feature (which meant I wasn't able to DM people), but then I noticed how most of my posts weren't receiving as much engagement as they normally do. So thank you for letting me know and confirming my suspicions! I didn't even know you could get shadowbanned on here T_T

I've also sent in a support ticket to Tumblr — but until I get a response from them, I think I might just turn the queue off for a while... just to be safe. Maybe my account got flagged for spamming? idk fjkjfksdf :') I'll still be posting stuff manually, but it won't be as frequently as usual.

ALSO THIS IS A PSA FOR MR REN HACKERMAN 14DWY DO NOT READ UNLESS U ARE HIM: FOR EVERY SECOND MY ACCOUNT ISN'T RESTORED, THAT'S ANOTHER ANGSTY AND HEART-WRENCHING PARAGRAPH ADDED TO YOUR BAD END :)

[cosmic-kaden]

Things about the ever-mysterious Azie (my oc) because I feel like talking about him! Not a full about or bio or anything just random tid bit stuff!

tw: a mention of emotional/physical abuse but DOESN'T go into any details! just the words are mentioned!

His real name is James Echo. He is the twin sibling of Clara Echo

No one except his sister knows his real name

Got rid of his identity so he technically by government standards "doesn't exist"

Bisexual disaster

Is hackermans (script kiddie turned Blackhat for survival reasons only... so maybe more black/gray hat??)

is running from his sister who is hunting him down (his sister is a private investigator)

Adores foxes, deer, and birds!

Lives off energy drinks (Monster to be exact)

Has leaned into everyone calling him useless/degenerate/bad (which led him too a "very bad" incident that happened 2 years ago that now has his sister hunting him down while also doing her normal job)

Hates his sister due to how they grew up. She was the perfect favourite child and he was always in her shadow.

Hates his parents (mother was emotionally abusive to him and dad was physically abusive)

Has several tattoos, stars by his left eyes, nautical star on his right hand, cherry that on his neck (he loves cherries like you wouldn't believe)

Beauty mark by his right eye

Wouldn't catch that man dead without fingernails painted (either black or blue)

Knows a lot about forest fire safety and forests in general, so much so that he hid for an entire summer as a fire lookout.

His favourite holiday is Valentine's Day just because he can buy chocolate and sweets on sale the day after lol

His favourite colour isn't even Blue despite his apperance. He actually love pink colours :o

Azie loves to listen to various music~! Here is his playlist~!

[antisocialxconstruct]

Hi Charlie! Do you have any recs for some indie cyberpunk games? 👀

My god do I.... A lot of these, especially the proper deep cuts, are fairly short and fall into the IF/VN category, eventually if I have the time to go hunting through more of my to-play list hopefully I can recommend a wider variety.

I'll start with a couple more mainstream titles and then get into the real weird stuff.

Obviously anyone who's been around here a while knows I never miss a chance to profess my love for the Shadowrun games by Harebrained Schemes, although that's pushing the limits of "indie" lmao but for a worthwhile rpg experience that also does a lot to counteract some of my biggest gripes with the cyberpunk genre (particularly the way they handle mental health, addiction, and bodily autonomy), I really can't think of anything better.

Also in the "only indie in the broadest sense" category, for anyone who missed the hype train on Stray I do heartily recommend it. I think it's easy to dismiss that one as sort of a "gimmick" game with how much coverage focused on the pc being a cat and not a lot else, but the game definitely has a lot to say about like... human legacy and the steady march of time. It's hard to say much else about it without spoiling major plot points, it's fairly short but well worth the experience.

Another long-time favorite of mine is RUINER, although I'll freely admit this one is not what I'd call... deep lol. What it is, is absolutely dripping with edgy cyberpunk style and intensely fun to play. I think it does have an underlying commentary on like, the commodification and expendability of human bodies, but it doesn't really take a lot of time to invite you to meditate on that because there are big guns to pick up and sick combos to execute and so, so many people to kill. But maybe that's also part of the commentary 👀

Hacknet is a hacking simulator (go figure) that's very slick and stylish, and if you're not overly familiar with coding and command prompts and such it does a pretty good job of making you feel like you're doing cool hackerman shit without actually asking too much of you on a technical level. I like its sense of humor but I also like the way it occasionally drops a bombshell of a moral quandary on you in the midst of all your petty crimes. I highly recommend getting the Labyrinths dlc to go with it, especially because it'll give you some fun stuff you can take back into the base game.

Hypnospace Outlaw plays like a love letter to the web1 era (and to the power trip of being a community moderator before centralized social media lmao). It has a loose story about what's essentially a shared dream internet, and you're charged with enforcing community guidelines which unfortunately makes you a bit of an outside observer rather than a proper netizen. That provides some context and will carry you through to the conclusion pretty quickly, but ultimately its play/replay value is in uncovering secrets and just delighting in the nostalgia (or the novelty if you're not a 90s kid). The devs are currently working on a sequel(?) that looks like it will actually let you build your own website and interact with other characters in the world, which I'm very excited to see.

Broken Reality is a weird one, and feels a bit like Hypnospace Outlaw but for the early idea of VR. It's also fairly short, but I think it's exactly as long as it should be for the gimmick not to wear out. It starts out as essentially just a surreal walking sim and it's gonna feel like trippy self-referential vaporwave nonsense right up until the tone takes a hard left turn in the third act.

Vapor Trails is still in development, and I admittedly haven't played too much of it mostly because I'm very bad at platformers, but it's got a really nice aesthetic, clever character writing, and what I've seen of the story so far has me intrigued enough to keep throwing myself at it. One to keep an eye on, at the very least.

_transfer is... something very odd. More of an "interactive experience" than a game in the strictest sense, and intended to be played in many short sessions that build on each other bit by bit as you connect with a variety of other intelligences to recover memories about yourself and the world. I don't think I fully understand the story it's telling me and I'm not sure I'm even meant to, but I've played through several sessions and each one leaves me feeling kind of discomfited but fascinated. (I will say $10 may feel a bit steep for what it is, I got it in a bundle.)

Momotype....... okay listen. You're going to go look at this game and think "Charlie has clearly lost its mind, there's no way this is cyberpunk." I need you to just trust me and play it. It's free, it'll only take a few hours to get all the endings. It's Momo.

LOCALHOST is another short one with a fair amount of replay value for the surprisingly varied dialogue trees. You're tasked with wiping some damaged AIs off several hard drives, only to discover that they're all quite chatty, and now you have to decide what to do with them. This one also has a sort of unsettling vibe, and I like the variety of perspectives it has on how AI personalities might manifest.

Subserial Network is by the same developer as LOCALHOST. I've actually only just started this one so haven't gotten very deep into it, but I already find the concept pretty compelling. It's structurally similar to Hypnospace Outlaw, or maybe more accurately to something like Orwell, requiring you to comb through the internet archives of fellow citizens to incriminate them as "subserials": androids who want to forsake their human programming and become more machine. The language used to describe the serializing process has some pretty obvious parallels with both transgender healthcare and treatment for neurodivergence, so I'm really curious to see where it goes with that allegory.

A couple of honorable mentions that aren't really cyberpunk, but have a vibe that just makes me want to include them on this list:

The Magic Circle is essentially a game about game development, with a lot of commentary on artistic integrity and creativity, but the real novelty of it is the amount of stuff it lets you do inside the "game" of the game. It's really hard to explain but it's very open-ended and satisfying.

The Turing Test is, on the surface, a pretty standard "trapped on a space station solving a mystery" puzzle game, and I will say upfront the gameplay probably isn't going to be anything you haven't seen before. The puzzles are pretty good, if you're into puzzle games, but the real reason I'm putting it on the list is because this game was my first introduction to the "Chinese room" thought experiment, and it genuinely had a huge impact on my views and opinions on artificial intelligence.

[babeczka415]

Die for me - Part 3

Final Part

Six months… six months since I walked away from Jake. I only went back to get the rest of my stuff. I found an apartment which was perfect for just me.

Thankfully noone from the group picked sides when we ended things. I swear they still think we will get back together but I can't say we will. I do miss him a ton, everything about him honestly. I've tried dating but nothing more than two or three dates and then I end it. 

Hannah and Thomas are having a baby and today is the gender reveal party at the Aurora. After asking Hannah a million questions I'm pretty certain it's a girl so I grab my short fit and flair dress that's a soft mauve pink. It's a little chilly this fall afternoon so I threw on my boots and a leather jacket.

Jessy and Dan pick me up because honestly knowing Jake will be there I would chicken out. Especially because I know he's been seeing someone because of Lilly. She tells me it's nothing serious but she's meeting the whole gang tonight, me included and my heart breaks.

There's a knock on the door and it's Jessy. Dan is waiting in the car, so I grab my purse and present and we head over there. 

The parking lot is pretty much full with everyone there and I see Jake and his new girl walking in. Dan sees my mood get worse and has Jessy go in. We stand outside for a moment while I catch my breath.

"Dan, how am I going to handle this? She's gorgeous,``I feel the tears forming but I have to stop them.

"Hey it's his loss. Honestly we're all hoping she's just a space filler for now. Also I didn't tell you this but he's asked about you to everyone."

I look at him, "really?" I ask uncertain if I still want to face him.

"Plus your way prettier than her and a better fit for the gang" he says with a chuckle.

"Dan, you don't even know her!" I laugh as he hugs me.

"Nah but no one will be a better fit then you for that hackerman."

"Thanks Dan" I say with a smile as we walk inside.

I put my gift down and go up to Hannah and Thomas and I give them both hugs.

"Hey before you get much further we need to ask you something?" Says Hannah holding my hand.

"Anything you know I'm always here" I say with a smile.

"That's exactly why you want to ask you this. You've been there for us since you became just a random number and we would love for you to be this baby's godmother" she says with a smile.

"Of course '' I exclaim. "Now let's find out the gender so I can spoil them" I say with a laugh.

"Later we will find out, don't worry" she says.

I see Thomas is hiding something, "who is the godfather?" I ask unsure if I want the answer.

"I am why?" I hear Jake walk up and his new girl is attached to him.

"I guess you and me are always going to be apart of each other lives then" I say as my smile fades away.

"Hi, im Ava" says the girl as she puts her hand out.

"Hi, I'm MC" I say as I walk past them.

"What's her problem?" She asks.

"Let me go find out" I hear Jake.

I'm sitting at the bar with a whiskey neat and I see someone sit down. I expect Thomas until I turn to say something and see him. I can't even  think of anything to say so I just take a drink.

"Really MC? You can't be nice to her?" He asks.

I sigh "what I said Hi, I'm MC. I'm sorry but that's as nice as you're gonna get from me. If it wasn't for Hannah begging me to come even though you were gonna be here I wouldn't have." I say turning towards him.

He's looking right at me and I see those blue eyes staring back at me. "I'm trying to move on since I thought we were the end game" he says.

"Yeah I thought so too but guess not. How long have you known her?" I ask, looking towards her.

"Two months. I don't know why I even brought her today." There's a pause and I look at him those blue eyes are still holding love as he looks at me. "Wait, I know why. I thought you would have a plus one."

"Well I don't. Nothing more than three dates since I walked out of that house. Tons of guys try but none have stuck yet I guess." I say taking a drink.

"MC" he says and she comes walking up.

"Lets go get some food and introduce me to everyone" she says, taking his hand.

"Jake, I'm sorry" I say before she pulls him away.

I watch them for a bit before some music comes on and Dan comes up to me "I was right. I don't like her."

"She's not a forever thing for him. I can tell you that." I say taking a drink.

"So there is a chance for the best couple to get back together." He has that smirk about him.

I sigh because I guess it's obvious today. "Okay yes I miss him. I miss everything about him. Why do you think I can't date anymore?"

"Because you guys are meant to be. Let me get her away from him and I'll get Phil to play your guy's song."

As he gets up I grab his hand "no he looks happy right now" I say with a sigh.

"You didn't see how he was looking at you when you guys were talking before. He's still in love with you" he leaves and goes to Phil at the end of the bar. I see him grab a beer and a whiskey after a few minutes and I see him walk up to Jake and Ava. He gets her to take the beer and pulls her away from him slowly. 

Jake stands there talking to Thomas and then "When You Say Nothing at All" by Alison Krauss starts to play. I look at Phil and shake my head. As I turn around I see Jake walking up to me.

"Did you have something to do with this?" He has that smirk that melts my heart.

"No it was all Dan I swear" I say as I feel myself blushing.

"Well we shouldn't let this song go to waste" he puts his hand out.

"What will Ava think?" I say.

"I honestly don't care. After this is over I'm done with her. I have only room for one person in my heart and I want her back."  He takes my hand and pulls me onto the dance floor.

He pulls me close and I smell him for the first time all day. As we dance I get lost in his  blue eyes that are just filled with love.. I remember when we first danced to this song and the fact it was going to be our first dance at the wedding. I am the only person that can get this man to listen to anything country, yet alone dance to it. The song comes to an end and he dips me down. As he pulls me back up my heart feels like it's in my throat and I'm lost in the moment.I feel a hand tap my shoulder that brings me back to the party. "Um he's mine '' I hear Ava say.

I sigh and let go, he has no idea how hard he just made it for me. "Sorry he asked since it was our song" I said looking at her then walk away.

"MC please don't walk away" I hear him plead.

I stop in my tracks but don't turn around. I want him just as much as I hear his want for me in his voice but he brought a plus one. Dan and Jessy sees the struggle on my face and know what's happening now. I see the smile on Jessy's face but I walk outside for some fresh air.

I sit down at the patio tables needing this fresh air. Until I hear the door swing open, "NO YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD ME!" I hear Ava yell. 

I sigh because I needed a moment to think and here they come.

"Ava, I didn't know she was going to be here but you know what I shouldn't have brought you. I should have ended what this was before it even started but I was trying to move on" his voice is calm.

He was never one to yell at a woman even when she's in his face yelling like she is. She storms away " I'm calling a cab. Go have your fun but I won't answer if you call me."

He looks at me but walks back inside. She turns around and sees me. She sits down as she calls for a cab but doesn't say anything to me at first.

I tilt my head back against the wall and close my eyes trying to just refocus why I'm here until I hear her voice say my name.

"MC right?" She asks.

I look at her "Yes. I just want to let you know I never planned for that to happen. I'm not sure what he told you about me but we have a history."

"Yeah he told me you are his ex-fiance. I should've known you would be here and I couldn't win his heart fully if you were still around." She sighs, putting her head in her hands.

"He's a lot to handle, believe me I know. Also I'm sorry you didn't get a true chance with him." I say as the door opens and it's Jessy.

"They are revealing the gender" she says casually.

"You should join us. At least get some more food before you leave." I say trying to be nice.

"Honestly if I see the way he looks at you one more time I'll lose it. The moment you walked in the door, I knew there was history and I had no chance" she says pulling her phone out.

I stand up and fix my dress "okay no problem" I head inside. I think about what she said with him looking at me. As I walk in he looks at me and I swear I stop breathing. He comes up to me but I walk away from him to where everyone else is and they have the cake getting ready to cut it. I stand next to Jessy and I feel a hand wrap around me, I look and see him looking at me. I smack his chest gently and point at the cake. He understands and we watch.

As they pull the cake out I see blue filling and while I'm happy for them I wish it was a girl. I go to pull away but he pulls me close, spinning me around. 

He whispers in my ear, " tell me this feeling is mutual still." I melt in his arms and I feel the smile on my skin.

I feel Jessy come up and push a piece of cake between us and says softly "not the place you two."

He pulls away and looks into my eyes "it's so mutual but she's right" I say moving away.

I go to get a piece and Hannah pulls it away from me "what's going on between you and Jake?" She asks.

"I guess we're getting back together" I say, trying to contain my excitement.

"I knew you two wouldn't stay away from eachother long" she chuckles.

"Seriously if you hadn't forced me here it would of been longer but you know I can't say no to this." I grab the cake from her hand and feel arms around me again. 

This time the arms are fully around my waist. He isn't even trying to hide his feelings if Ava does walk in. I take a bite of the cake and i see his head on my shoulder and I give him a piece from mine.

"So what's his name going to be?" I hear Jake ask.

"We're still unsure as of now" says Thomas.

"Well he will be loved and spoiled by Jake and I" I say with a smile.

Jake pulls me away and into Phils office.  He pins me against the door and leans into kiss me. My lips meet his and it's passionate and rough. I manage to pull away and look into his eyes. He knows he has me melted as he leans in to kiss me more and there is a knock on the door.

"Out of my office you two!" Yells Phil

I giggle like teenagers getting caught and I whisper in his ear, "come home with me.

[renneiscent]

Two Sides of the Same Coin

Note: All of the names from this story are fictional and I apologise for messy writing even though I already did my research.

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Chapter 2: A Lost Kitty

It’s been a year and half that I’m working in the Racounter. It’s pretty big company in the Northernbridge—a pretty big city and takes about 12 hours to fly here from Duskwood. I think I use all of my luck in my life so that I can work here. When Racounter was still a start-up, it already managed to be a dream company for everyone that wish to be journalist. Why wouldn’t it be? When this company always managed to be the first for getting so many information about important people; from artist, public figure, singer even to the politician—it feels like the people upstairs are having powerful backup or just simply dauntless to reveal all those dirty secrets from those important people.

But then here I am… a year and half yet still don’t have any breakthrough, just a girl who is bringing their coffees and doughnuts to other staffs. I take a deep breath as I’m looking at my hands which full with their orders. As the lift’s door is close, I’m watching at my reflection there.

Look at you, MC. Three years ago you were like an official investigator who helped finding a lost young girl, even interacted with the perpetrator, negotiated with the police officer, and almost got hacked by some weird guys. But right now? You back and forth to pick up your colleague’s coffee order, print their works, help their articles, and not even make a damn single work about your own project as the journalist?

I let out a long sigh as the lift’s door is open and walk out, heading to the office. I put my smile as I try to shrug it off whatever burden I just thought inside the lift, I’m handing their coffees and then put two boxes of doughnuts I just bought on the office kitchen’s table. My eyes are staring at every single of them, they look so busy and so cool. I wonder if they used to be in the same position like me. Can I even get out from my job as an errand girl and instead do some proper stuff like a good journalist I want to be?

“Nothing will change if I only stand still like this,” I tie my hair as I walk to my cubicle. Opening tab after tab and reading every file I can manage to collect. There must be some information that quite useful to get dug out. I try to contact everyone I know, from my school friends, to my neighbours, even the Duskwood’s chief police officer—Mr. Alan Bloomgate.

After what happened in the mine, few days after that then Alan called me to explain about everything briefly. I had no clue that time why the hell he didn’t ask me to come to Duskwood after everything that happened, especially when he was so intrigued for me to come to Duskwood. But then Jessy explained that Lilly asked Alan to not involve me any longer since Hannah already safe. Of course I thank Lilly for that. It’s not like I don’t want to go to Duskwood, I’m just not ready yet. After everything, after Richy and after Jake… there is no crucial reason for having little vacation there.

ALAN: I’m sorry MC but I don’t think there is big news here ALAN: Which I’m quite thankful for MC: Not even a robbery or another kidnapping case? ALAN: You are not serious, are you? MC: Sorry, I’m just quite hopeless ALAN: I pretty much understand ALAN: If that’s the hackerman of yours are still around, I’m pretty sure your job must be easier

Well, he is not completely wrong. Jake must be helping me out to get some pretty good information that I can use for. But it’s funny how Alan just brings him out of nowhere; I guess Jake is still on his nerve which is quite understandable and why not? When Jake hacked his stuff and even erased my name from police’s document as witness. Not to mention how FBI, that FBI invaded Duskwood for days just because they couldn’t find Jake in the mine. If only Jake and Alan met each other, it would be a completely chaos.

MC: Yeah probably MC: Anyway just write to me please, if there is some worth-to-post news MC: You wouldn’t mind if I ask for help, would you? ALAN: Of course I will gladly help ALAN: I will keep in touch

ALAN IS NOW OFFLINE

As my conversation with Alan is ended, I continue to read every collection of information I just have. Actually, I have no clues what am I after but I will do anything to make my own article… my own investigation. I couldn’t just always keep assisting and helping my colleague, right? Even though it’s part of the work but still…

“Miss Clarke, until when will you stay here? It’s already late, you know? I understand that you love our office so much, but please go home.” The voice behind me startled me; I look behind and find the man is fixing his scarf. William Ambrose, my colleague who managed to enamour not just women but also men in this building. He looks like coming out from romance novel; light brown hair, toned and tall body, a pair of captivating green eyes. Not only by appearance (or even his last royalty name), but his personality will make everyone fall for him too. I will be lying if I said that my heart never flutter with his demeanour; how on earth your heart is not beating so fast when a gorgeous man is being nice at you?

Just like another story I found amusing to tell to Jessy, I also told about him to her. I don’t even need to guess with her response which is of course she is shipping me with him and tell me to hit on him and move on. If only she’s not my friend, I would like to make her as geese’s treat.

I take a glance at the time on my desktop’s screen; it’s already this late huh?

“I guess you are right. I didn’t even realise it’s already this late,” I immediately tidy up my things as I chuckle. “Thank you for reminding me, Mister Ambrose. Are you going home?” I continue as trying to make small talk while my hands are busy to clean up my desk.

“Bet you were drowning in your work again.” He smiles while heading to the door, “I will love to walk you home but I have something important to catch up. Do you mind if I go first?” My hands stop putting my stuff inside my bag as I look at him, my brows furrow.

“That’s a strange question,” I laugh. “Of course I wouldn’t mind. Please go.”

“I thought we are in the same page, but it seems not.” He replies quietly before giving me his smile. I frowned hearing his words. “Well then… see you on Monday, Miss Clarke.”

He waves his hand to me before walking out from the office. Sometimes he can be really strange and I still don’t catch whatever reason behind his strange demeanour. Is it late puberty or hormones? I shake my head and then shut down my computer before heading to the lift. There are still some people pulling all-nighter in this building, I greet some of them which people I know.

Just as my heels heading out to the entrance of building, I can feel the night breeze brush my cheeks. It’s already this late so the taxi fee will be much expensive rather than the usual one. I want to save up more money that’s why I choose to walk. Perhaps if I’m lucky, I can catch up the train. Luckily, I’m wearing my comfy heels which make me easier to walk especially when passing this dark, sloppy and muddy alley.

I choose the dangerous path, I know. But I need shortcut, and also I don’t want to get really wet because of this sudden rainfall pouring out of nowhere—England and its beloved rain.

“Remind me why we need to do transaction in this filthy place?”

As I heard someone’s voice, my feet stop immediately. I quickly hide behind the cold and mossy wall. No, I didn’t intend to eavesdrop just because I’m a journalist and need material for my articles. I’m hiding because I’m scared with whatever transaction they are talking about is dangerous and they may or may not murder someone who accidentally passing by.

“The stuff we are doing is illegal if I need to remind you, sir.” The other man with hoarse voice scoffs, “do you suggest that we are having luxury and fancy dinner in Michelin star restaurant while handing these rare items to the one of important people in UK?”

My eyes widen in surprise as my heart is beating so fast. This is why I need to hide. Should I just go back to another way or maybe, just maybe… I can peek and take a quick glance, just a quick glance for recognising whoever those people are.

I take a deep breath before exhaling it slowly, trying to comfort myself to remain calm. I take small and quiet steps then peeking behind the wall. Damn, I didn’t think about the coat they are wearing to cover their faces. I cannot even recognise the single feature from this distance especially when the rain is making it much harder to identify them—them… not just two people there, but I think it’s 10 people if I’m not mistaken. It’s hard to be certain. I should just back off since I still have chance. It will be nightmare if those people notice me here.

BRAKK—!

I forgot there is dustbin behind my back as I stepped back slowly. My body is in freeze and I’m unable to hear anything besides the rain falling. Just before I want to move, there is a sudden figure covered by black coat in front of me. My body immediately response and snap me back to the reality. I’m sprinting with all of my power, running away from whoever that person is, because I know, if I get caught then…

I’m running and passing through the alley, I cannot do this anymore. I’m almost out of breath as my stamina to run is decreasing. Just after I turn to the left, someone is pulling me harshly and pinning me against the wall. As reflex, of course I want to scream, but that person’s hand already covering my mouth.

“Shh,” he shushes me. I look up and want to see whoever this person is, but he is covered with hood and mask. The only thing I can see is his gaze which watching the alley, waiting and monitoring if those people can find us.

As both of us are waiting for the situation to be clear, our gap is closer thus I can hear his heavy breath. My eyes are trying to take a good look from the man in front of me; he is larger than me so whoever he is will be a new death threat after those people. My head is busy making scenario how to escape or even defend myself from this guy till it makes me so dizzy.

“You keep meddling into bizarre and dangerous situation,” his deep and quiet voice is realising me from the scenario I have been thinking. He pull away his hand which covered my mouth before, his eyes now are staring at me. I can see his blue eyes are swallowing me. “Did you enjoy it?”

[minevn]

first ramble of many: im feeling insane but hear me out. i’d just read this reddit story, in which OP’s bf would bully them online, anonymously, with different accounts and platforms, resulting in OP turning to the bf for comfort.

in irl circumstances, this is gross af, obviously, but i genuinely feel like kei is the type to do this same thing if he’s dating mc. you know, with his hackerman abilities and whatnot…..

he does hate seeing mc hurt in any capacity; mental, emotional, physical, etc. but he also takes a sick pleasure in being the cause of a certain pain that’ll make mc see him as a safe/comfort object, even tho he’s so deeply ashamed of his actions.

the less rational part of his mind tells him that he only wants to show you that he’s safe! that at the end of the day, he’s in control of all of this, so he can get as personal or distant with the insults coming from “pinkluvr26” or “madrabb1t” as he wants. these people can’t be kei, your wonderful, caring boyfriend who’s been nothing but supportive this whole ordeal. he’s there for you no matter what; even if your enemy is actually him.

even if you do find out, it’s not like he meant any of that stuff! he loves you! he loves you so much that he’d give or do anything to get you to love him back 💕

Your brain is absolutely massive, just huge. Mega mind literally cannot compete with you. Honestly, rn I'm not going to write a drabble for this cause my brain is fried and for some reason I just don't have any ideas, but I would eventually LOVE to write something with this concept. (I'm also sadly not the best story writer. Scripts I think I write fine, but I hate my writing whenever I write a drabble/story. Anyways I'll be working on this juicy story slowly in the background<3) For now lemme gush and brainstorm some ideas for this because I'm losing my MIND over this.

At first I really struggled to see it because it is a really shitty thing to do and I just couldn't imagine sweet baby Kei doing something like that. But the more I read this and thought about this, he ABSOLUTELY WOULD! (Bro manipulated ME even though he's my character?? like what?) Even better, he'd pin it on one of the other Li's since he knows you're already being stalked. Haruto would even be an easy target to blame for saying really personal thing, since he's known you since you were babies. And Yani and Kage are not THAT subtle with their stalking, he could easily pin it on them. Maybe even a Kage and Haruto two for one special, where Kei pins Kage saying the information, but Haruto was the one that gave it to them(He could do this with Jun and Aki as well). And the twins, the twins would be so easy to frame, they're already jerks to you anyways. Kei could say some of the most hate-filled and hurtful things to you and frame them for it. Minato might be a bit more tricky but maybe if you and Minato were friends, he could blame Haruto telling Minato your secrets or making up lies about you, after all, Haruto has been known to do that stuff in the past. He's great at mimicking their texting styles as well so it's just even more believable.

This is so devious and awful but I can really see Kei doing this, like I can't get this out of my head. Like I know I just read this, but like I'm gonna be thinking about this for the rest of my life. I'm feeling insane now too/pos. Dude, you're brain is literally on another level, this is like, one of the best things I've heard. I'm literally so in love with this concept. I do think Kei would be one of the most dangerous Li's, like mentally and emotionally, Yani is def the most dangerous when it come to physical strength(and using it. Hoshi and Minato would probably be able to beat them, but also if Yani is fighting for you then nothing can stop her)

Like especially if you have a pretty big following, I think he'd put out more personal information or spread lies that way you lose your following and get more hate that doesn't even come from him, and he'd try to use that to feel better about himself as well. Like "I may have started this, but I stopped a while ago and only said one thing." or "I didn't even say anything rude."(Because he wouldn't have to, he would just have to get the info out with proof)

He would 10000000% feel guilty, I think it would eat away at him and maybe even make him more sick and twisted. Like you said, he feels guilty, but he does get pleasure from it as well. It would just further his beliefs that you NEED him. Even if you found out it was him, who else would you turn to if he ruined your social status, no one else would want to talk to you. But it's okay, he'll ALWAYS love you. Even if he didn't mean any of that stuff, other people definitely think that stuff about you now, but he doesn't. And if you think he DOES feel that way, well, he'll work on making sure you know he loves you eventually, but for now, he uses it to his advantage a bit. You can think he feels that way about you, and he'll say things like "But I'm staying by your side, no matter what." or "I won't let you go through this alone." just to make you feel even more grateful towards him. Because everyone else has left you. Everyone but your sweet, caring boyfriend Kei.

Idk if anyone here knows what smau's are, but I would love to try a topic like this with smau. Just in case you don't know what smau's are, they're "a type of fanwork where fans create graphics that look like social media accounts for fictional or RPF characters" I've been really wanting to work with that but I wasn't sure with what, but I might have an idea relating to this concept if anyone is interested.

[cr-s01]

arcade uniel nanase is really funny. check out that damage

[notthephantomthievesreal]

hey phanboys and phangirls!

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its NOT the real phantom thieves ok NOT REAL (wink)

the police doesnt even know this place exists so we thought itd be fun to talk here.

(crow and queen said this is a horrible idea but its ok - JOKER)

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THE TEAM

JOKER (WILDCARD! THE LEADER!)

MONA (THIEF EXPERT!)

SKULL (THE BRAWNS!)

PANTHER (FIREPOWER!)

FOX (ASETHETICS!)

QUEEN (THE NEURONS!)

ORACLE (HACKERMAN!)

NOIR (TEA-TIME!)

CROW (SOMETIMES!)

VIOLET (SO GRACEFUL!)

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OOC: this is a blog where the phantom thieves can talk to randos on the internet. this is kinda timed after crow joins but before the arrest i guess. lets pretend theyre still popular at that point ok. phineas and ferb logic where summer never ends i suppose? sure. i just wanted to include everyone lol

this is meant to be silly. the police will never find them here because the police is too afraid of tumblr. so dont take anything too seriously haha lets just have fun. still dont ask weird shit ok. nothing you wouldnt ask a real 17-18 year old. you can ask any member anything. sometimes ill post on my own. they will sign everything. i can do doodles too perhaps.

also i guess it would be nice for u guys to stay in character and not ask stuff that u shouldnt know like.. u know personal things cuz no one is supposed to know that etc etc. but again this is silly so like. just go with the flow

for joker im mostly basing his personality on my own p5 protag, sergio. but just assume normal joker shenanigans apply.

thats it have fun!

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[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

Title: The Diamond Age

Author: Neal Stephenson

Rating: 5/5 stars

I really enjoyed this, although there were few things in it I would change. There are flaws, but they mostly boil down to "the author seems to be too familiar with the sort of material he's talking about," but not really like the sort of thing one would make a book about, so it wasn't that important to me.

My only substantial complaint is that the writing is a bit slow, and that the world-building is a bit thin. I didn't really care if these things were the "main story," since they were clearly just supporting structures for the kind of stuff Stephenson is interested in. But it would have been nice if they were actually part of the story: instead they were just in the background, there but not really there.

I guess the other major complaint is that Stephenson doesn't really engage with the subject matter at all. His central character, Hackerman, has "idea men" to talk his way through, and various other characters talk at great length about ideas and history, but I never felt that Stephenson really cared about the subject he was writing about. (Maybe he just doesn't think it's important? But, like, so do lots of his readers! He seems to think that in itself is a virtue, perhaps.) So I read his work with a sense of "oh cool, I guess the author's not much interested in what I'm interested in, and is using me for its own ends."

Which isn't to say it wasn't an enjoyable experience -- in fact, it was probably the best book I've read in a long while.

[beeapocalypse]

learning how to code shimeji-ee stuff. hackerman

[majoracats]

New Buildbots reference and updated info!

Also more context about each one:

Security Connor

Work: Construction / Design of Exteriors and Buildings.

This cogs are Sound Gag haters, that causes his angry and cunning personality even in their work the loudly sounds are pretty present there. Not pretty socials and prefer being in solitary.

Likes: Give orders, lunch time.

Dislikes: Sound gags, parties.

Catta Minor

Work: Quick Stuff / Unnecessary Important / Tracking / Serving / Secretary

Pretty hyperactive, social and obedience is their principal characteristics for this cogs. Mostly in big groups and could be more than 100 of them in a room.

Likes: Fruit, affective rewards.

Dislikes: do nothing, water.

Hackerman

Work: Programmer

Pretty clever, reserved and serious with their work, this cogs mostly past time in the shadows giving maintenance to the codes of the company and developing new ones.

Likes: hexadecimal codes, penguins.

Dislikes: squirt gags, interruptions.

Erasedhead

Work: Janitor

Even they're "mouthless", this cogs can work without necessity to words and just using they other senses to complete tasks; sadly eat and drink is something difficult to them.

Likes: clean spaces, good smells.

Dislikes: eat, dirt.

Word Corrector

Work: Counter / Corrector

Detailed and strict govern their routine and work, not pretty socials but are mostly in big groups. Never shown to them spelling mistakes and excessive use of abbreviations.

Likes: italic, poesy.

Dislikes: mistakes, stains.

Inkwell

Work: Accountant / Informant

Pretty molding physically although pretty shy and easily scared with something unusual in their environment. Could be found in reducing group between 4-6.

Likes: pens, molding.

Dislikes: sun, disorder.

Patches Tailor

Work: Tailor / Mechanic / Designer

Even they're mostly all the time neutral, they could be aggressive with others for any reason. Mostly are individually but interact with Catta Minors than their own type.

Likes: cuts, sharp objects.

Dislikes: crooked cut, hard stains.

Digging Mole

Work: Miner / Engineer

This cogs mostly are found underground and in tunnels. Even their big size, this cogs are mostly calm and pretty polite although with a bad vision.

Likes: dirt, gems.

Dislikes: traps, intense bright.