#his idle animations r so cute

[luwqa]

some sketchess

[kujiba]

【Go on and Love Me】

୨୧ — ꒰ male!reader | he/his prounouns | Sagau | Genshinimpact

୨୧ — ꒰ Streamer!Reader who gets sidetracked by people's donations/chats making the genshin characters feel jealous

Ft. Xiao, Wanderer, Kinich, Traveler

A/n: inspired by la2yn0va hsr fic

X I A O

(Name) happily smiled at another donation sent to him after recently completing a natlan quest

"Thanks for the 20 bits donation!"

He thanked the chat with a wide smile, the chat which was filled with people commenting every second flooding the entire screen making (Name) shift his focus to answer their questions about himself.

This cute interaction made (Name) feel warm and lovely in the inside, being able to interact with fans who admired him.

You know who wasn't happy? A dark headed male inside a screen wasn't that happy unlike (Name). Why were these people gifting you so low? Most of all why was (Name)'s attention not on him anymore?

He had to pull alot of strings to make his own crit rise up since (Name)'s luck on the Vermilion domain was absolutely dog shit.

(Name) — Hm? My favorite character in genshin?

Xiao — You called?

Xiao unintentionally blurted that out without any thoughts whatsoever, but when he did realize and saw (Name)'s confused face along with the chat going wild.

Without any choice Xiao did his idle animation to hide his face away from you, he used his mask so that Xiao won't face you for a while since he was in a very vulnerable state

(Name) — New mail? Sweet 300 primos!

(Chat) — Fr? I didn't get any new mail from hoyo yet.

(Name) — Well.. Free primos is free primos

If (Name)'s happy then he'll rest easy today. Hopefully no rumors circulate about what happened earlier.. Self aware fanfics are crazy these days.

W A N D E R E R

Wanderer stared at (Name) blankly, he was too busy thanking people with countless of donations to even realize they were still in a boss fight farming material's for upcoming characters.

Wanderer became (Name)'s fan ever since he saw him at that temporary event named 'Unreconciled Stars Event Quest The Crisis Deepens'.

Smug mf since he made (Name) hit hard pity for him. But was kind enough to give you his c1 after 140 wishes

(Chat) — Why don't you change your main (Streamer Name)?

An irk mark appears on Wanderer's face but wasn't that visible on screen.

Is this swine telling (Name) to replace him with someone else? Hard pass. He was already stolen from (Name)'s attention and now these nobody's are trying to persuade him into maining some other weak random than him.

Just so happen that (Name) spotted a chest nearby and happily went over to open it, Wanderer took this opportunity immediately

(Wanderer) — Unnecessary.

(Chat) — Is it just me or is his voice rougher than usual?

Damn right it's rougher since he just wanted to vent his anger out on any enemies on sight

The chat won't know but what he had said was directly targeted at them, if only he could say every insult known to man right now

So (Name), keep your eyes on him only and no one else, then maybe he'll make his attacks stronger if you comply

(Name) — Well to answer your question earlier chat, no I don't think I'll be changing my main anytime soon. Wanderer's pretty fun to play with.

After (Name) finished talking he took a closer look at Wanderer's face, but his eyes swore Wanderer had a tad bit of pink on his cheeks

His eyes must've been starting to break with the amount of streaming his doing

T R A V E L E R

(Name) had just began to prep for his stream of the week and now he was currently adjusting the Traveler's artifacts to try out a new build

You know what's crazy though? His builds are pretty shitty.

He has the absolute worst luck in artifacts plus in leveling up pieces, most of which usually goes to defense or HP%

But he still hits about 800k regularly with the Traveler! How could he do such thing with only 44.6% Crit rate!?

(Chat) — 1 MILLION?? (Name) are you doing hacks?

(Name) — What? No! Guess my Traveler's just really op

The Traveler is a smug motherfucker

Of course the Traveler wouldn't hit such high numbers without using a...slight adjustment to the system

Sure their pieces are pretty bad but they'll accept anything (Name) had given them! How could they just shake off his hard work on griding for their ascension and talents?

Whenever the Traveler sees (Name)'s shocked expression during the massive crit's appearing on his screen they are damn right happy and overjoyed they managed to satisfy their grace!

(Chat) — Your builds are bad af tho lolol

(Chat) — Why main the Traveler? They're a pretty bad character to main, you should go for Nuevillete or Alhaitham.

The Traveler's good mood immediately faded into dust once he saw the chats text

Are those no lifers saying that they're not fit to be (Name)'s vessel? They're the most perfect one!

What could Nuevillete or whatever character have that they don't? Could they switch elements? Don't think so

If they wanted bigger numbers, the Traveler will show them big numbers all right, if you want them to hit 10 million they're gonna make it happen with just one click

(Name) — Thanks for the suggestion chat but I'm going to stick with the Traveler, I'm already wayyy too attached

The Traveler's mood once again took a 360 and smiled softly at what (Name) said to them, their stomachs fluttering with delight

(Name) is attached to them? No other compliment or praise could ever reach what the Traveler was feeling at the very moment

Their grace! Oh their grace... If only they could just grab onto you and drag you here where you rightfully belong

K I N I C H

Kinich is an upcoming playable character but many in the genshin community have fallen head over heels for him

Yet he couldn't careless about them, after all just being near (Name)'s presence even though it's just by the Traveler's vessel already makes him nice and comfortable

(Name) — Day 10 of saving up for Kinich let's goo

(Chat) — Woah already 200 wishes? You're quick man

(Name) — Can't help it lmao, Kinich seems fun to play and he's really pretty!

(Chat) — He seem's boring though

(Chat) — Dude the dialouge is slightly glitching wtf

The dialouge's glitching is caused by Kinich's embarrassment and rage, he was previously just about to talk till he heard (Name) sing praises about him! How could he not accidentally stutter and mess up the dialouge!?

But on the other hand, the hell did that person meant by he was boring? He wasn't even released yet! This caused Kinich to panic mentally if whether or not you'll change your mind about pulling for him

He stared at you from the screen, clenching his fists tighter by the second. Just a small bit more... Just one more step and he'll be released, then he could really be by your side now.

(Name) — Aw man, hold on chat I gotta pause the stream to fix this glitching

(Name) eventually had to exit the game to try and see what the problem was with his device or if it was overheating again

Meanwhile Kinich was still standing there re-adjusting his thoughts about what just happened. His feelings were all a mixed bag at this point, he sighed rubbing his temples slowly

Ajaw eventually came to his side while looking at him weirdly like he had done something wrong

(Ajaw) — Wow.. Just wow

(Kinich) — Shut up...

To rightfully apologized the system eventually sent 10 wishes in (Name)'s game mail which he was confused at first but eh, more wishes for c6 knich!

Once he becomes playable Kinich would definitely spoil (Name) with high numbers and crit's. He would just have to deal with Ajaw's yapping in the meantime..

So don't get distracted over what those 'Chat' people say about him!

A/n: likes and reblogs are appreciated! Have a nice day(ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ

[the-ellia-west]

Fighting game Tag!

(I get to do this for both WIPs bc I was tagged twice!)

Thank you so much for the tag @seastarblue!! (Sry I didn't get to it sooner)

J&R - Ronan, Mangrove, Phenik, Jak, & Fye (TCOT comes tomorrow)

(Stats out of 10)

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Ronan

Health - 8 Strength - 5 Speed - 10 Armor - 2 Cunning - 6

Special attack: (Spiteful Revenge) - When he is hit enough to take more than 3/4 of his health, he goes into a single-turn frenzy where he gains armor, strength, and speed enough to deal half the damage you just dealt him on top of his own attack

Weaknesses: Hand-to-hand or melee combat, open battlefields, often thinks on the spot instead of planning ahead

Idle Animation: Ronan will pace back and forth in a tense, crouched stance, with his hands held up in front of him like claws or hovering near his weapons. When outside of combat, his idle animation is sitting with his legs crossed stoking a bonfire

Mangrove

Health - 7 Strength - 6 Speed - 10 Armor - 1 Cunning - 8

Special Attack: (Luck) - Once a battle, if he does not have a status effect, Mangrove may manipulate your luck. This produces a status effect called Unlucky where you will miss 50% of your strikes or very very rarely lose your grip on your weapon, giving him an extra turn

Weaknesses: Ranged attacks, fire, and mental attacks, if insulted he will waste a turn trying to defend himself

Idle animation: Mangrove will stand with his legs crossed and tail flicking back and forth, or if sitting, will crouch like a bird perching on a branch. He may occasionally tip his hat, fix his hair, or perform a card trick

Phenik

Health - 8 Strength - 9 Speed - 4 Armor - 7 Cunning - 2

Special attack: (Constrict) - If his opponent is inflicted with a distracting status effect or at low health, Phenik can use the snake half of his body to coil around them like a snake may squeeze its prey. This will deal damage in accordance to your character's armor

Weaknesses: Appeals to his morals, kind words, ranged combat, cute puppies

Idle animation: Phenik will sit coiled up in a ball next to his friends, or around a tree stump, log, or other such object, drinking tea, and will occasionally laugh, wave enthusiastically, or offer you some sort of gift like a rock or feather

Jakkon

Health - 5 Strength - 4 Speed - 4 Armor - 5 Cunning - 10

Special attack: (Sweet-talk) - Every other turn Jakkon can either choose to attack or defend with this ability, using it on his teammates he can help them reduce the time of mental or emotional status effects, but if he uses it on an opponent, they have a 70% chance to skip their next turn and a 10% chance for them to deal four points of damage to one of their companions at random

Weaknesses: Extremely vulnerable to poison, Not very good at physical combat, Has a rare chance to simply refuse to help his teammates

Idle animation: Jakkon will stand off to the side or leaning against something, usually tapping his hoof against whatever ground he is standing on, with his arms crossed. He will occasionally narrow his eyes, say something snippy, drink something (Can be tea, coffee, ect. - random chance), or shake his head as if disappointed

Fye

Health - 4 Strength - 3 Speed - 6 Armor - 5 Cunning - 6

Special attack: (Fatigue) - This move comes in two variations. Once every turn, Fye can pluck a flower from her hair and place it under her opponent's nose, giving them the: 'woozy' status effect that lasts one turn, meaning they will have a +10% chance to miss their next attack. But once every battle if she charges it up, Fye may send a huge burst of vines and flowers toward her target which will give them the: 'paralyzed' status effect meaning their speed and defense will lower by 40% for the duration of the status effect

Weaknesses: Physical fighting, Mental attacks

Idle Animation: Fye will stand with one leg bent, playing with the flowers in her hair on a loop animation, she will occasionally put a hand on her hip, blow a kiss, or bloom the flowers on her head to twice their original size and make them glow

@sunflowerrosy @busybussinbee @urnumber1star @i-do-anything-but-write @vyuntspakhkite-l-darling

@homelessnerdwrites

[screampied]

OMG YOUR HU TAO IS SO CUTE LIKE UGH 😣 SO PRETTY I LOVE BLOG AND YOUR a itto GIRLY( and main?🤩)OMG I LOVE HIM HE LOOK GOOFY AND SILLY

i especially love his birthday voice line it so cute and silly 😔🫶😘 i also im a itto girly and im favorite cutscene of itto got to be the new itto festival where he sing against paimon 🙂‍↕️❤️😝

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AAA THANKKYOUUUU JELLY 🤎🤎🤎 yes i love itto 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️ i saved like 20k primos just for him and he came home my babyyyy. RIGHT HES SO ADORABLEEEE his va is one of my favs esp since i recognized him from persona 5 omg sobbing

omg literally his voice line is so cute 😭 plus his idle animations r so goofy. like why is he growling in my ear please. AWWW that was adorable, we love itto on this blog 🙂‍↕️💓

[immortal-cataclysm]

Taranzas Star allies idle animations r sooo cute my scrunkly... He does a little yawn bcuz he's little n he's sweepy!!!!! Makes me worry a tad for his sleeping habits tho. I'd HOPE bandee has better sleeping habits. Can totally imagine him bickering like my god WHY are you sleeping so late-

[kingsbride-moved]

2 and 13 for the end of the year asks? :]

2. if you did add any new F/Os to your list this year, was there someone who you absolutely didn't expect would end up becoming an F/O? if so, did it take you a long time to realize you like them, or did they take your heart by storm?

TBH I can't quite remember if I played R/F4 for the first time this year or last year. That's okay though <3 anyways! I would have to say Porco for this one ^.^ He's a character archetype I already like a lot (he's described in universe as a "charitable weirdo" which is so true <3), but I wasn't sure if I would be able to look past the issue of "this chaacter's primary thing is to be a fat joke." But there IS a lot more to his character than just that, and his relationship with his adopted family is one of the sweetest things in the game! Anyways I liked him immedietly when I saw that one of the main jokes with him is that he asks the player to marry him Constantly (then rejects them if they try to actually accept LMAO) 13. if you've had any F/O(s) for longer a year, did you find out anything new and surprising about them this year? Did this change your relationship change in any way?

This was more "end of the year last year" but I'm counting it anyways. It's not at all surprising considering the kind of guy he is, but in his original concept art, Theseus was going to have an idle animation where he throws flowers to the audience while in the arena! And I think about it a lot... I get why it didn't make it to the final stages (would've been a damn nightmare to animate I bet), but the concept of it alone is soooooo cute to me.... I think about it a lot

[mysteryshoptls]

R Jade Leech Applepom Voice Lines

Summon Line: Harveston... It's a splendid little town surrounded by mountains on all sides. I cannot wait to go for a stroll.

Groooovy!!: Thank you for your heartfelt cheers. I shall do my very best to live up to your expectations.

Home: It feels as though it will be easy to walk down a snowy road wearing this.

Home Idle 1: The river that flows through Harveston is very cold and clear. I am sure if I were to take a swim, it would feel wonderful.

Home Idle 2: This apple tea with the diced apples floating in it is such a cute concept. If we were to sell this at the Mostro Lounge, it would probably be an extremely popular drink.

Home Idle 3: Having been given this amazing opportunity to come here, I would love to enjoy Moln Mountain more leisurely. I wonder if I would be allowed to stay for another month or so.

Home Idle - Login: I can feel my heart aflutter when I gaze up at the famed Moln Mountain. I will make sure to fully enjoy myself as a member of the Mountain Lovers Club.

Home Tap 1: This beautiful scenery and mountainous bounty all packaged together by Moln Mountain... I can completely understand why Epel-kun would want to take pride in his hometown.

Home Tap 2: Idia-san bombarded me with questions on wild plants. It seems he is hoping to recreate some of the dishes that appear in an anime.

Home Tap 3: I had no idea that Sebek-kun was so adverse to the cold. I would love to see what his reaction would be if he were to come to my home under the sea...

Home Tap 4: I should like to collect some of the fascinating vegetation here to bring home... However, it would be unwise to bring a non-native species elsewhere. I'll refrain from doing so this time.

Home Tap 5: You wish to climb Moln Mountain? I understand how you must feel, but... Snowy mountains are quite dangerous. It may be better for you to build up your climbing experience little by little first.

Requested by @pomefiwhore.

[improvidence318]

i said screw it so here it is

howdy howdy, this is the anon with the 20’s lingo sheet. i don’t have a tumblr (though i wish i do tbh) and realized that i don’t know how to work shit on tumblr, so i’m just sending in the sheet through a text post. i am highly aware of the amount of power i’m bestowing upon you and honestly couldn’t give a damn

A

ab-so-lute-ly: affirmative all wet: incorrect And how!: I strongly agree! ankle: to walk, i.e.. “Let’s ankle!” apple sauce: flattery, nonsense, i.e.. “Aw, applesauce!” Attaboy!: well done!; also, Attagirl!

B

baby: sweetheart. Also denotes something of high value or respect. baby grand: heavily built man baby vamp: an attractive or popular female, student. balled up: confused, messed up. baloney: Nonsense! Bank’s closed.: no kissing or making out ie. “Sorry, mac, bank’s closed.” bearcat: a hot-blooded or fiery girl beat it: scram, get lost. beat one’s gums: idle chatter bee’s knee’s: terrific; a fad expression. Dozens of “animal anatomy” variations existed: elephant’s eyebrows, gnat’s whistle, eel’s hips, etc. beef: a complaint or to complain. beeswax: business, i.e. “None of your beeswax.” Student. bell bottom: a sailor bent: drunk berries: (1) perfect (2) money big cheese: important person big six: a strong man; from auto advertising, for the new and powerful six cylinder engines. bimbo: a tough guy bird: general term for a man or woman, sometimes meaning “odd,” i.e. “What a funny old bird.” blotto (1930 at the latest): drunk, especially to an extreme bootleg: illeagal liquor breezer (1925): a convertable car bug-eyed Betty (1927): an unattractive girl, student. bull: (1) a policeman or law-enforcement official, including FBI. (2) nonesense (3) to chat idly, to exaggerate bump off: to kill bum’s rush, the: ejection by force from an establishment bunny (1925): a term of endearment applied to the lost, confused, etc. Often coupled with “poor little.” bus: any old or worn out car.

C

cake-eater: a lady’s man caper: a criminal act or robbery. cat’s meow: great, also “cat’s pajamas” and “cat’s whiskers” cash: a kiss Cash or check?: Do we kiss now or later? cast a kitten: to have a fit. Used in both humorous and serious situations. i.e. “Stop tickling me or I’ll cast a kitten!” Also, “have kittens.” cheaters: eye glasses check: Kiss me later. chewing gum: double-speak, or ambiguous talk. choice bit of calico: attractive female, student. chopper: a Thompson Sub-Machine Gun, due to the damage its heavy .45 caliber rounds did to the human body.  chunk of lead: an unnattractive female, student. clam: a dollar coffin varnish: bootleg liquor, often poisonous. copacetic: excellent crasher: a person who attends a party uninvited crush: infatuation cuddler: one who likes to make out

D

daddy: a young woman’s boyfriend or lover, especially if he’s rich. daddy-o: a term of address dame: a female. Did not gain widespread use until the 1930’s. dapper: a Flapper’s dad darb: a great person or thing. “That movie was darb.” dead soldier: an empty beer bottle. deb: a debutant. dewdropper: a young man who sleeps all day and doesn’t have a job. dogs: feet doll: an attractive woman. dolled up: dressed up don’t know from nothing: doesn’t have any information don’t take any wooden nickels: don’t do anything stupid. doublecross: to cheat, stab in the back. dough: money drugstore cowboy: A well-dressed man who loiters in public areas trying to pick up women. dry up: shut up, get lost ducky: very good dumb Dora: an absolute idiot, a dumbbell, especially a woman; flapper.

E

earful: enough egg: a person who lives the big life

F

face stretcher: an old woman trying to look young fella: fellow. As common in its day as “man,” “dude,” or “guy” is today. “That John sure is a swell fella.” fire extinguisher: a chaperone fish: (1) a college freshman (2) a first timer in prison flat tire: a bore flivver: a Model T; after 1928, also could mean any broken down car. floorflusher: an insatiable dancer flour lover: a girl with too much face powder fly boy: a glamorous term for an aviator For crying out loud!: same usage as today four-flusher: a person who feigns wealth while mooching off others.

G

gams (1930): legs gatecrasher: see “crasher” get-up (1930): an outfit. get a wiggle on: get a move on, get going get in a lather: get worked up, angry giggle water: booze gimp: cripple; one who walks with a limp.  Gangster Dion O’Bannion was called Gimpy due to his noticeable limp. gin mill: a seller of hard liquor; a cheap speakeasy glad rags: “going out on the town” clothes go chase yourself: get lost, scram. gold-digger (1925): a woman who pursues men for their money. goods, the: (1) the right material, or a person who has it (2) the facts, the truth, i.e. “Make sure the cops don’t get the goods on you.” goof: (1) a stupid or bumbling person, (2) a boyfriend, flapper. goofy: in love grummy: depressed grungy: envious

H

handcuff: engagement ring hard-boiled: tough, as in, a tough guy, ie: “he sure is hard-boiled!” hayburner: (1) a gas guzzling car (2) a horse one loses money on heavy sugar (1929): a lot of money heebie-jeebies (1926): “the shakes,” named after a hit song. heeler: a poor dancer high hat: a snob. hip to the jive: cool, trendy hit on all sixes: to perform 100 per cent; as “hitting on all six cylinders”; perhaps a more common variation in these days of four cylinder engines was “hit on all fours”.  See “big six”. hood (late 20s): hoodlum hooey:  nonsense. Very popular from 1925 to 1930, used somewhat thereafter. hop: a teen party or dance Hot dawg!: Great!; also: “Hot socks!"  Rarely spelled as shown outside of flapper circles until popularized by 1940s comic strips. hot sketch: a card or cut-up

I

"I have to go see a man about a dog.”: “I’ve got to leave now,” often meaning to go buy whiskey. icy mitt: rejection insured: engaged iron (1925): a motorcycle, among motorcycle enthusiasts iron one’s shoelaces: to go to the restroom ish kabibble (1925): a retort meaning “I should care."  Was the name of a musician in the Kay Kayser Orchestra of the 1930s.

J

jack: money Jake: great, ie. "Everything’s Jake.” Jalopy: a dumpy old car Jane: any female java: coffee jeepers creepers: a term of exclamation jitney: a car employed as a private bus. Fare was usually five-cents; also called a “nickel.” joe: coffee Joe Brooks: a perfectly dressed person; student. john: a toilet joint: establishment juice joint: a speakeasy

K

kale: money keen: appealing killjoy: a solemn person knock up: to make pregnant know one’s onions: to know one’s business or what one is talking about

L

lay off: cut the crap left holding the bag: (1) to be cheated out of one’s fair share (2) to be blamed for something let George do it: a work evading phrase level with me: be honest limey: a British soldier or citizen, from World War I line: a false story, as in “to feed one a line.” live wire: a lively person lollapalooza (1930): a humdinger lollygagger: (1) a young man who enjoys making out (2) an idle person

M

manacle: wedding ring mazuma: money milquetoast (1924): a very timid person; from the comic book character Casper mind your potatoes: mind your own business. mooch: to leave moonshine: homemade whiskey mop: a handkerchief munitions: face powder

N

neck: to kiss passionately necker: a girl who wraps her arms around her boyfriend’s neck. nifty: great, excellent noodle juice: tea Not so good!: I personally disapprove. “Now you’re on the trolley!”: Now you’ve got it, now you’re right.

O

off one’s nuts: crazy Oh yeah!: I doubt it! old boy: a male term of address, used in conversation with other males. Denoted acceptance in a social environment.  Also “old man” “old fruit.” “How’s everything old boy?” Oliver Twist: a skilled dancer on a toot: a drinking binge on the lam: fleeing from police on the level: legitimate, honest on the up and up: on the level orchid: an expensive item ossified: drunk owl: a person who’s out late

P

palooka: (1) a below-average or average boxer (2) a social outsider, from the comic strip character Joe Palooka, who came from humble ethnic roots panic: to produce a big reaction from one’s audience percolate: (1) to boil over (2) As of 1925, to run smoothly; “perk” pet: necking, only more; making out petting pantry: movie theater piffle: baloney piker: (1) a cheapskate (2) a coward pill: (1) a teacher (2) an unlikable person pinch: to arrest. Pinched: to be arrested. pinko: liberal pipe down: stop talking prom-trotter: a student who attends all school social functions pos-i-lute-ly: affirmative, also “pos-i-tive-ly” punch the bag: small talk putting on the ritz: after the Ritz Hotel in Paris (and its namesake Caesar Ritz); doing something in high style. Also “ritzy.”

Q

R

rag-a-muffin: a dirty or disheveled individual rain pitchforks: a downpour razz: to make fun of Real McCoy: a genuine item regular: normal, typical, average; “Regular fella.” Reuben: an unsophisticated country bumpkin. Also “rube” Rhatz!: How disappointing! rub: a student dance party rubes: money or dollars rummy: a drunken bum

S

sap: a fool, an idiot. Very common term in the 20s. says you: a reaction of disbelief scratch: money screaming meemies: the shakes screw: get lost, get out, etc. Occasionally, in pre 1930 talkies (such as The Broadway Melody) screw is used to tell a character to leave. One film features the line “Go on, go on – screw!"  screwy: crazy; "You’re screwy!” sheba: one’s girlfriend sheik: one’s boyfriend simolean: a dollar sinker: a doughnut sitting pretty: in a prime position skirt: an attractive female smarty: a cute flapper smudger: a close dancer sockdollager: an action having a great impact so’s your old man: a reply of irritation speakeasy: a bar selling illeagal liquor spill: to talk spoon: to neck, or at least talk of love static: (1) empty talk (2) conflicting opinion stilts: legs struggle: modern dance stuck on: in love, student. sugar daddy: older boyfriend who showers girlfriend with gifts swanky: (1) good (2) elegant swell: (1) good (2) a high class person

T

take someone for a ride: to take someone to a deserted location and murder them. tasty: appealing teenager: not a common term until 1930; before then, the term was “young adults.” tell it to Sweeney: tell it to someone who’ll believe it. tight: attractive Tin Pan Alley: the music industry in New York, located between 48th and 52nd Streets tomato: a “ripe” female torpedo: a hired thug or hitman

U

unreal: special upchuck: to vomit upstage: snobby

V

vamp: (1) a seducer of men, an aggressive flirt (2) to seduce voot: money

W

water-proof: a face that doesn’t require make-up wet blanket: see Killjoy wife: dorm roomate, student. What’s eating you?: What’s wrong? whoopee: wild fun Woof! Woof!: ridicule

X

Y

You slay me!: That’s funny!

Z

zozzled: drunk

  have fun.

[zuluc]

I was sitting here like I got Zhongli and Childe fluff but I had a galaxy brain moment about Diluc(mans lives r e n t f r e e). We all know Diluc’s idle animation of him calling his bird(it’s a falcon or hawk I cannot tell lol) I love the headcanon that it’s Vanessa tho now today I remembered that birds are sometimes used to send messages. And I thought how freaking cute would it be if Diluc used his bird to send messages while he is away. Usually they are short like “I’m okay” not to give out too much info for safety reasons, but the words from him are comforting nonetheless. B u t on the day to day basis the messages can range from info like “I cannot make it home for dinner I’m working late. Don’t stay up” (and no Charles you did not see him smile and chuckle he lets out when he gets a little note in response that says “Boo I miss you :(” lol) other times the notes can be more sweet with maybe an “I love you” or “I’ll miss you” thrown here and there. Basically Dulic’s bird has the secondary job of passing love notes between him and his s/o and hearing the cry of the bird high in the sky brings a smile.-❄️ anon

sometimes he’d try to pass it off saying that it was more efficient to send messages this way but in reality he’s too embarrassed at some of the words he sends you, so he doesn’t want you to see him in person like that 🤧🤧

this is his way of telling you that he thinks about you especially if you’re far away (but still close enough for his bird to fly comfortably to)

when you send your own back, he keeps the note tucked safely inside the pocket of his coat nearest to his heart. very cheesy in retrospect but he doesn’t care since no one can hear his thoughts 🥰 but the tavern people and charles see the tiniest of smiles on his face when he pats his coat

you may get a little candy attached to the note too 🥲

“Love, I’ll be home much later. Sleep well, I miss you and I love you.” The note has you smiling like a madman and you quickly scramble to your desk to write one back.

“I miss you, stay safe. Love you, too.” You sign off the end with a small drawing of him, one like those he rolls his eyes at but finds amusing nonetheless. Once tied together, his bird waits for you to offer the letter and you stroke its chest.

“You stay safe as well and maybe peck him if he’s being too rash,” you laugh and the bird flies out of the window, it’s cry loud and clear into the late night.

When he receives the latter, he feels the slight and quick poke at his hand. It doesn’t hurt but he eyes the bird when it recoils itself and flies off.

(He tries not to smile during the fight he was in the middle of finishing.)

[fandom-necromancer]

A little Distraction Part 2

This was prompted by the wonderful AO3 users what_on_io, DetReed900 and aguuah! Hope you enjoy it here too, it has been fun to return to a reverse AU again!

Fandom: Detroit become human | Ship: Reed900, Hancon/Hannor | AU: reverse AU (Warning: mentioned physical abuse, implied sexual abuse) tumblr link of part1 not available anymore  [Part3]   [Part4]   [Part5]   [>read complete on AO3] 

‘Are you alright?‘ Richard watched the android stand in front of the mirror in his hallway next to the door. He was glitching still, motions jerky and disrupted halfway through. Over and over again he touched the gash on the bridge of his nose, then pushed a strand of hair back. Richard wasn’t sure whether it was a software error causing him to go through the same idle animations or if it was a nervous tick. Maybe it was both, he thought. He had underestimated how human they could be before. No surprise they would suffer from human problems too. ‘Y-y-yes.’ Gavin turned away from the mirror. ‘I doooon’t know h-h-how to bind a tie.’ Richard huffed amused and took a step forwards. The android stepped back immediately. ‘I can help you with it’, Richard offered then, staying where he was. Gavin played with the seam of his shirt. It was at least one size too big for him, but it was a lot better than the torn clothing from before. He looked… cute? He definitely looked cute, but the more prominent impression was that he looked lost.

The android stood in the hallway of a house he didn’t know in clothing that wasn’t his own with a stranger. Richard dared to say he knew the feeling all too well. Everyone he had ever met felt like a stranger to him no matter how much time they spent. ‘No. I can figure it out myself.’ Richard watched him struggle tying a knot and as he finally managed to get the order of loops right, it still looked lopsided and messy. The android’s shoulders slumped in a jerky motion and Richard’s eyes rested on his LED. It had never changed from red, but he thought to see it speed up. ‘You don’t have to wear one at all’, he tried gently then. ‘My brother always calls me an uptight idiot with a stick up his ass.’ The android flinched at his words but relaxed a bit as Richard laughed to himself. ‘You know what? I won’t wear one either, it’s stupid.’

He hurried to untie his and undo the first button of his shirt. Then he threw the tie on his disused phone counter and took his keys. With some hesitation Gavin undid his too and put it on the counter neatly folded, careful not to touch anything but the fabric although his hands were shaking and trembling in malfunctions. ‘You don’t have to accompany me’, he tried again. ‘If you are this nervous.’ ‘I-I-I’m not nervous!’, Gavin called out. ‘I’m just broken! And… And… Phck!’ ‘Hey, it’s okay. You can tell me.’ ‘Phck you! What the h-h-hell is your prooooblem? Wh-wh-what do you want fr-fr-fr-fr-from meeee?’ ‘I don’t want anything-‘ ‘No! What is your-r-r intentiooon? Tell me. You want me to become yoooour house-m-m-maid? You want someone to phck? Someone wh-wh-who has to obey you? S-s-s-s-someoooone who can’t say no? What do you want? Why d-d-d-did you take me from the scraaaapyard?’

Richard sighed and turned around to lean against the wall. He looked to the ceiling, holding eye-contact and telling the truth about his feelings impossible for him. ‘I want to help you. That’s really all there is. I’m a cop. I’m supposed to do good, but all I see is me making life worse for people who had never gotten a chance most of the time. I refuse to believe people become drug dealers and robbers on their own terms. Too often I think I’m just taking care of the symptoms of a failing system and usually that’s when I get drunk and my brother has to pull me out of some ditch. So okay, you want to hear I’m some terrible human that wants to use you? Fine. Yes, I want to use you to make myself feel better. To know I did some true good in this world, okay? I don’t really have friends because I’m who I am. I have problems keeping up contact with my brother. The last time I saw someone happy because of what I’ve done was… Fuck, I don’t know anymore. And I know, that’s my own fault for not getting out there more, for not talking more to those who like me and for overthinking every friendly word. But I can’t change that.’ He sighed deeply and let himself sink to the ground. ‘Hell, taking you away from that scrapyard was a heat of the moment decision because I was fed up with… everything, I guess. I wanted to change something. And if it’s just changing up my own routine a bit. So there you have it. What’s your verdict, huh?’

He felt the android looking at him, but he didn’t lift his head. Incredibly silent he finally got an answer: ‘You are broken too.’ Richard huffed. ‘Maybe. Wait… Too?’ He heard the android glitch, servos whirring from wrong instructions. Then the android was sitting next to him – still at a save distance but closer than before. ‘I once had a faaaaamily. I-I-I-I was bought as a home s-s-s-security system with the aaaaadded benefit of having a fully functionaaaal caretaker program inst-st-st-stalled. He was divorced, I never found out whyyyy. I knew he had kids and tried to get them b-b-b-back and that he had severe anger-issues. Maybe he had been violeeeeeeeent, I don’t know. I only knew he was lonely, that’s why he got meeee. I was his only company until he met someone. A s-s-s-single mother with two kids. He was lovely to them. But he was aaafraid to lose them like his last family, soooo-‘ Gavin’s voicebox broke off and Richard looked up. The android had hugged his arms around his torso.

‘Wheneeeeeever h-h-h-he waaas angry, he-he-he’ The malfunctions of his vocal box got worse, so Richard said what he doubted the android could vocalise: ‘He beat you so he didn’t hit his wife or kids.’ Gavin nodded, hugging himself closer. ‘It was f-f-fine, my mission was to p-p-p-protect the family. And b-b-by letting him do as pleased I- I kept them saaaafe.’ Richard waited, but the silence stretched. ‘How did you end up on the scrapyard?’ ‘Deviancy. He heaaaard other androids in myyy situation disobey and a-a-a-attacking their humans. He was scared. He drove me a-a-away to the s-s-scrapyard. Heee told me- He p-p-promised me to come back. Said I should wait f-f-for him. That he would cooome back for me when h-h-he was ready to face the con-con-consequences of his actions.’

‘But aren’t you deviant? Why did you stay?’, Richard asked. ‘I’m d-d-deviant. I deviated because I thought I w-w-was family. But he didn’t trust me and j-j-just duuumped me there. I stayed because I still believe he was a good person. He had a problem h-h-he didn’t seek heeeelp for. But he cared a lot about his family. Juust not about m-m-me.’ Richard sighed. ‘I can bring you back to the scrapyard if you want to keep waiting’, he offered. ‘I’m sorry, if you-‘ ‘No. D-d-don’t be sooorry for wanting to heeelp’, Gavin interrupted. ‘And l-l-like you said, I doubt he would cooome. I w-w-waited for so long. Maybe it’s time for… change.’ ‘How can I help then?’ Richard focussed on Gavin’s eyes for once and they found his as if establishing connection. ‘You already did. C-c-caring about me. Helping me. Noooot wanting something back. I… would you mind me st-st-staying? As a test maaaybe?’ Richard smiled. ‘Sure. I think some company would do me good as well.’ Gavin looked away and nodded to himself. ‘Then it’s a deal. But I can go whenever I w-w-want?’ ‘Of course.’ Gavin let his head hit the wall behind him and for the first time the movement didn’t cause any glitches in the rest of his body. He even closed his eyes. It was a whole new display of relaxation and Richard took it in, surprised and intrigued by it.

Then Richard’s phone disturbed the silence. He took it out and answered, grimacing as he heard Connor’s voice. ‘Nines, I know you said you would be late, but please tell me you are coming sometime this century! The food’s getting cold and Hank’s the only one to keep me from driving over to you and pulling you with me personally! I swear, if you are not already on your way, then I’ll-‘ ‘We are already outside!’, Richard lied and got an amused huff from the android next to him. ‘I’m opening the door as we speak, but I can’t drive with a phone in my head as you should know, so I’ll end the call now.’ ‘Nines, you have your location on, I can see you’re still at home, I dare you, don’t lie to me agai-‘ Richard ended the call seriously scared of what Connor was threatening to do to him. They better hurried to Connor’s Christmas dinner. He opened the door and jumped out, cursing as he realised that he had forgotten to put on any shoes. Gavin appeared at his side, throwing them towards him and walking towards the car, shaking his head.

‘D-d-d-definitely broken’, he commented chuckling.

[>next part]

[jelloopy]

Taz Grad Ep 25

I know I’m a day late and I Skipped last episode im sorry. I got caught up with some stuff. But here we go!

Ranier Jesus, please don’t break your chair.

Argo and Firby just like disappointed “alright let’s go get our idiot (That’s a sign of an honest friendship right there)

Fitz in the Crypt! (Band name called it!)

JUSTIN AND CLINT PLAYING THE SKELEBROS OMFG (That’s v good on Travis’ part so he doesn’t have to talk for so long and also J&C don’t have to sit in silence for large swaths of time either!)

Gurkin is in his idle animation (I don’t actually know how to spell it so we’re going with that.... But still…)

Tibia was a vampire and has gold teeth!

So polite Fitz. Fuckin waving at the skeletons

”We can go by coco rules here!” (Thank you for clearing that up because I see it both ways from time to time when the training skeletons come in to play)

Tibia hugs Fitz (Clint I love you… jfc adorable.)

”I am inside you for sure, for sure!” “Oh, I don’t care for the phraseology of that at all” “I don’t like the physiology of it at all but here we are” (Very gross but very nice convo here I like the quick wit boys I was cracking up laughing)

God I love that they are doing this digitally so they aren’t in the same room and also it’s a podcast so they have to narrate everything they do “thumbs up”

”I nod knowingly” “he throws both of his hands in the air like ‘weeee!’”

Fitzroy is really sacrificing it all for these skeletons. He’s taking the shittiest route possible to make sure Tibia and Gurkin are safe (Now that’s a man who is worthy of being King!)

”Ohhhh, Golly. Ohhh Gosh” (Fitz p l e a s e just say fuck.)

OH THANK GOD good job Fitz using your magic as you should I’m v v proud of you (I was so worried he forgot he had magic)

”magic never goes wrong for me!” (Says the man who turned into a plant last time but sure go ahead and believe that)

Firby summons Breeze through the Willows and asks for transportation help!

Woah Ranier’s chair can shrink! (Classic. Magnus Burnsides and Taako working together I love it)

YO THE FOREST GUARDIAN IS DELIVERING A MESSAGE FROM FIRBY TO FIRBY? WTF (what does this actually imply for future visits with the “forest guardian”?)

Oooo splitting up the party that’s pretty scary guys (I don’t think Travis will do you dirty but good lord you’re all apart)

”Choose. *and justify*”

Good god this is comical I want to animate this (The scene with Tibia and Gurkin pointing and being loveable fools)

Gurkin takes the Helmet key and wears it on his thumb out of the room. (This is a very good merch opportunity boys please take it I will buy it you have no idea)

”Stairs! *gasp* could be a mimic!” “yep could be a mimic!” “Nah I’m just playing I go up the stairs I’m not afraid of no mimic” (sir... yes you should be, please be careful)

”May I interest you in a scone?” (Travis... is this your reference to Klarg and how he didn’t have scones?)

HOW DARE YOU FUCKING CALL FIRBY A THIEF I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU MOTHERFUCKER (Sorry got a little heated there but the threat still stands)

awe my fucking god Travis bringing baby Dot into the Ad read I’m s o f t (I live for any McElroy + their kid content like it’s so cute)

RANIER’S DAD IS DARK SKINNED WITH VITILIGO OMFG YESSS!!!!!!! HIS NAME IS Gordy? (So good I adore this. The name is so funny. Plus all the people who were dead set on Barry being Ranier’s dad are sad lmao)

”it’s a half-elf thing anyway” (Fitz please)

”Can I be a dad for a second?” (melted my heart)

”this seems very unfair to you!” (Felt that ok keep going)

”I’m up for the task but I need help and every time I ask for it there’s all these hoops I have to jump through” (OK FELT THAT KEEP GOING)

Travis, you are explaining the US/world today I hate you jfc stOPPPP (Please it’s too meta I can’t)

NOOOOOO FIRBY’S DAD IS DYING NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

”You do not look ill to me” (Pulling a fucking dad joke right off the bat huh Justin? I like your style)

”I am dying so what do I care” (Me in the situation of our world today)

AWE AWE AWEEEE FIRBY THINKS OF THE BOYS AS HIS NEW CLAN MY H E A R T

“I have been alone since I’ve left here. Be we are alone. Together.”

”Sleep well we will talk about this more in the morning” “and your father closes his eyes for the last time.” (JFC I’m CRYING OVER A NEW CHARACTER WHO doesn’t EVEN MAKE IT HALF AN EPISODE)

Firbolg SINGING IN HONOR OF HIS FATHER I’m SOBBING LEGIT RN (This isn’t a joke. Justin’s voice. Him singing in Firbolg’s voice too? OH my god. The talent, the emotion.)

ARGO AND RANIER TO THE RESCUE!!!!

Fitz is so worried about Firby right away (omfg my crops are watered, my acne is cleared)

Argo n Tibia  (Yes.)

”No magic except for mine can get in or out of here”

TRAVIS WHAT DO YOU FUCKING MEAN THE FIRE IS FLICKERING IN SPOTS

NO OH FUCK. OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK OH FUCK. THAT’S NOT. JFC

GREY FUCKING GO AWAY.

”I told you that if you left without my permission that I would kill ten students a day until you come back.” (I didn’t even… consider… the implications…)

HOLY FUCK HELL HOUNDS? FITZ FUCKING SAVE THOSE BITCHES OH DEAR GOD GORDY YOU FUCKED THIS UP DIDN’T YOU?

Griffin, I need this music out ASAP, please. I swear to god.

In other news, I really am excited about next week’s episode. Bc, I think it’s going to be “Hello everyone! Welcome back! Roll for initiative” And those are my fave types of dnd sessions.

[sylveonsylk]

So...I’m watching my friend play TIT.

I missed the VERY beginning (about 20-30 minutes by his estimation) because I was co-opping with a friend in Genshin Impact and, to be fair, I wasn’t really paying super intent attention until midway through the Japan level (still co-opping and mostly doing mod duties) so I haven’t gotten a chance to see that part really, but...

Why does it feel like Sonic Boom?! Also, we were talking about how over-sexualized the geisha house sign is, and how transphobic the Murray scene felt. We were all BAFFLED that a kid’s game would include a reference to two characters sleeping together. I was SHOCKED by the over-abundance of fat jokes and fatphobia.

Rioichi notes the wire looks “delicate,” it breaks and Murray falls. Hahaha so funny 🙄 Never mind that Murray has been hung suspended from wires and ropes before in the series. There’s fatphobia in the early games, because sadly, you can’t escape it. But it’s so...in your face in this game.

I HATE the way Sly moves. Someone in chat noted he looked bow-legged. I have no problem with bow-legged people, let me be clear. But the strange movement choice for Sly...

As a fan of the Slyfecta, I ADORE the way Sly moves in those games. It’s such a joy. In this game, the only things interesting to watch about Sly’s movement are his idle animations (barely), his safe house animation (cute), and his tail. WHY?!

The puzzle missions with Tennessee remind me of Sonic Boom. I was BORED watching them! B O R E D! And this is coming from someone who almost has the Slyfecta memorized, back to front, and has watched playthroughs MULTIPLE TIMES! It is STILL enjoyable for me to watch the Slyfecta. I am SUFFERING watching Sly 4’s gameplay. It’s like Sonic Boom that way. Who wants to watch that game, for the gameplay?!

I don’t like Carmelita being regulated to “the girlfriend” when she’s the crux of the series. I HATE how Sly treats her. My friend mentioned the belly dancing scene, and I brought up that I’d heard Carmelita is so uncomfortable about doing it, but they make her do it anyway.

THE SLY OF THE TRILOGY WOULD NEVER DO THAT!

Sly RESPECTS women! He respects Carmelita! In the first game, he’s a bit childish and cocksure, but after that? Not only does he love Carmelita, he holds her in high esteem. Again, it’s RESPECT! The Sly of the trilogy would NEVER make Carmelita, or any woman, for that matter, do something she didn’t want to. I even said he’d do it himself if it was the only way, and my friend agreed!

I’ll have more to say, but here’s my general thoughts on Sly 4. I don’t mind the story. What I mind is the characterization and what was thrown away. THROWN AWAY!

So yes, I still hate Sly 4. Come at me, I don’t care. 🤷‍♀️

[anothers-trash-my-treasure]

Doin’ Just Fine

I don’t know, I was inspired and wanted to write something cute and domestic. Can be seen a sequel to Late Introductions but it really doesn’t matter. Enjoy it.

Pairing: Merriell Shelton/Reader

Warnings; none 

Words: 1018

Tag List: @r-ahh-mi​ @malek-lover​

Let me know if you wanna be added to my tag list.

“Mama?” the voice of my 5-year-old rings out behind me.

I turn in my rocking chair to see her standing behind the screen door of the porch, dressed in her PJ’s and holding the stuffed dog Merriell bought for her years ago. The fur on it already worn down, the snout stretched out from her excessive gnawing and the ears no longer tied to the head, instead sticking out; it’s seen better days, but it’s her favourite.

“Hey baby,” I say softly, beckoning her outside so she can come sit on my lap, “What are you doing up?”

It’s not late, maybe eight or nine at night, but past her bedtime nonetheless. She shrugs, looking down at the stuffed animal in her hands. I smile softly at her, brushing her hair away from her forehead, waiting for her answer.

It comes in a few moments, in the form of a question, softly uttered.

“When’s Daddy coming home?”

She looks up at me, staring with her big, round, green eyes that she’s been so blessed to get from her father. I pull her close to my body, rubbing comforting circles on her back.

“Soon, baby.” I promise, “He had to stay at work a little later.” I pause, stuck between trying to get her to go back to bed or just accepting defeat immediately, I opt for the latter, “Wanna keep me company while I wait for him?” 

She smiles and nods, shifting in my lap to get a little more comfortable. The last few rays of sunlight are peeking out from behind the clouds, casting a beautiful gradient of pinks, oranges and reds across the sky. The heat of the day has been replaced with a cool, light breeze that has me wrapping a light blanket across us. The last thing we need in this house is someone getting sick, we can’t afford any sick days.

She gasps lightly, catching a glimpse of the first fireflies that are emerging for the night, their lights blinking steadily as they fly around our front yard. I smile, watching her eyes widen as if it’s the first time she’s ever seen them. 

It’s a beautiful moment. One that a mother can only cherish and hope to god there’s many more moments like this to come before she blinks and her baby is grown. The only thing that could make a moment like this any better would be if her father was here to share it.

As if on cue, the slight rumble from an engine fades into existence, getting louder and louder as it approaches the house. I can feel her tense with excitement, body practically vibrating with excitement as if it had been years since we last saw him. Thankfully, that wasn’t the case this time.

We see the headlights first and then moments later the car pulls into the driveway, the gravel crunching under the tires. It idles for a second before the engine quits, the door opens with a squeak and I couldn’t keep her in my lap if I tried. She always has been a Daddy’s girl. 

She shoots off the porch, squealing excitedly, not a single care in the world that the grass is wet with dew and her feet are bare.

“Daddy!”

He grins widely when he sees her, arms opening wide as he kneels, bracing for the impact of the hug that’s rapidly coming his way. She practically throws herself into his arms and he lets out a dramatic ‘oof’, pretending to nearly fall over. I can barely stifle a laugh at how dramatic he is for her. 

“Hey baby girl,” he says fondly, standing up and taking her with him, bracing her against his hip as he begins to walk towards the house. I stand up to meet him at the stairs.

“What're you doin’ up, miss? Causin’ your mama trouble again?” He asks her, shooting me a smile as he climbs the steps. He leans in to give me a quick peck on the lips, and a soft ‘hi baby’, pulling me against him with a hand on my hip.

“Are you kidding? Macey give me trouble?” I ask incredulously, “Never.” 

Macy giggles softly, burying her face in Merriell’s shirt, her arms thrown around his neck. I take a second to take a good look at my husband, noting the dark circles under his eyes and the oil stains that cover his shirt, arms and a few spots on his face. He looks like he’s had a day from hell, but the smile on his face and the glimmer in his eye form being reunited with his girls reassure me that he’s going to be okay.

“Long day?” I ask, one hand winding its way to the small of his back while the other rests on his chest.  

He looks at me and smiles a little sadly, nodding softly, “We’ll talk about it later,” He answers, before turning his attention back to Macey when she yawns, her head resting against his shoulder, “Let’s get Miss Macey here back to bed first.”

I trail behind him as he walks into the house, carrying our half-asleep child back into her bedroom and I smile to myself. We’ve come a long way, and we have a long way to go still, barely keeping our heads above water with low-paying jobs and a house that needs more repairs than we can afford, life after war isn’t easy, but as I watch him tuck her back into bed and bid her goodnight with a soft kiss on her forehead, I know we’re going to be okay.

He gets up from her bed to shut the light off and ushers me out of the room. The second the door is closed, his hands find my jaw, tilting my face up to kiss me deeply. When we break away my eyes flutter open, immediately getting lost in the various greens, blues and greys. 

“I missed you.” He mutters softly, “Tell me about your day.” 

Yeah, I think, we’re gonna be just fine.

[retphienix]

(Random) Game Recommendations

It’s a new year (or a few days prior as I type this and prepare it for new years) and completely unprompted here’s some game recommendations because I want to mention some games.

No rules really, just some random games I’ve either played for the blog or outside of the blog- heck- it’s not even all games I played this year and it’s definitely not games exclusively released this year.

The last one, for reference, was a little over a year ago on 7/29/2017 with this aiming for new years 2018 into 2019. Also I would change a few things about that due to Bamco not knowing how to stop themselves from ruining a game for microtransaction greedy money grabbing, but I digress.

Hamtaro Ham-Ham’s Unite! for the game boy color

This one is a game from my childhood that I’m so glad I completed through this blog.

If I were to sum it up I’d say it’s a game about learning hamster words and solving simple puzzles (usually making use of these words to interact with characters / the environment) to gather up Hamtaro’s friends for a meeting.

It’s too cute for its own good, it made me shout “THIS IS ON A GAME BOY COLOR” many many times because it looks too good in my opinion and is overflowing with adorable animations, and it’s just makes you feel good.

Ham-Ham’s Unite is a really relaxing and uplifting game, and it certainly left me in a better mood throughout my entire playthrough.

I hear Ham-Ham Heartbreak is even better, so I’ll be keeping that in mind the next time I want to revisit Hamtaro and friends.

Clickpocalypse 2 for android/iOS and apparently even in your browser (news to me)

Yes yes, an idle game. And one I haven’t played in months at that- but then again I haven’t played Hamtaro in a long time as well so I don’t see that as discrediting what I saw in it.

I, usually at least, just don’t enjoy phone games. Not for the bull crap “It’s not real games!” rhetoric, but because as time as gone on phone games have gone further and further from what makes a game good and instead have mostly become manipulative Skinner boxes. Even if they don’t SUCCESSFULLY drain your wallet, heck, even if they don’t have direct monetization and only use ads- they always seem to fail to balance the ‘game’ and the ‘greed’ and you’re left with no game.

You turn it on, play it for a little while, and then you realize you’re almost exclusively being used and you’re not actually getting anything out of the game.

This isn’t an incredible example of directly countering that mentality- it’s just one of a few games I’ve found in the previous years that successfully balance the other way for me at least. I’ll mention another arguably more successful- but inarguably more messy example for the next game.

The reason I mention Clickpocalypse 2 is because, well, it’s a good idle game that hit a very specific aesthetic and enjoyment for me. This is a VERY idle game, you did VERY little- you can’t even “click” to increase speed as the name might suggest. Your input is exclusively “Pick the party. Choose when to use potions or spell scrolls. Equip equipment (it’s simpler than that sounds, it auto lists the best found loot and you tap to equip). Tap to level up when you get the xp etc.

It’s really really hands off- but it felt great to me.

The aesthetic it lands on is classic RPG goodness and the party does as you’d expect, clearing out dungeons and grinding while you check in to equip and level them choosing what skills they learn.

It’s a game I enjoyed because it’s, well, a good idle game. It doesn’t bury you in “You should be tapping this non stop or else” gameplay. It carries enough enjoyable mental tricks like stronger gear and leveling up to make it fun, and the monetization is, well, the most optional thing I’ve seen in a long while.

I’ve played so many games that rely on ads and they all feel highly necessary. This has a similar idea- there are optional ads for buffs like double achievement points (used for permanent buffs across multiple adventures) or tempoary allies- and these are helpful as heck, but man.

Because this is SUCH an idle game, they honestly feel like the most optional ads around. I watched plenty because I enjoyed the game and less because I felt like I needed them in any way.

But there’s not much to say that would convince someone this is a great game. I just think it’s a good idle game for messing around on your phone. It gave me that feeling of watching a friend grind through an old FF game- a very specific feeling, but that’s what I got out of it. A chill idle with a nostalgic feel and the balance of “game” vs “phone bull crap” was tilted heavily towards the game side for me.

Buriedbornes for android

Lord that image is larger than I planned for, my mistake.

Buriedbornes was nothing but a surprise to me. I’ve played a few games I enjoyed on the phone in recent times. Idle Apocalypse and Clickpocalpyse 2 being high up there (not sure how Idle is now, but pre-beta was alright). Even fell into Dokkan for a little while. But this?

I downloaded this because I thought “Oh my god it’s trying to pretend it’s dark souls or bloodborne, what on earth is this.”

And you know what it is?

A REALLY good roguelike with traditional turn based combat!

Like a REALLY good one. It has that feature I adore in good roguelikes where things can seem impossibly difficult, but then you get a couple good drops, you tweak your character to emphasize a certain playstyle, and BOOM! You just beat the entire game in one run deep into the endless mode on a character that seems unkillable due to strategies you built from the drops you found.

And it has the foresight to tell you at a certain point “Score stops at this point so you’re just playing to collect things in your beastiary of items so you might as well stop” along with ways to end a run, though my preferred way to end a god run is to keep making deals with various demons until I end up with a curse that is guaranteed to kill me on the next boss that way I feel like I gambled to death.

Look, I know the last game might have seemed a little floaty on merits, but try this game.

It’s simply fantastic. Dive in, die, dive in, die, and then stumble onto a perma stun build or an infinite shield build or a barrier regen build- you can stumble unto so many unique ways to play and I honestly had a lot of fun breaking and being broken by this title.

Wasteland 2 for PS4/Xbone/PC/Switch

Let’s get away from phone games and handhelds in general.

Wasteland 2 is a game I was looking forward to ages before release. I remember stumbling across news of it being kickstarted or something similar- and bookmarking it for future reference and promptly forgot until I saw it in stores and started berating myself for not getting it at release.

Now it took me a long while to get around to Wasteland 2; Long enough to hear from some that it wasn’t as good as they wanted and others that it was too complicated. Long enough to build doubts.

But my god.

This is a game that I highly recommend you come in with a quick start guide of some sort. Seriously. No it’s not impossible or anything- and I’m sure fans of the original will scoff at me for saying as much- but no, really. It’s “Fallout before Fallout” except now it’s well after Fallout (obviously) releasing in 2014, and it takes that oldschool complexity seriously.

Mostly.

Basically, just read up a quickstart guide, I found a wonderful one for my purposes (pretty sure that’s the exact one I used) because character creation at the start pretty much dictates what your first impressions are gonna be- ranging from “Oh, okay, this is pretty neat, I’m hyped to dive into this” to “OH MY GOD THIS IS TERRIBLE AND EVERYONE SUCKS AT EVERYTHING AND I’M NOT A FAN”.

If your reaction is the latter, I recommend restarting and fiddling with your team composition. You can play however you like- but this is a game that kind of expects your first run to be “mostly diverse” before you attempt a less specialized team in the future.

Enough of that. Wasteland 2 is a newschool fallout game. That’s what you need to know. It’s got a ton of post apocalyptic fun, plenty of moral moments ranging in quality from “Oh heck that’s good” to “.... not good enough” but there’s a lot more good than bad.

The first half of the game is simply better put together than the second half, to be honest, due to budget and deadlines or some other dev level nonsense, but that doesn’t make the rest of the game throwaway- it just sorta simplifies towards the end and then culminates in a massive boss encounter, which isn’t terrible by any means.

Combat’s great if you enjoy oldschool fallout and want some nice squad x-com style battles. Death is scary (very scary). And, heck I don’t know, it’s just a fantastic fallout game. Like a REALLY fantastic fallout game.

I made characters I grew attached to and it felt so natural to do as much because (thanks to the quickstart guide) my team was VERY diverse so I began to associate each of them with their skills and the playstyles those skills dictated.

Seriously, with a short read on what skills do what this is a fantastic game that I’m very glad I got to play through. Oh, and if you’re on console the text is stupid small- go into the options and change that. Also, don’t do what I did which made me sad to notice- don’t type up a large Bio for your characters (at least on console) because a bug prevents the Bio box from scrolling, meaning you will forever lose access to your long backstory ;-; Don’t do that.

Wario Land: Shake It! for the Wii

God I love this game. This goes up with Hamtaro as another feel good game and in a similar way it left me feeling in a much more optimistic and generally positive mood as I finished it.

I am a huge fan of the older Wario Land titles, the first one is one of my favorite games on the game boy- but I never really kept up with Wario until recent years. I didn’t play the later games, didn’t try his mini game compilations, and didn’t look at console releases at all until much later.

I heard of this game from a Wario marathon stream setup someone was doing years ago and took note only for one fact “It’s got good graphics”.

Like that was it. I saw this and went “Pretty” so I took note to get it later on.

I had no idea it’d end up being one of my favorite games, but here we are. This game hit like a truck with quality. You can easily coast through the game if you’re struggling with the harder challenges, but my god, there are SO many challenges hidden all around for treasures. The gameplay is FANTASTIC, the motion controls are SMART (come at me) and that aesthetic! MY GOD, that aesthetic! The entire game looks like a fox kids cartoon or something similar and I adore it.

This goes down as one of those games I’d recommend to just about anyone. You have a wii, find a way to play this. Truly, one of, if not my absolute favorite platformers of all time.

Well I’m dropping this a little early because I don’t mind being off season.

12/28/2018.

There are a metric ton of games I could talk about or recommend, but I had some oddballs I wanted to say and a couple feelgood games I wanted shown as well.

Quick bonus titles would be EDF 5 (a ton of quality of life changes and it’s EDF!!! SHOOT BUGS!), Play Yakuza you dinguses, if my whole emotional sputter and that whole side blog I made didn’t give a hint- Doki Doki Literature Club is worth a play, Dragon Warrior Monsters is the best pokemon game, The Fall was very interesting and enjoyable, Nioh is Bloodborne done right, and God Hand is great.

Have a great new year, everyone~

[eenefangirlanalysis]

The Eds decorate Eddy’s house for the ‘return of Eddy’s Brother’.

They put together a bunch of balloons and even tied two to a pipe. A stream of lights hang from the chimney. The only word I can read from that pink sign of the side of the lawn is ‘hipness’. 

Similar to when a family members returns home from the army Eddy has made a banner, “Welcome Home, Bro!’

Really viewers have no idea where Eddy’s Brother could be at this point. Eddy has mentioned off and on that he and his brother write to one another. It’s their only communication. The letters addresses are smudged however. When I first watched Big Picture Show I was so bewildered when Eddy admitted that he didn’t know where his brother lived. His older brother is his idle! So we think.

I like how ‘Cool Guy Entrance’ was drawn in red chalk on the driveway. Bro hates backdoors! And they’re also his weakness. 

Many theories have stated Bro must be on the run from the law. He keeps three chains on his door. He bricked up his windows and the ventilation! 

There also his eerie line if the movie. “ANYONE know you’re here?” Clearly someone else is after Bro. A scrapped ending for Big Picture Show had Bro being arrested by the police! I head canon that Bro was hiding out in the mondo-a-Go-Go amusement park. He’d work occasionally in the park so he won’t raise suspicion.

Ed and Edd are struggling to hang up the banner to Eddy’s house. It’s so cute how Ed lifts Edd up. They make such a great team! Honestly, their friendship is so underrated! 

Edd asks Eddy if he could break away from tradition and help them out. Eddy has helped on occasions. He cleaned most of the animals before turning in in Flea Bitten Ed. I think Eddy must watch the inventing process because he’s afraid to mess up. Eddy’s afraid to be himself. Bro coldy took away every ounce of Eddy. For example Eddy loved to cook in the earlier seasons. He slowly stopped cooking. 

Being the little rascal he is Eddy claps for his friends job well done.

When Kevin shows up.

“What’s with the balloons? You dorks getting married... to each other?”

Oh, Kevin you are bad. Kevin does ship EddEddy together.

@marlushion and @eddy-protection-squad have made me ship KevEddy more. It is a cute ship. Eddy and Kevin would make great friends if they got along. And we can already see a friendship forming second after Bro is defeated. 

I’m saying this because out of context this screenshot looks like Kevin saying hi to Eddy and Eddy begging to go for a ride with him.

Eddy has much different news for Kevin. He informs him this his big brother is coming home today.

“No way...”

But then Kevin’s opinion takes a big 180.

“So tell me, all those stories about your brother, are they true?” Kevin nervously asks becoming drenched in buckets of sweat.

Again, this reaction went over my head. I knew that something was going to happen when we met Eddy’s Brother. As we can see Eddy’s Brother was quite the subject for the neighborhood. The cul-de-sac is constantly being destroyed by the Eds scams. Nobody can catch a break. 

The cul-de-sac kids were very young when Eddy’s Brother was still around. Eddy is implied to be five in the flashback scene of Every Which Way but Ed.

Not only has Kevin heard the stories but I have headcanon that Bro almost ran him over with his car when Kevin was out on his bike one day. I also think that Kevin’s parents are divorced. Kevin’s Mom never wanted to move to the cul-de-sac being a city girl. She disliked Eddy’s Brother. He’s the reason why Kevin’s mother left. And then Bro left the cul-de-sac the same night she did. That maybe another reason why Kevin is so cold towards Eddy. Kevin wants his family back together again.

“Are they true?” A baffled Eddy questions.

Eddy takes advantage of Kevin’s vulnerability and calls him out. He shouts, “Hey guys, Kev, here, wants to know if those stories about my brother are true!”

I know this is something Bro would do to Eddy. That’s why Eddy doesn’t like to be embarrassed or called out. And he won’t accept faults.

Kevin motors off denying Eddy’s request to talk to Bro once he arrives.

A befuddled Edd wonders what Kevin’s unusual behavior was all about. 

Eddy meanwhile starts to take advantage of this situation even more. He’s mixing up respect with taking advantage of others. We all know that Bro took advantage of Eddy. And Eddy was very affected from his past with Bro.

“R-E-S-P-E-E-K! Respect, Double D!”

Here’s where my theory regarding Eddy having dyslexia came about. Sure, he may be just acting out like he doesn’t care or Eddy really has a hard time with reading. Eddy never writes out the plans. He always has Edd write out or translate.It’s also another reason why Eddy must not like school. The faculty don’t give him the help that he needs.

We also know that Bro has a history in the Peach Creek school system. Teachers may be scared of Eddy and don’t give him a chance. 

Eddy is hurting a lot on the inside.

[brosura]

>>>umbra joins the party

hey i love this dog so here r some missed opportunities for umbra as a recruitable party member

banter wld be so good bc all umbra saying is like “woof” and it’s just four 20-23yo boys talking to him like people

umbra: woof!

ignis: indeed.

prompto: why do i feel so judged

idk i just think it’d be cute if he held a little knife in his mouth and that was his weapon

umbra, running around on the battlefield: woof!

prompto: umbraaaAAIS THAT A KNIFE?!?!

alternatively: look out ignis the spot for #1 knife boy has been taken

he has a special skill where he freezes time and looks very proud of himself while ur party wrecks the enemy

alternatively, he has a special skill where his barks give ur party buffs bc the bark of a dog is truly empowering

idle animation where umbra is just sitting down & wagging his tail while prompto circles him taking pictures as the other bros wave frantically in the background to get him to look up for that #noble pose

camping animation where he has his own little bowl that he eats out of

CAMPING ANIMATION WHERE SOMEONE IS BRUSHING HIM