#hurrah for mario

[jadesnapart]

"Mario! I'm fighting by your side from now on! I've made my choice... and I'm not turning back!"

Commissed by @mathcat7. I hope everyone is enjoying the remake!! Hurrah for Vivian and the updated localization!

[official-nrc-prophet]

Incorrect Quote Generator time bitches-

@jadeleech-official @floyd-leech-thing @b0njourbeach @tea-cup-tyrant @inotonline

Atlas: She's the girl of my dreams! Chiyo: You say every girl is the girl of your dreams. Atlas: I have a lot of dreams.

Chiyo: No problemo! Chiyo, internally: But it was all problemo.

Atlas: running towards Jade with open arms Jade: moves out of the way Atlas: Hey, why'd you move?! Jade: I thought you were going to attack me. Atlas: I was going to hug you! Jade: Why would you hug me? Atlas: WHY WOULD I ATTACK YOU!?

Atlas: My heart is guarded but like… very poorly. The kind of guards that would let 3 kids in a trench coat into an R rated movie.

Chiyo: New year, new me. Floyd: Bitch, it’s August. Chiyo: Time is an illusion.

Atlas, to Boss: You're not Mario. Lets get something fucking straight, you're Luigi at best.

Floyd: You need to be more careful! Atlas, who was dragged into Floyd's issue: Careful? CAREFUL?! I'LL CAREFULLY WRAP MY HANDS AROUND YOUR THROAT-

Riddle: There's nothing worse than people using big words they don't understand. Chiyo: I photosynthesize with this.

Atlas: How do tall people people possibly sleep at night when the blanket can't possibly cover you? Floyd: Atlas, it's four o'clock in the morning. Atlas: So, you can't sleep, huh? Is it because of the blanket?

Jade: My back hurts. Floyd, walking into the room: Take the spine out.

Riddle: Tommorrow's garbage day. Atlas: I can't believe they made a whole day dedicated to you.

Jade: I do two things and two things only. I devastate sorry motherfuckers, and get shit done as an awesome leader.

Chiyo: All the sudden I got a random burst of energy, and I think it's my body's last hurrah before it completely shuts down.

Atlas: looks at Jade Atlas: Baby boy. Baby. Atlas: looks at Floyd Atlas: Evil.

Atlas: You know, I used to play back in my gory days. Jade: You mean glory days? Atlas: Ah, that too.

Chiyo: What have I done wrong?! Boss: Everything. For your entire life.

Chiyo: "It's easy to forget what a sin is in the middle of a battlefield." Boss: Opposite over hypotenuse. Boss: Dipshit.

[7grandmel]

Todays rips: 31/03/2024

Your Best Nightmario and Bowser's Finale

Season 5 Featured on: SiIvaGunner's Highest Quality Rips: Volume C

Ripped by Blookerstein

Season 5 Featured on: SiIvaGunner's Highest Quality Rips: Volume C

Ripped by Blookerstein, Sarvéproductions

Requested by themessengervevo! (@themessengervevo)

You KNEW this day was coming. Surely, right? Its March 31st, a landmark day in gaming history. The day that Super Mario died. The day we lost him to time forever. And the day that spawned perhaps the greatest April Fools event on all of SiIvaGunner. For me, its no contest - Your Best Nightmario and Bowser's Finale, and the entire event they were part of, were the absolute highlight of Season 5.

The April Fools events held prior on the channel since their very beginnings with Grand Dad Metropolis had all been presented as complete surprises. That is perhaps a given - it is in the nature of a prank to be surprising - but it's also where the Season 5 event differs most even today, in that its theme was all but known to us well beforehand. Announced on September 3rd of 2020 as part of a bizarre marketing tactic to drive up demand, Nintendo had let us known that their newfangled Mario celebration releases in Super Mario 3D All-Stars and Super Mario Bros. 35, would both be delisted from sale after March 31st. Super Mario Bros. 35 stung in its own right - it is effectively lost media now as a digital-only, online-only game, but Super Mario 3D All-Stars contained three of Nintendo's most celebrated games, games that had no reason to stop being sold just for a cheap trick. Everyone rightfully denoted how scummy of a tactic this was to drive up sales, but more than that: the imagery of Nintendo celebrating Mario's birthday by killing his games - and by proxy, killing Mario himself - was a joke that online spaces just ran absolutely rampant with. And can you blame them? That IS funny as shit, and reframes Nintendo's slimy marketing into something that makes them look far worse. Because of the joke's sheer prevalence, I had the same thought as many others in the early days of 2021 - there was *no way* that the SiIvaGunner team were blind to the potential this gag had, and how well it lined up with their previous explosive festivities just a day after. By March 29th, they even teased the event's start with three daily rips of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, a game all about impending doom affecting the world in just three days, with each rip featuring the melody of one of the three 3D Mario games in the collection.

And sure enough, the day came. With March 31st, we saw a whole day of nothing but Mario rips and Mario-related jokes in other rips - a last hurrah for his life - all ending with Super 3D All-Stars Music S64 Game Over. Just like that, he was gone - faded from the video, faded from view. Yet few of us could've predicted just how dire things would get.

In SiIvaGunner lore, the term "Figment" refers to the personification a meme or joke on the channel takes, its characterized state - think Mr. Rental in Mr. Rental [B Side] ~ Out of Options or Inspector Gadget in Become as Gadget and throughout his two takeovers. When a figment based on a real human dies, it can easily be reborn - the human itself lives on in the real world, after all, and can recreate the essence of its Figment in a variety of ways. But when a purely fictional Figment dies...its erased from all history. As if it had never existed to begin with, all traces of it are wiped from memory, wiped from the very state of having ever existed. And under Nintendo's very own Gulliotine, this was the fate Super Mario himself succumbed to. As a result every single Super Mario-series rip uploaded in the channel's five-year run, be they Kart, Sports, Paper or just outright Super, was set to private on the SiIvaGunner channel. And as April 1st of 2021 went on, it seemed to be harder and harder to remember the name of that mustachioed man. Had someone like that...ever existed?

I'm certain a lot of what I'm writing here is familiar ground to many of you reading, but I really want to convey just how incredibly well-done this atmosphere was. Throughout April 1st, fifty-five rips were uploaded, many of which featuring games that seemed just...the slighest bit off. The opening to the classic Philips CD-i game "Hotel", where a lone Luigi talks to himself; The underwater music featured in the SNES Launch title "Super World" with a bizarrely-lopsided logo, and most prominently - games like Super M̸̌̊a̴͛̿█̸͌̑i̵̛͊█̷̾̓ 64, Super M̸̌̊a̴͛̿█̸͌̑i̵̛͊█̷̾̓ Sunshine and Super █̴̧̀a̵̤̐r̷̙̋█̶̰̆o̶͚̚ Galaxy, three games that were bound by a strange malfunction in their presentation, as if they're collectively...held back by something. Or someone.

Your Best Nightmario stood out as the centerpiece of it all, with a title yet more bizarrely mangled than the rest - Super 👉█̸͌̑█̷̾̓😁̶̆͠☼̷̇̃👈̸̂͑█̷̾̓█̾̓ 64. Two fingers, pointing toward a desperate smile. It's-a-me. The rip serves as an incredible multi-stage arrangement of Your Worst Nightmare from Undertale, the boss music for Flowey the Flower. Its already incredibly befitting on the surface level - Undertale is at once one of SiIva's most prominently-ripped games, and a game very much about the state of living game characters have, the idea of how characters in games can affect you in a way that makes them worth remembering for all time. And though the rip is initially in line with the instrumentation of the original Ultimate Koopa theme, it uses the segmented style-shifting sections of Your Worst Nightmare to arrange music from other Nintendo platforming games - the ones primarily bound by featuring characters like Luigi, Peach and Bowser within them, but ones where I can't really place my finger on who their protagonist is. As a result of all these styles and the fervent, desperate, downright nightmarish pace of the music, paired with the full-on galactic-scale orchestral sections near the rips end, it truly feels like a hopeless struggle, a plea from an unknown hero to stay alive, to not be forgotten, to not be lost to the sands of time.

The sheer atmosphere conveyed throughout the entire event was primarily carried through these rips, of course, but it cannot be understated just how much of a part the comments section played in it all. There was no confusion - the buildup had been done so well, the gag established so clearly, that EVERYONE was on board with the day's theming in the comments, and "playing along" with the story's theme. Everyone reminisced and had fond memories of all these games - New Super Bros., Luigi: Superstar Saga, Super 64 DS, and more - yet we were all collectively wondering why things felt so different from before. It was the most fun collective gaslighting I've ever been part of.

As the day came to an end, Mario's fate seemed to be set - the entirety of April 2nd was silent, except for one rip that confirmed that even our beloved Gangsta Mario (see Caramariodansen) was lost. Yet on April 3rd, we were all finally met with Bowser's Finale, a direct followup to Your Best Nightmario by its very same ripper. Blookerstein, the legend behind The expanse of meme in past was split, A fiendish trap has now been set; Behind a tree the villains sit, Terror of sport, the Robbie's Net., this time aided by Sarvéproductions of Goodbye To Love fame, created the absolute perfect way to round out the event - a return to the desperate battle that had once seemed lost, now with the music of Finale instead of Your Worst Nightmare to indicate the turning of the tides - that this legend, nay, SUPER MARIO, was not going to give up. This figment did not deserve to leave us - and Bowser's Finale was his last stand. The excitement in the air, in the comments section, was palpable.

Finale is already an incredible theme, and one that some of us even have some emotional attachment to in the context of SiIva - remember Aphex all the way back in Season 1? Bowser's Finale leverages those feelings, and the theming set up throughout the event as a whole, to incredible effect, with the same structure of going through the styles of various Mario music to rising dramatic effect. Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy - the first two using songs like Slider and A Secret Course that are beloved by so many SiIvaGunner viewers, the third hitting a emotional gutpunch in its orchestral instrumentation, and all three bound together as the games that started this whole thing, the games part of the 3D All-Stars collection. It is with no exaggeration a pitch-perfect rendition of this idea, better than anything I could've ever anticipated before the event began - once again only elevated through the sheer sense of community the entire comments section held through it all, cheering Mario on, collectively remembering his existence - fighting to bring this lost figment back to reality.

Y'know, I've been critical of Season 5 in the past - it is likely still the Season of the channel I was "least" invested in taken on the whole. That is in large part due to its lack of ties to the channel's ongoing lore, as it was focused primarily on self-contained events just like this one. But GOD, those events. I still see people online today who are less in touch with what SiIvaGunner does, who cite this event - "The Disappearance of Super Mario", as some call it - as the absolute peak of SiIvaGunner's output past the Season 1 finale. I wouldn't necessarily agree - but the event was undoubtedly unforgettable, at once an incredible execution of a long-anticipated bit, surprisingly emotionally gripping, whilst also being subtly tied to the very canon and theming of the SiIvaGunner channel itself. I chose to highlight Your Best Nightmario and Bowser's Finale in particular today, but I emplore you to go watch the entire event yourself through the fanmade YouTube playlists - if nothing else to see just how committed to the bit everyone involved truly was.

But don't forget: There's more to this tale yet to be retold.

[go-go-devil]

for the characters, give me.... siegmeyer of catarina and somsnosa!!

Quite the duo to choose here! Let's go!!

(Also I'm not going to include the "Idea for a Story" bits with them since I'm either currently writing one or have already written several for both characters)

Siegmeyer of Catarina

First impression: Right off the bat I loved him, largely due to his voice acting and the fact that his "Hmmmmmm, Mmmmmm's" instantly became a new vocal stim of mine.

Impression now: I love him even more! One of things I like about the Dark Souls npcs is how several of them are meant to relate to the player themself; Siegmeyer here being the newbie who comes in thinking they'll go on an easygoing adventure, only to realize how unprepared they actually were and end up hitting a wall at portions of the journey. He's the living embodiment of that feeling where you're stuck in one area of a video game and need to look up a guide on how to proceed, or even when your dad plays a video game that isn't the original Super Mario Bros for the 1st time in his life and you watch him constantly running into walls and dying at stuff that seems extremely basic to you before you realize just how new and out-of-his-element this whole experience actually is to him.

(Okay maybe that last parallel was a bit personal, lol)

Favorite moment: Every moment I have with him is a favorite of mine, though one I sadly haven't experienced in any of my playthroughs yet is when he finally gains the initiative to help us out by diving headfirst and screaming into a pit of Chaos Eaters and absolutely destroying them (though still with our help since there's too many for him to take on alone). Even though his quest always ends in tragedy, I like this ending since he at least gets one last hurrah and proves himself to us. The ending I got where I killed all the Chaos Eaters before finding him and he morosely reflects on how useless he is feels worse for me, since as far as I'm concerned it probably caused him to hollow before even seeing his daughter one last time...

Unpopular opinion: Not entirely sure how "unpopular" this take is per say, but I really hate it when people come to the conclusion that Siegmeyer is unintelligent due to how often he struggles throughout his quest, or even that he's somehow being manipulative in the process???

This largely came from a lore video I decided to watch one time from a popular DS Lore Ytuber. It was all just a series of very negative takes on Siegmeyer, but some of the shit he "speculates" about him was honestly quite disgusting; like how he thought the reason he falls asleep is "because he can't muster the brainpower to keep thinking" or something along those lines which is a WHOLE fucking can of ableist worms I don't feel like getting into here. Now I'm not one to rag on someone who's just speculating on the story of these games and their open-ended narratives, but I truly hope nobody takes that video too seriously because holy shit... -_-

Favorite relationship: Siegmeyer/Domhnall

Favorite headcanon: Besides the one's I've discussed with you before, I have this very self-indulgent headcanon that Siegmeyer's wife was a Carimian immigrant, and that he's one of the few outsiders who has any knowledge of (or respect for) their culture. I say it's self-indulgent because there is literally no in-game evidence of this and I'm using it for some fun character bonding moments in To The Accursed. Personally I always found the connection between the tearstone rings of Catarina and Carim to be intriguing; two rings that are opposites yet counterparts to each other. Maybe both countries aren't so different after all, and are even allied. Who knows!

Somsnosa

First impression: Immediate attraction. I mean what's not to love? She looks like the main character from Ico AND has dominion over the insects. It's like the perfect character for me!

Impression now: One of my favorite female characters of all time, even despite how light on story and characterization these games are. Really though, it seems to me that Somsnosa gets the most when it comes to a personality out of all the other characters, even Wayne. Between both games she goes through an arc of suffering from depression, then overcoming it with the help of her friends, then succeeding in running her own business (there's even more to it in Absent Moon, but I won't spoil that for you here). I also find it refreshing and hilarious how out of all the playable characters in Hylics 2, her redesign is the only one whom everyone can agree wasn't fruitified and/or sexualized in any way XD

Favorite moment: Her introduction in Hylics 1 is probably her most memorable moment for me, largely due to the absurd but sweet way we cure her depression and how cool her house is.

Unpopular opinion: Declining because "unpopular opinions" largely don't exist in this fandom.

Favorite relationship: 100% in a polycule with Wayne, Dedusmuln, and Pongorma! I will never back down on the Crescent Crew polycule, these four are soooo much more than just band mates ;-)

Favorite headcanon: Hmmmm, that's a tough one... I suppose one that I've had for the longest time was that SHE'S actually the one who kickstarted Moonage Lobotomy back when it was just her and Wayne. They found a microphone and guitar while scavenging through some trash cans and she realized right away that the two of them could totally start a band together! As far as I'm concerned she writes nearly all of the lyrics for their songs, with Wayne contributing only rarely as he's more of an instrumental being, and was also the one to suggest that Dedusmuln try their hand at percussion after their theremin was stolen/devoured due to a luggage mishap while on tour.

[mrs-luigi-vargas]

After what feels like forever I finally get to focus on the aroace!Mario fic, hurrah! \(^o^)/ I've missed it a lot, haha

Got about 500 words written this weekend~ That's on top of the 7k or so I'd already had written mostly last Sept/Oct in whatever frenzy that had possessed me then XD And then I still have a scene to write + two scenes to develop further + a breakdown to finish planning + the ending to figure out, among other things. This fic is going to be so long…and its gotta be a one-shot too; there's nowhere good to put chapter breaks. But that's fine! Going for more of an…abstract vibe for this one so it'll be a fun experiment!

Anyway, figuring out this bit took all day today ^^;

The first part's still a bit too over-dramatic, I think, but I can't be bothered to fiddle with it anymore right now. That'll be a future-me problem! 🙂

[movieexpert1978]

What new movies would you wanna see this year?

Hmmm, well I saw the trailer for Reinfield and that looks good!!! Evil Dead Rise looks good too!!

Probably going to get hate for this but I'm looking forward to this year's marvel movies and the new Shazam movie looks promising.

John wick 4, definitely The Little Mermaid!!! Still debating on Super Mario Brothers as the animation looks fantastic but Chris Pratt as Mario...no

Transformers: Rise of The Beast, Michael Bay not directing is a plus for me!!! Probably will go see Indian Jones 5 for Harrison Ford's last hurrah.

Big pass on the next Mission Impossible movie. Don't like Tom Cruise. Also debating on seeing The Flash (if it comes out this year finally) and Aquaman 2. An Exorcist sequel/roboot is hopefully coming out this year too by the same director of the recent Halloween trilogy David Gordon Green. Definitely want to see that.

Should be an interesting movie year.

[jcmarchi]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Review - Back And Forward - Game Informer

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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Review - Back And Forward - Game Informer

The Mario brand of RPG represents some of my favorite adventures in the genre. The comedic tone, inviting art, and active battle systems have always been highlights for me, but Thousand-Year Door was a personal blind spot. I played prior and subsequent Mario RPGs, but I skipped it when the original was released in 2004, and notably was not yet employed at Game Informer at the time. With Nintendo remastering the acclaimed RPG for Switch, I welcomed the excuse to finally play it. I am impressed by how improved the visuals and music are two decades later, and found that, for the most part, the comedy holds up. I now fully appreciate and understand Thousand-Year Door’s reputation as a classic, but it is not without its 20-year-old headaches. It arguably presents the first signs that the series would be less interested in being an RPG in the coming years and would ultimately suffer as a result.

Thousand-Year Door has always been an attractive game. Nintendo is practiced at prioritizing evergreen art styles over fidelity, and Paper Mario is a poster child of that approach. Lighting effects are the primary improvement for the Switch version, and they make a huge difference – the game looks fantastic and modern throughout. Beyond the look of the game, a number of small changes (like faster partner switching and shortcut keys) help smooth out the experience and just generally remove annoying hurdles.

Combat also remains enjoyable without much need for modernization. I am a sucker for timed-button pressing in any RPG, and I welcome it here, but I was surprised to see that the execution prompts exist throughout the whole game. I assumed they would disappear after the tutorials, and was annoyed to learn they never leave. And though necessary and tactically useful, the special abilities are time-consuming, and I would dread having to engage them. That feeling extended to the partners as well, and I used the ones whose attacks could be executed the fastest, even if they didn’t do the most damage.

Over time, the Mario RPG series has wavered between being an adventure game and an RPG, and it is here that the Paper branch of the tree started growing more in the adventure direction. Subsequent games, like 2020’s The Origami King, completely drop leveling mechanics, which is a mistake. I love having a sense of progression, and enjoyed it here even if I felt like I was going back in time to see its final hurrah.

Where the adventure game mechanics work is in the game’s worlds and characters. It is a breath of fresh air to see wholly new characters in a Mario game, especially on the occasions when they feel out of place with the Mario aesthetic. I looked forward to seeing every new location and weirdo that lived there and was never disappointed.

But further on that desire to be as much an adventure game as an RPG that Paper Mario has always struggled to reconcile, Thousand-Year Door has too much backtracking. Nearly every location in the game involves going to the end of an area to acquire an item, taking it back to someone, and then going back to where you were and redoing every fight on the way. With limited options for fast travel, the process was often tedious.

The sequences where you are not playing as Mario are similarly unexciting. Peach has fun dialogue with an AI struggling to understand emotions and enjoyable puzzles to solve, but if Bowser had been entirely excised from the game, I don’t think I would have noticed or cared. His minor payoff at the end was not worth checking in with him between every chapter.

For all the annoyances of repeating areas and slow (but engaging) combat, Thousand-Year Door is now a series highlight. It marks the first instance of where I didn’t want a Mario RPG to go (I generally prefer the Mario & Luigi direction), but the constant fourth-wall breaking, myriad colorful and unique characters, and its willingness to just be weird all lead to a joyful journey. I am grateful that this shined-up version of the GameCube classic I missed is finally available on a contemporary platform.

[wausaupilot]

What to stream this week: Harrison Ford, Paris Hilton, Peter Gabriel and Robin Hood battles robots

Super Mario, an Elvis Christmas special and Paris Hilton enjoying motherhood are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.

By The Associated Press Super Mario, an Elvis Christmas special and Paris Hilton enjoying motherhood are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists are Peter Gabriel’s long awaited album, a Robin Hood game with robots and Harrison Ford’s last hurrah as…

[clownkiwi]

CLOWNKIWI'S AFFILIATE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CAPPED SUBATHON!!!

At 3:30pm EST, I will be holding a capped subathon celebrating my one whole year of becoming a Twitch Affiliate, when I was finally able to get paid for what I do!! So, to celebrate that (+ as one final major hurrah of normal Switch streams), I will be playing Among Us, Fall Guys, Mario & more!! So, please join if you're able to and sub!!! (if you can't, follows will always be appreciated & I won't turn away anybody in chat!!)

BTW, here are the sub goals & follower goals for now!! (More will be added as we reach more milestones)

[scarlett-v-the-fox]

Kat and Ana Blog Entries

Hey there! I just translated Kat and Ana’s blog on the WarioWare Mega Microgame$ website. Notice how they switch off every day.

Disclaimer: My Japanese isn’t perfect, and I had to look up a lot of words used. But I’m confident 95% of this is correct!

Feel free to ask me any questions!

Kat: February 28, Friday “Jimmy-dono got the chance to help us with our homepage! It was hard, but he did it somehow! Hurrah! I will write a diary starting today. It’s hard to write every day, so I’m thinking of switching on and off with Ana. Nice to meet you.”

Ana: March 1, Saturday “I will write the diary today. Today, I had a Ninja Arts lesson with my older sister Kat. That’s why my sister stepped on one of my caltrops… She seemed to be really hurt… I’m really sorry, sis…”

Kat: March 2, Sunday “Today, we went to 9-Volt-dono’s house and played games together! Ana burst into tears playing Yoshi’s Cookie and cried so much that she couldn’t help it. She got a real cookie from Mona-dono and finally gave up (although the cookie looked strange). My sister is hard to deal with.”

Ana: March 3, Monday “I went to see Boji at club Sugar today. Even though she’s an old cat, she was running around energetically. Speaking of Club Sugar, I saw Jimmy-dono, and he gave me a ringtone! Lucky!”

Kat: March 4, Tuesday “I got a lot of emails from Jimmy-dono yesterday. I’m really happy to receive all of these, but I don’t know how to reply to them all… Jimmy-dono really likes email!”

Ana: March 5, Wednesday “Today we played Mario Kart with 9-Volt-dono. 9-Volt-dono is very good at it. Me and my sister couldn’t even win. But 9-Volt-dono’s pet (Fronk-dono) joined in, and the three of us cooperated together, we won! Fronk-dono is very good!”

Kat: March 6, Thursday “Because Ana overslept today, we were almost late for kindergarten. If Dribble-dono’s taxi hadn’t come and brought us there, we wouldn’t have made it. I got so angry at Ana for oversleeping, I may have said a little too much… I feel sorry.”

Ana: March 7, Friday “I was about to be late for kindergarten yesterday because I overslept, so I got into a fight with my sister. But I didn’t say I was sorry. I didn’t say much the whole day yesterday. I couldn’t say it today either, but I feel sorry because I didn’t think about her. Sis, I’m sorry.”

Kat: March 8, Saturday “Today, Wario-dono held a barbecue, so me and Ana went together. We made grass dumplings. But everything was eaten by Wario-dono… We will sleep in a tent at night. Ana was playing with Crygor-dono’s jet pack until just awhile ago. She got tired after awhile and fell asleep. We’re still kids.”

Ana: March 9, Sunday “It was so cold yesterday, I caught a cold. I have a runny nose. Mona-dono seemed to be well, but… I will go to bed early today. Zzz.”

Kat: March 10, Monday “Ana was absent from kindergarten today because of her cold, so I went alone. It’s raining a lot and it’s dark on this road. I wonder if I’ll have to take care of Ana when I get home.”

Ana: March 11, Tuesday “I haven’t gotten rid of my cold yet. I want to play outside soon. I wonder if Ninja Arts can cure my cold… Oh, I got a Get Well Soon email from Jimmy again. I was happy to receive a lot of emails yesterday. I couldn’t sleep even though I wanted to because I was up a bit much.”

Kat: March 12, Wednesday “Ana hasn’t recovered from her cold yet, so I practiced Ninja Arts by myself. Using the technique of hiding isn’t as interesting because no one will find me. May Ana’s cold go away soon.”

Ana: March 13, Thursday “My cold has finally come to an end! Horray! I went to kindergarten for the first time after that. I have been practicing Ninja Arts with my sister. I’m so glad to be healthy!”

Kat: March 14, Friday “Today we played “The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords” with 9-Volt-dono. The battle for the coins was exciting! Fronk-dono played the best, which was different than 9-Volt-dono usually winning. It seemed that even two people could play, so after 9-Volt-dono was done, I played with Ana. It was interesting because I could proceed while talking!”

Ana: March 15, Saturday “I went on a picnic with my sister today. We climbed to the top of the mountain. It’s still winter, so I wasn’t feeling well. Though, we did play pretend as warriors like Hakagure! I would like to go again.”

Kat: March 16, Sunday “My sword broke, so I went to Crygor-dono’s research institution to have it fixed. Crygor-dono’s research institution is kind of dim. It’s a little scary.”

Ana: March 17, Monday “I went to see Miyakyo-san’s dog Jack today. He is a kind of Shetland sheepdog. He’s somehow amazing~. His fur was so fluffy, I felt very comfortable stroking it.”

Kat: March 18, Tuesday “When I met Jack, we thought about wanting to have a pet too. But having a pet seems difficult. You have to feed it every day, take a walk with it, and if it gets sick, you’ll have to take it to the vet. You’d have to take your responsibility properly. But we want pets.”

Ana: March 19, Wednesday “Today we gave Mona-dono ninjutsu lessons. Mona-dono said she would do ninjutsu for the first time. She was so good that she might be better than us. We have to practice so that we don’t lose!”

Kat: March 20, Thursday “Wario-dono invited us over for a space trip. I wasn’t sure, but Ana wanted to go, so I decided to go too. I won’t be able to write in the diary for awhile. We shall do other things!”

Ana: April 15, Tuesday “We went on a space trip, right? It seems that we came back when we were asleep. I wanted to stay longer.”

Kat: April 16, Wednesday “When we went to kindergarten today, everyone said “It’s been a long time.” All we did was take a break.”

Ana: April 17, Thursday “Today, I did great work in kindergarten. We drew elephants and cats on origami paper, cut it into their animal shapes, and put them on the wall! I enjoy kindergarten!”

Kat: April 18, Friday “We played WarioWare at 9-Volt-dono’s house. It’s a game for one person but everyone can play in way. 9-Volt-dono gave us the games we made. For some reason, Fronk-dono appeared in them! Why~?”

Ana: April 19, Saturday “It’s already spring! A lot of the tree blossoms are blooming! The river banks are yellow and very beautiful! The butterflies are also flying. The wind is also warm and comfortable. I love spring!”

Kat: April 20, Sunday “Somehow, it’s been getting warmer recently. It feels good starts to get me sleepy. Does that mean I don’t remember the beginning of spring? I’ll take a little nap. Yawn~…”

Ana: April 21, Monday “Today, me, my sister, and 9-Volt-dono went skipping rope. 9-Volt-dono jumped while me and my sister sang enka songs, and he jumped 100 times! Amazing!”

Kat: April 22, Tuesday “I heard about how my father trained when he was a child. My father said that he had been training in the mountains since he was in kindergarten. We also want to be good ninjas, so I shall stay in the mountains…”

Ana: April 23, Wednesday “I received a piece of paper with a lot of impressions of the games we made from Dribble-dono. I’m glad everyone is happy! I can tell you why we are practicing ninjutsu. Our family has been living like this for generations. We are also practicing from kindergarten so we can become good ninjas. I will do my best so I can become a full-fledged ninja!”

Kat: April 24, Thursday “Today, everyone that worked on WarioWare had a roundtable meeting. We did our best to make it, and so did everyone else. I want to play it again. I’ll try the tricks that I got down!”

Kat and Ana: April 25, Friday “Well, we have decided to stay in the mountains and practice like our father. We are going to live alone for awhile. It’s a shame that we can’t meet our mother or father during the time, but since it’s training, we have to be patient. We’ll keep this dairy here for the time being. Thank you to everyone who read it! Well then, bye bye!”

[avengerscompound]

Catch and Release - 13

Catch and Release: A Captain America Fanfic

Masterlist PREVIOUS //

Buy me a ☕ Character Pairing:  Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers x F!Reader

Word Count:  2785

Rating:  E

Square filled: @star-spangled-bingo​ - "It's probably too late to go to the bathroom right?”

Warnings:  Smut (MMF bisexual threesome.  Oral sex, Anal fingering, Double penetration - vaginal and anal)

Synopsis: When you overexert yourself on a mission with Steve and Bucky, the boys admit to having fantasies that involve you.  Fantasies that you share.  But with one Super Soldier needs intimacy and the other is still dealing with being touch starved, exploring those desires without anyone catching feelings is a little tricky.

Chapter 13: Return to the Wild

The two weeks you had between accepting the new job in LA and actually going out there to do it, were intense.  It felt that the only free time you had was when you were asleep and that had been lacking really.  Hill was a hardass about you learning what you needed to know before you left, and there was a lot to learn.  Even with the fact you understood the paperwork and there would be your very own AI named Jocasta there was a mountain of procedures and protocols to learn.  Not to mention you were now being let into Hill’s secret underground world of moles and networks.  Every workday was two to three hours more than average.  Then you’d spend a couple of hours on the internet or phone organizing your things being moved into your new home and office or talking to Clint about leads that would need following when you go there.

Then when you were finally done with all that, you’d go spend time with Bucky and Steve.  You’d had sex with them almost every day since talking over whether you should take the job or not.  Partially the three of you were making the most of the last time you have available to you.  They were your best friends and you wanted to make the last days you had together count.  Even outside the sex you were eating and watching movies and playing board games.  Steve sketched a picture of the three of you together to take with you while you and Bucky played Mario Kart against each other.  There was the sex though, it was stupid to pretend you weren’t going up there to squeeze every last ridiculously fun drop out of the arrangement you had.  This was it.  Maybe when you visited New York again you might hook up, but more than like you wouldn’t.  Who knew what things would be different by then anyway.  They might decide to adopt a child.  You might have met someone finally.  It was best to act like this was the last hurrah.

Not to mention, they’d been patiently preparing you for your request.  Each night there had been some anal play.  First getting you used to the sensation to make sure that was definitely something you wanted, and then training you with thicker and thicker devices so when you did take one of them you’d be ready.  It was something they each had experience with given how well endowed they both were and the fact until each other neither had ever been had anal sex before.

You were grateful for it.  Up until now, you had led the show.  It was nice seeing them being the smug ones.  Well, Steve more than Bucky.  Bucky was cocky whether he earned it or not.

By the time the going away party was being held on the party deck, you were exhausted.  You’d attended a few parties hosted by Tony Stark, but this was the best attended you’d seen.  Clint was one of the originals and everyone old and new wanted to see him off.  There were people there that weren’t officially Avengers who had just worked with Clint or the team from time to time and Tony and Pepper had shown up.  The room was noisy and alcohol flowed freely.

You sat at the bar watching Clint absolutely destroy anyone who came near him at darts while you nursed a drink.  You didn't want to get drunk tonight.  You wanted to go away tomorrow remembering absolutely everything.

“You keep an eye on my bird for me, won't you?” Natasha said coming over and stepping behind the bar.  She started fixing herself a drink as she kept her eyes on Clint.

“Can I ask why you didn't take the job yourself?” You asked, turning your attention to Natasha.  “I know he must have had you at the top of the list.”

Natasha gave a small shrug and dropped a cherry into her martini glass.  “I'm not sure I could take orders from Clint and I would hate to undermine him,” she said.  “And I know what Hill’s job entails and it's not for me.  Don't get me wrong, I'd be amazing at it, but I have enough pokers in a whole slew of fires as it is, I don't want to juggle that level of responsibility too.”

“Aren't you going to miss him though?” You asked.

“Yeah, of course, I am.  I'll probably end up visiting all the time anyway.  And who knows?  Maybe I am more codependent than I'd like to admit and I end up just joining the team,” she said swirling a stick in the shimmering pink liquid.  “I did once follow a man to California.  It didn't work out so well.  But what about you?  You're leaving your super-soldiers behind.”

You looked over to where Steve was playing a game of pool with Sam.  “They aren't mine,” you said.  “But yes, I'll miss them.  I'm gonna miss all of you.  But them especially.  Steve told me you gave them the shovel talk too.”

Nat took a sip of her drink and nodded.  “You all did better than I thought.  I was sure by now there would have been some drama or you'd be living together.”

“They’re good people.  They weren't going to hurt me.  They'd have stopped it before it got that far,” you explained as you turned back to her.  “And they're not mine.  I've known that all along.  They're my friends and they were safe but it's time to join the real world.”

Natasha smiled and raised her glass.  “To losing our fuck buddies,” she said playfully.

You laughed and clinked your glass against hers.

When the party started to wrap up Natasha collected up Clint and dragged him off (though far from reluctantly) to do what you assumed was in the ballpark of what your plans were for tonight.  You took it as a queue to go seek out Bucky and Steve.

They were cuddled up on a recliner looking out over the city.  It was rare seeing them with their guards down so low in public, but then a lot of people had left and most of the people left were friends rather than acquaintances.

Bucky held out his hand to you when you reached them and pulled you down on top of them.  “Did you have fun?”  Bucky asked.

“Yeah, it’s been good seeing everyone,” you agreed.  “Could have done without the ‘moving forward’ speech.”

Bucky started laughing while Steve swatted your thigh.  “Too bad, I’m the boss, and I’ll do as many boring speeches as I like,” Steve teased.

“You gotta get one last one before you go anyway or you’ll start missing them,” Bucky added.

You chuckled and curled in against them both.  “Yeah, I’m gonna miss them.  I bet Clint will give completely different speeches.”

“They’ll include puns and mentions of getting pizza after,” Bucky joked.

Bucky’s hand slid up your thigh and he nosed at your neck.

“You want to head down to bed?”  Steve asked you.

“Mm… you make that sound so innocent, Stevie,” Bucky rumbled.  “What she wants is to have us fuck her so hard it takes her through until next year.  Isn’t that right, darlin’?”

“I wouldn’t not like that,” you said, stifling a laugh.

“Don’t be modest now,”  Bucky growled against your ear.  “You want to be pinned between us as we both rail into you, don’t you?”

“Mm-hmm…” you hummed, wriggling on top of them.

“Alright, enough flirting,” Steve said, getting up.  “We’re all sure things and we know it.”

You and Bucky followed him to the elevator.  Bucky pulled you against him as you rode it down, and he kissed your neck from behind as his hands slid up under your shirt and massaged your breasts.

You moaned softly and Steve turned to you and leaned down, kissing you deeply.  It was annoyingly brief though, as the elevator stopped on Steve and Bucky’s floor and the doors opened.

As soon as you got into their apartment the three of you started shedding your clothes, leaving them in a trail from the door to the bedroom.

Steve spun you to face him when you were down to just your underwear and he kissed you hungrily Bucky moved up behind you and as Steve unhooked your bra Bucky slid your panties down to the ground.  Steve’s hands ran down your back to your ass and he lifted you.  You wrapped your legs around his waist and rolled your hips against him.  He was still in his boxers and his cock pressed against you through the thin fabric.

Bucky picked up the lube from the bedside table and squeezed it on his fingers.  He came up behind you and as you ground your hips against Steve as he massaged the lube on your asshole.  You moaned loudly and tried to relax, popping your ass out toward him.  Steve held you in place, kissing your neck and sucking at your earlobe as Bucky slowly eased first one finger into your ass and then another.  You tensed and rocked against him, rubbing your aching cunt against Steve’s clothed cock as Bucky slowly and gently fucked your ass with his fingers, stretching you in readiness for what was to come.

When Bucky took his hand away you mewled needily and rocked your hips against Steve.  Steve responded by lifting you.  You shrieked as he raised you up above his head and guided your legs over his shoulders.   You grabbed fistfuls of his hair and linked your ankles at the back of his shoulders.  “Steve!” You squealed as you tried to steady yourself.

Steve didn’t answer, he just buried his face into your cunt and began to eat you out like a starving man.  His tongue swirled around and wide, lapping at your folds and dipping inside of you.  You moaned and held on, your legs trembling and your heart hammering in your chest.

Bucky moved up behind you, putting his hand on your back.  “Relax,” he soothed.  “We’ve got you.  You’re not gonna fall.”

You relaxed as best you could and Steve began to focus on your clit.  His fingers dug into your thighs as he held you in place.  Bucky’s hand stayed on your back and your let yourself lean against him a little, though your hands stayed firmly tangled in Steve’s hair.  With each jolt that ran through you, you’d moan and pull on Steve’s hair and he would, in turn, moan into your cunt.

Adrenaline coursed through you, heightening your senses and making everything more intense.  Your clit twitched with every flick of Steve’s tongue and your muscles clenched and spasmed.  Your orgasm built and when it broke, it crashed down on you making your legs kick out and your hips buck against Steve’s face.  “Fuck!” You screamed arching back.

Bucky caught you and helped lower you down, taking you in his arms and moving to the bed with you.  You felt high on a mix of adrenaline and endorphins and you were still panting when Steve and Bucky rolled on condoms and got into position on the bed.  You straddled Bucky’s waist and with shaky legs, you lowered yourself down on his cock.  He watched on as you rolled your hips in a figure of eight while seated firmly on him.  Steve moved up behind you and kissed your neck you leaned back against him and captured your lips.  He moaned into your lips and rutted against your ass, his hands sliding up your stomach to cup your breasts.  When you broke the kiss you lay down over Bucky, pressing your body against his.

Bucky’s arms wrapped around you and held you close.  “You sure this is what you want?”  He whispered against your ear.

“Yes, please,” you begged.  “Give it to me.”

Steve pressed his palm to the middle of your back and squeezed more lube on your ass.  The head of his cock pressed against your tight hole and he eased it in.

You keened and curved your back at the burn in your ring muscle as his cock stretched you.  Bucky began to thrust his hips up into you, distracting you from the pain that was blossoming and changing it too.  Steve was patient, he took his time to let you adjust.  When you began to relax he began to thrust.

You were full to breaking and it felt like a wildfire was running through your veins as your two best friends thrust into you, giving you the thing you had asked for and brought you apart doing it.  They held you between them and kissed your neck and back and caressed your skin.  Your second orgasm of the night hit you hard, you screamed out with it and shuddered between them.  Bucky grunted but he kept thrusting, fucking you through it.  That high feeling you had deepened.  Your head felt floaty and soft while your body crackled and buzzed.

“Oh god,” you mewled.  “You feel so good.”

“So do you, darlin’,” Bucky soothed, stroking your hair.

With another cry, you came again, your core clenching and squeezing them tight.  Bucky jerked up hard into you and groaned loudly as your orgasm dragged his over too.  You could feel the pulse of his cock as he emptied into you.

Steve kept thrusting into your ass, but he wasn’t too far behind, he leaned forward and his thrusts shallowed.  “Steve,” you whimpered.  “Steve, come on my back.”

Steve groaned and got up on his knees.  He pulled out and pulled off the condom, tossing it hastily into the wastebasket by the bed as he jerked himself off.  He made a soft grunt sound and released, painting your back in hot ribbons.

You collapsed down on Bucky, breathing heavily and he gently ran his fingers through your hair.   “Good?”  He whispered.

“So good,” you hummed.

The following day you had breakfast with Steve and Bucky before going to your apartment to shower and pack up the last of your things.  When you went down to meet Clint at the Quin Steve, Bucky, Sam, Natasha, Rhodey, Wanda, Vision, and Bruce were all there to see you off.  You and Clint hugged them each in turn and when you got to Steve and Bucky they both engulfed you in their arms at the same time.  “I’ll be coming to check things out in a month,” Steve said. “But you’ll hear from me before then.”

“Yeah, I know,” you said with your face pressed against his chest.

“Did we ever thank you for … you know… everything?  What we did together… I think for most people, that stays as a fantasy.  I’m so grateful that we got to explore that with you.”  Steve said.

You pulled back and looked up at him.  “We did it together, Steve,” you said. “I got just as much out of it as you.”

He smiled and pressed a kiss on your forehead.  “Still.  Thank you.”

You kissed his cheek and turned and kissed Bucky.  “Take care of yourself, darlin’.  And call us tonight.”

“Will do,” you agreed. “Talk soon.”

“Come on slowpoke, we have air currents to catch!” Clint called.

“Shit, alright!”  You called back.

“Fly safe,” Steve said and hugged you one last time.  You waved to everyone as you followed Clint onto the jet.

He got into the cockpit and began the take-off procedure and you took the seat beside him.   “I thought we’d be flying with the kids,” you said as you went through the procedure with him.

“They went via America Chavez express.  They’ll have completely trashed the place by the time we get there.  Unfortunately, the jet needs to come too, so we have to do it the old fashioned way,” Clint explained.

“This is old fashioned?”  You teased.

“In comparison to teleporting it is,” Clint laughed.  “You ready?”

You looked at him and smirked.  "It's probably too late to go to the bathroom, right?”

“Not to worry,” he said as the jet took off.  “There’s a really horrible one back there if you need it.”

“Oh good,” you said, laughing with him.

“Oh and,” Clint said, looking at you through the side of his eye.  “If you’re looking for another fuck buddy.  My card is now open.”

You snorted and nudged him.  “Gee, thanks, Clint,” you said.  “I’ll keep that in mind.”

He patted your leg.  “We’ll be alright.  Besides, there’s In and Out.  Get a few of them in you and you won’t even remember what you were missing.”

You broke down into laughter and relaxed back in your chair.  It was time to look forward and start your new life.

~ END ~

[katlynroseanneart]

Vivian is the best character from paper mario thousand year door. No, I don’t take constructive criticism regarding that fact. (Also constructive criticism regarding this art is fine, but know it’s old so if you got anything to say check my recent works) Also, Vivian is trans. It’s cannon. I love it. Now then, onto something completely different but not at all surprising… I am a F o o l A foolish fool. A fool beyond reckoning. A fool beyond reason. This art… is old. I was meant to post it months ago, but I forgot so I desired to post it last Saturday. Last. Saturday. I’ve been procrastinating this because I didn’t want to write a goddamn description… and while I have some commissions to fall back on for my next post, the rest of my works are all in progress so I’m gonna need to hustle to have them done in less than 2 weeks. Hurrah, I am a fool. 💜 🏳️‍⚧️ 💜 🏳️‍⚧️ #🎨 #cute #character #artwork #cartoon #drawing #art #draw #artist #instagood #papermario #thousandyeardoor #papermariothousandyeardoor #vivian #shadowsiren #trans #transpride #artworks #artistsoninstagram #artofinstagram #artoftheday #artdaily #artistic #illustration #digitalart #digitalillustration #digitalartist #artgram #drawings #characters https://www.instagram.com/p/CRikFWTFNoW/?utm_medium=tumblr

[captainshyguy]

U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites? :o

ooo tysm!! :’D i have already answered this one here, but i love talking abt characters i love, so im happy to do so again! i think i’ll choose tied/second faves from the respective fandoms here ehehe 

for reference, last time i talked about quirrel, captain rex, and dimentio! 

hollow knight- sheo 

this was a tough one, i love a lot of the hk characters, but none reach the level quirrel does for me, so i had trouble choosing between sheo, mato, the stag, and ghost x] anyway! i really like sheo, he has a very calm, but thoughtful and enthusiastic presence about him, and i wish we got a little minigame where you could do some art with him eheheh, i could sit in his hut for hours, he feels like such a friend! i wish he wasnt such a pain to reach everytime, but at least hiveblood can help with that. i like his fight visually, even if i think thematically, he did give up his time as a nailmaster, and it feels odd to be fighting him at all, even as a last hurrah. and his design!! his paint splattered apron is a lot of fun, and it really helps distinguish him from his brothers! of course, i cant go without mentioning the nailsmith! the happy couple achievement really warms my heart, seeing how he’s painted the nailsmith, how both of them are feeling less lonely, more invigorated and happy is so nice! not many characters get a happy ending in game, so im really glad they did 

tcw- waxer

its the dad!! innocents of ryloth is still my favourite clone wars episode, and waxer is 100% why! he wears his heart on his sleeve, i love how he disobeys direct orders to do what’s right, everytime without hesitation. like, he sees a young, starving girl run off into a droid infested area and immediately goes after her because ‘im not gonna let the droids get her!’ she shows him and boil her ruined home and he gives her the one toy that’s still left, he hugs her and tells her its going to be okay, he gives her a lil nose boop, pats her head!! waxer’s so kindhearted and good at his core and i wish we got more of him, 10/10 most huggable clone 

mario- captain shy guy 

luigi im so sorry for shafting you again, but i think he’s a pretty typical answer, and i’ve been thinking abt captain shy guy a lot recenty!! 

i wasnt expecting to love minion quest as much as i did, but the second they gave captain goomba someone to bounce off of, i fell in love, and captain shy guy is the PERFECT person for it. he’s so snarky and blunt (also with those hidden shyness and self esteem issues we see in the cutie battle contest, getting pretty bad stage fright) but he’s pretty smart, and it contrasts fantastically with goomba’s airheadedness, but bright enthusiasm. but of course!!! the best thing, is despite this, despite this! captain shy guy is so, absolutely loyal to him beyond it all. sergeant guy trying to convince him to change sides, but refuses because captain goomba is ‘good people’ telling koopa and boo that goomba has ‘always had it in him from the beginning’ and ‘reminds [him] of lord bowser’ throwing a turnip at ludwig of all people, the second he insults captain goomba, and declaring to goomba, for everyone to hear ‘i’m with you until the bitter end’ like!!!! the loyalty!! the devotion!!! captain shy guy is abrasive, and not afraid to call goomba out, but he’d also do absolutely anything for him and THAT my fellow gays is PEAK ROMANCE 

[thisyearingaming]

2011 - This Year in Gaming

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective - Nintendo DS, January 11th

A quirky adventure game where you are fucking dead, and you gotta work out who killed you. Ghost Trick is like Ace Attorney at first glance - it looks similar, and is made by effectively the same development team. Give it a shot on iOS.

Dead Space 2 - Multiplatform, January 25th 

Dead Space 2 was the undisputed king of alien horror until Alien: Isolation released. Yeah, you battle massive acid-spitting aliens, but it’s the necromorph babies you’re gonna be shit-scared of. It isn’t quite as unique as it’s predecessor, but it’s definitely much better to play. Bring your brown pants.

The Nintendo 3DS Releases - March 27th

The 3DS was like magic when you first fired the 3D slider all the way up - then it became a gimmick you never used again. Releasing with a few decent launch titles and being able to boast Street Fighter IV as playable, the 3DS arguably didn’t really pick up much steam until a few months after launch. While more powerful than the original DS which was six years old at the time, I can’t remember being particularly interested in it at the time.

Portal 2 - Multiplatform, April 19th 

Valve’s final single player experience until their jump into VR was a bloody good one - very funny and amusingly written with the best Steve Merchant performance since The Ricky Gervais Show, Portal 2′s puzzle solving adventure is rarely a chore to play through, and has thousands of custom maps courtesy of the Steam community.

L.A. Noire - Multiplatform, May 17th

Rockstar’s foray into adventure games has stood the test of time as an enjoyable and often startling journey nto the seedy underbelly of 1947 Los Angeles - as Cole Phelps you’ll threaten a Jewish man with the gas chamber, arrest a paedophile instead of a clearly guilty father, quote Hamlet to a prop skull at the scene of a car crash, destroy thousands of dollars of property, and yell at a child whose mother’s just been murdered. Great fun!

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Windows 

CDPR hit it out of the park with a fantastically improved sequel to 2007′s Eurojank diamond in the rough The Witcher, and really introduce Geralt of Rivia to more people for the first time with this game. A branching story that sees Geralt hunting Letho, the killer of King Foltest, and allying either with smelly hippy elven leader Iorveth and his terrorists who don’t appear in the sequel or the very cool but quite racist Vernon Roche and his special forces group, who are supporting characters in the sequel.

Alice: Madness Returns - Multiplatform, June 14th

A surprisingly charming, unsettling dive into the fractured psyche of the Victorian equivalent of an actual goth gf, Alice is a sequel to American McGee’s Alice from 2000. Surreal as fuck and absolutely drowning in atmosphere. Just don’t look at any of the YouTube comments on videos of the soundtrack. Rather bizarre show...

Duke Nukem Forever - Multiplatform, June 14th

Sometimes it’s best NOT to bet on the Duke. I bought this game to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I did neither - DNF is fucking boring, and I blame it ALL on Randy Pitchford’s devotion to ruining things I like. DNF could’ve been brilliant - either embrace your heritage like Doom Eternal would eventually do, or make it into a “last hurrah” kind of thing where Duke realises he’s getting old and can’t kick ass forever. The greatest disappointment of the 2010s so far - but worse would follow with it. The King is dead - hail to the King, baby.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Multiplatform, August 23rd

The piss-tinted prequel to 2000′s excellent conspiracy RPG Deus Ex, Human Revolution is like smashing Robo-Cop into a world where Detroit is not a humanitarian disaster zone. Adam Jensen, the gravelly-voiced biomechanically enhanced security chief of David Sarif, is dragged into a world of American conspiracies involving FEMA death camps, the government enforcing martial law in US cities and massive Chinese conglomerates plotting to control the world. Just like real life! DXHR is my favourite in the series for its design, atmosphere and narrative.

Dead Island - Multiplatform, September 6th

Eh. Wasn’t that good. Notable for having the most misleading fucking trailer since Metal Gear Solid 2, but nowhere near as fulfilling upon release. An open world zombie survival game with a focus on melee weapons more fragile than your granny’s second hip. Oh great, now there’s a dead kid on my page. Thanks, Techland!

Driver: San Francisco - Multiplatform, September 6th

A game you literally can’t buy anymore, DSF was incredible to play when it came out and has only really gotten better with time. It’s still so unique for a driving game that I’m surprised Ubisoft have had the good sense to just leave it and not go pants-on-head retarded with the franchise since. Nick Robinson had to buy Subway gift cards just to purchase this game. 

Batman: Arkham City - Multiplatform, October 18th

Arkham City was so cool at launch and it still is today. A proper Batman epic with twists, turns, and the most addictive combat arena for years. This whole thing is gold from start to finish, except for the Harley Quinn DLC. I can’t even go into detail about it here, but I fucking LOVE this game.

Sonic Generations - Multiplatform, November 1st

Sonic Generations is the best Sonic game since 3 & Knuckles, but has now unfortunately convinced Sega that not only do people despise the Adventure games, they also really want to see Classic Sonic and Green Hill EVERY GODDAMN DAY. Generations is like a proper celebration of Sonic’s history, even including stuff from every reviewer’s favourite punching bag Sonic 2006 - I really like Generations and it has a stellar modding scene on PC.

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception - Sony PlayStation 3, November 1st

The “finale” of the Uncharted series until Naughty Dog decided it wasn’t. Uncharted 3 may not be as tight as Among Thieves, but it’s just as enjoyable. As quipping invincible action hero Nathan Drake, you’ll ruin historical artifacts and “incapacitate” about 4000 guys in your quest to find Iram of the Pillars, chased by Cruella de Ville and her mercenary squad of a million faceless Englishmen. 

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Multiplatform, November 8th

God I was so excited for this. World War 3 never looked cooler, and then it came out - and it wasn’t that good. It didn’t feel as epic as MW2, not as well-written as MW, and not as interesting as World at War and Black Ops. Multiplayer was... fine? I think this is the point where most people realised that Call of Duty was basically downhill from here.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Multiplatform, November 11th

See this paragraph? You can read it. Another installment in Bethesda’s cross-franchise “Little Lies” series, Skyrim has been released more times than China’s created a pandemic. But it’s still really good and when you rub it the right way it comes all over your screen like a particularly excited storyteller, ready to point in the direction of adventure.

Super Mario 3D Land - Nintendo 3DS, November 13th

Yeah this was the point I decided I wanted a 3DS. It looked incredible and so fluid, and it really was! Playing this was great fun. That’s really all there is - I can’t be funny about it, nor overly critical. What do you want from me?

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations - Multiplatform, November 15th 

I didn’t like this when it came out - I thought the new graphic style was bad, Constantinople was dull, and the music was too different. Ezio was angrier, older, and the complete lack of any supporting cast from Brotherhood had me thinking this was a game that nobody wanted to work on - but now that I’m older, I can see this for how good it really was. Revelations blends the Ezio and Altair stories together, culminating in a satisfying emotional climax. 

Saints Row: The Third - Multiplatform, November 15

This video speaks for itself.

Minecraft - Windows, November 18th

There’s something beautiful about those early builds of Minecraft. Quiet, unassuming, and riddled with potential for exploration. I could talk for hours about the first time I was thrown into Mojang’s survival experience, about how I still get a bit weepy hearing Wet Hands by C418, about how shit-scared I still am of the mines and caves. Minecraft is immortal, and always will be. 

[blurry-fics]

Chapter Sixteen

Prove Me Wrong | Series Masterlist

Warnings: Angst

Word Count: 1854

Author’s Note: I hope you enjoy this chapter! :)

“And done,” Y/N smiled as she threw the last strawberry into the bowl. “Now what?”

“Do you want to go sit outside?”

My hands were already shaking.

Y/N walked over to the window and looked out it. “It looks like it’s going to start raining. We should probably stay in here.”

“Your room then?”

I didn’t really care where we sat. She just needed to know. Soon.

“Sure.”

Y/N bobbed her head as she slowly made her way down the hallway towards the stairs. I followed close behind, already nervously picking at a hangnail on my thumb.

“Where’s Carter?” I asked.

“On his coffee date with Marenna.”

“Oh.”

“Yeah, I can’t wait until he gets back and tells me all about it. He hasn’t been quite the same since they broke up, so I really hope that they get back together.”

“That would be cool.”

Y/N turned to me as we walked into her room, “Are you feeling ok, Ty? You’ve been weird all morning.”

“Nervous.”

She took a seat on the edge of her bed and gestured for me to sit next to her. Once I was settled, she pulled her legs up under her so that she could sit cross-legged.

“What are you nervous about?”

“I just have something really important to tell you.”

Her eyebrows lifted slightly, “You do?”

“Yeah, but it can wait. I don’t want to make things weird.”

She shifted. “Ok.”

Why couldn’t I just tell her now?

“So, um, what now?”

I shrugged, “I’m not sure.”

Y/N grabbed a grape from the bowl and popped it into her mouth. I reached over and tried to grab one, but she swatted my hand away.

“You told me you didn’t want any fruit!” she laughed.

“Then I saw your fruit and changed my mind,” I said, already reaching for it again.

She sighed and held the bowl out towards me, allowing me the choice of whatever fruit I wanted. I grabbed a nice strawberry and a couple grapes.

“Tyler!” she groaned.

“What did I do now?”

“Stole the strawberry that I was looking forward to!”

The way she said that made me smile. It was the first genuine smile that had been on my face all day.

“Should have moved faster.”

“Ty-ler!” she said, drawing out the end.

I took a bite out of half of the strawberry before holding it out towards her, “Still want it?”

She contemplated it for a moment, started to reach for it, and then stopped suddenly.

“Nope, I can’t. I thought I would be able to eat it, but…” Her nose scrunched up. “I can’t.”

My smile faltered once again as I thought about the confession I had to make. My stomach was twisting in discomfort, and I was beginning to think that I should just tell her now to get rid of all the nerves. 

“Ty?”

“Huh?”

“Are you sure you’re ok?”

“Um, yeah.”

“You were staring at the ground for awhile there.”

“Was I?”

I reached over to grab another piece of fruit, but my hand hit the bottom of the bowl. Maybe I had been spaced out longer than I thought.

“Yes,” she answered. Her mouth curled up into the slightest hint of a smile. “Do you want to talk about what’s going on?”

I reached up and ran my hand through my hair, twisting a couple strands around my index finger. That haircut was still badly needed.

“Um, yeah. Yeah, let’s talk about it.”

Y/N leaned over me for a moment so that she could set her empty bowl on the bedside table. I inhaled sharply when her arm brushed against mine, but hoped she didn’t notice. Not that it would matter much longer, anyway.

“What’s up?” Y/N asked, folding her hands in her lap as she did so.

I took a moment to just look at her face. Her expression was blank, although I could tell by the way that she was looking at me that she was worried. She had never been very good at hiding that.

It took me a moment to actually get any words out of my mouth. My brain was too busy trying to think of the right way to tell her. Eventually, it settled on simply blurting it all out.

“I’m leaving.”

She blinked a couple times, face falling as she did so. Her eyes were looking everywhere but at mine.

“What do you mean?”

She pulled her bottom lip between her teeth and began to chew on it.

“Our label wants us to do a tour before we release the next album. We leave next week.”

She swallowed, “How long will you be gone?”

“Three months.”

“Three months?”

“Yeah.”

“I’ll be right back.”

Y/N grabbed her bowl from the table and disappeared, shutting the door behind her. She still hadn’t looked at me. Maybe telling her now hadn’t been such a good idea. The nerves had just been replaced by a different kind of discomfort.

She came back upstairs a few minutes later. I could tell that she had been crying, although she tried to hide it. There was nothing I wanted more than to reach out and hug her, but it felt… wrong.

“We should do something. You know, before you leave.”

“Like what?”

She took a deep breath, “Like, um, you know… we can make it like a movie. Our last hurrah before you’re gone for three months.”

Three months. I didn’t like the way it sounded when she said it.

“Yeah. Like a movie,” I repeated.

Y/N paused for a moment. She still wouldn’t meet my eyes.

“You really leave in a week, huh?”

“Yeah.”

“When did you find out?”

“Just a few days ago. Right after we got signed.”

“Oh.”

“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner.”

She shook her head, “You told me at the right time.”

“Are you sure?”

Another pause. “Yes.”

Y/N finally met my eyes and forced a smile. I know she was trying to reassure me, but I could tell that it was hard for her not to cry. Well, cry more than she already had.

It was the same way I was feeling right now.

*     *     *

“I told her,” I said as I scooped some pasta into a bowl.

“Told her what?” Josh asked from the other side of the counter.

“That we’re leaving.”

“How did she take it?”

I shrugged, “About as well as you’d expect.”

“How are you taking it?”

“Bad.”

I grabbed a fork and carried my lunch into the living room. Josh followed after me, carrying his own food. We sat down on the couch. He turned on the TV, but it wasn’t really for anything except background noise.

“Bad?”

“Yeah.”

“I’m sure this whole situation isn’t as bad as you think.”

“You didn’t see the look on her face, Josh.”

He opened his mouth to say something, but stopped himself.

“Just think about it: Y/N is my support system and vice versa. How are we supposed to help each other when we’re hundreds of miles apart?”

“It might not be that bad!” Josh offered. “This is our first tour; we have no idea what anything is going to be like. Besides, there’s always FaceTime and texting.”

“I guess.”

“And it’s only three months. It’s not like we’re leaving for a year with no means of communication or anything.”

“You’re right.”

I poked around at my pasta. Josh trying to put a positive spin on the whole tour situation wasn’t really doing much besides making me feel worse.

“Are you going to tell her how you feel before we leave?”

I squeezed my eyes shut, “I hadn’t even thought about that.”

“It might be a good opportunity. I mean, that way if she rejects you, then you don’t have to face her for three months.”

“Oh man.”

Josh reached over and patted me on the shoulder, “Come on, rejection isn’t that bad!”

“No, it’s not that. Can we just focus on something else?” I asked. “I don’t want to think about leaving right now.”

“Sure. Um, you want to hear about that date I went on the other day?”

“Yeah.”

Josh spent the next twenty minutes detailing the awful date he had been on the week before, which was a nice distraction from thinking about Y/N. It even managed to put a smile on my face, which had been a rare occurrence today.

“I take it you won’t be going on a second date?” I asked as I fished the final noodle out of my bowl.

“No way. I don’t even want to randomly bump into her on the street again.”

“That won’t be a problem much longer,” I sighed.

Josh placed a hand on my shoulder, “Come on, man. Let’s play some video games or something to get your mind off of this.”

“Good idea.”

Josh worked on setting up Mario Kart while I carried the dishes into the kitchen. I didn’t bother washing them yet, I could just get them all done once I finished making dinner. When I returned to the living room, Josh was waiting for me with two controllers in his hands.

“Think we can play Mario Kart on a van?” he asked.

“If we’re dedicated enough,” I laughed.

“Agreed.”

Mario Kart. That’s all I needed to worry about for now.

*     *     *

2:45 am.

That’s what the clock on the bedside table said.

I still hadn’t fallen asleep.

I threw the covers off of me and walked out to the kitchen. The dirty dishes from lunch with Josh were still in the sink, half full of water. Those would have to be done tomorrow. Maybe. If I ever got sleep.

I grabbed a clean glass from the cupboard and filled it with water. The faucet seemed loud compared to my silent apartment. Water splashed onto my hand. I wiped it off on my sweatpants.

Dim moonlight was filtering in through the window on the far side of the room, so I slowly wandered over to stand in it. A few cars were driving by on the street outside, their bright headlights illuminating the paint on the road in front of them. I wondered what anyone else would be doing up at this hour.

The water was cold against the back of my throat as I chugged half of the glass. It hurt just enough to distract me from all of the thoughts that had kept me from falling asleep for the last few hours, even if just for a moment. Maybe Y/N’s suggestion of changing my sleep schedule wouldn’t be such a bad idea, after all.

Y/N.

There she was, making her way through my thoughts again. I couldn’t get the picture of her face after I told her I was leaving out of my head. She had looked so upset, but I knew there was nothing I could do. Nothing that I could tell her that would make the pain go away. I was leaving and that was that.

Sometimes I wondered if it was the right choice.

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wait, i want a match up too!! i’m an INTP with type 5 personality. i’m 5’1 and have medium length hair. i dye it crazy colours and braid it every night so it has a slight wavy texture to it. i’m a female and identify myself as bisexual with a tad male preference. i can be quite energetic and take risks a lot. i’m a daring person but i’m also really tired most of the time and love to take naps. i’m not an interesting person but i do love video games and learning new facts. thank you!!

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I match you with...

Stu Macher!!

As an INTP, you’re a calculated genius- something Stu really needs in his life to stop him from doing dangerous and stupid things!! He also loves having someone smart to study with! He loves helping you pick what colour to dye your hair, and he braids it for you each and every night so you don’t have to do it yourself. As a fellow bisexual, the both of you like to dawn over pretty people together simply as a joke, and Stu loves bombarding you with cheesy pickup lines. Your energy matches his perfectly, and risk is his middle name! You can hurt yourselves together! Hurrah! Despite the daredevil fun the both of you have, Stu is also a cuddlebug and he loves to cuddle and nap with you, making sure you get enough sleep. Whether you think you’re interesting or not, Stu is captivated by everything you do, and Mario Kart tournaments are a must! He also adores listening to whatever interesting facts you have to share with him.