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camaro-and-smokes · 8 months

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Eve

Chapter 2: XNQ-377

Chapter summary: Billy didn't like the situation. At all. Eddie and Steve could be anywhere. He hoped they wouldn't be in the military section of the station. The evac should be partially easy. He had a map, an AI and a robot dog covering his six. But he also had a monster on a leash, and he and the monster weren't on the best of terms.

MIND THE TAGS - S E R I O U S L Y. This is a horror/scifi/creature movie crossover and loyal to the film. If the image below makes you queezy, this is not for you. Unless you like that queezy feeling, then, happy reading :)

Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: M/M/M Relationship: Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Tags: MetalSandwich Movie Mania, Movie: Aliens (1986), Aliens AU, Horror, Body Horror, Blood, Blood and Gore, Gore, Xenomorphs, Aliens, Metalsandwich, Mungrove, Harringrove, Science Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Crossover

Notes: Written for Metalsandwich Movie Mania 2023 @now-showing-at-the-hawk-events

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Billy rushed to the lower deck and towards the armoury. They had not at all small arsenal of weapons at their disposal, they did this shit for living. Handguns, pulse rifles, plasma rifles, grenade launchers, flamethrowers, sonic disruptors - you named it, they got it, and then some. But the most precious weapon to Billy was Steve. They never went to the battleground alone.

Or hadn't gone. Now he had no choice.

He was certain that Steve had no other weapons on him but a handgun, if even that. He carried nothing else on space stations when they weren't working. And Eddie carried nothing with him, ever. Well, maybe a Swiss army knife. Neither of those would help against what they were facing.

He strode through the massive doors to their armoury. He walked past the gun racks and gear boxes, collecting weapons with him as he walked. Plasma rifle was a must on a space station. It didn't puncture walls but only after heavy fire, so it was safer in this situation. Also, it didn't run out of ammo, but its battery would run out at some point. So, as many batteries with him as he could reasonably carry.

He knocked at one of the metal gear boxes with his knuckles. “Spot, let's go!” he said. The cover opened, and a yellow four-legged robot stepped out. “Hello, Billy,” it said, stretching its lone long grabbing arm up. “How may I help you?” “We're going to find Steve and Eddie. They're stuck somewhere on the station. Download the station map from Sis once I put her online. Gear up with the sonic disruptors, you're going to take care of my six. But ensure to avoid Eve with it. She'll be pissed off if you hit her with it.” “Acknowledged,” the robot said, and walked to the gear rack that held the disruptors and mounted one on itself.

Once he had his weapons of choice ready and laid out on the table in the middle of the room, he went to his armour closet. He opened the door and thought for a moment about the situation. They were on a space station, so he'd have to prepare for loss of atmosphere in addition to the normal bullshit of one set of normal sharp teeth, one set of high-speed teeth, in case he got too close, and of course the always as lovely acid blood. Also, on a military station like this he might encounter some friendly fire with the exception that the friendlies might not count him as a friendly anyway. So, he also needed something that would hold stray bullets.

Fuck. Normal hunting suit, then.

He didn't want to have his ass kicked by a stray marine who hadn't seen the chitin suit he had. It was Eddie's design and he had patented and licensed it, and suits made on the license were worn by an increasing number of space corps.

However, on a backwater station like this, it would be likely that no one had seen one before. But it was the only armor he could dodge at least some bullets with, so he didn't have a choice. He would've preferred something less straining, but the situation was what it was, so.

Although he was pretty sure that his worries about encountering any human weapons' fire would be among the least ones once he walked out of the ship.

The armour was shiny and black, made of thousands and thousands of small chitin shields. It glistened in the bleak light of the armoury and for a moment Billy felt unease, like he always did when he had to put this suit on. There was always something wrong if it was his only choice.

Their stop on the station was supposed to be just a regular stop, but of course, things had to go south just as everything had looked better. As usual. He just hoped that he wouldn’t be too late, for anyone’s sake.

He turned around and stepped backwards inside the armour, leaning to the back of it and greeting the AI that was operating it. “Hello, Sis.” “Hello, Billy,” the AI replied with a pleasant female voice as the armour quietly hummed to life. “Going hunting?” “Not hunting, but doing an evac. We’re leaving base.” “Acknowledged. Please remain still. Armour closing in one, two, three.” The armour knitted itself closed around Billy like a second skin, part by part starting from the boots. The helmet was the last one to lock itself in place. Billy followed from the heads-up-display of his helmet screen how Sis automatically linked all his chosen weapons to the armour and, one by one, the statuses of the weapons and other systems turned green. “Anyone else joining you today?” the AI asked. “I'm taking Spot with me,” he said. Then he paused and let out a deep breath, shaking his head. “No. It’s me, Spot, you and Eve.” He grimaced. “Link her to my suit as well.” “Do you want all reins over her?” After a short pause, Billy spoke. “Yes, please.”

Billy hated himself a little for having to link Eve to himself like that. Yes, she was huge and lethal, but after spending time with her - albeit from a safe distance - he couldn’t think but that there was intelligence like no other behind all that teeth and will to kill, even though that kind of intelligence was the source of a lot of bad things in the galaxy. But Eve was still a living creature that should have a certain level of freedom. Not that they could provide any of it to her since their ship was small-ish.

“Link to Eve established. She is not happy,” Sis remarked. “Yeah, I thought as much," Billy replied, taking another deep breath. "Maybe she changes her mind once she understands what’s at stake.” “What is at stake?” the AI asked. “Please go through the security feeds from the whole time we’ve been docked at the station. We’re in the middle of a shit-storm and Eddie and Steve are in the heart of it. Oh, and send the map of the station to Spot.” After a brief pause, the AI spoke. “I concur that your analysis of a shit-storm-like situation is accurate.” Billy snorted. “You’re starting to get the hang of deadpan humor, I see.” “I am doing my best,” the AI replied. “All systems have been activated and Spot has the map. You are ready to go.” “Thanks, Sis. Let’s put this show on the road.”

With all his weapons sorted to their places in his armor, Billy grabbed Eddie’s shirt he’d brought down with him from the cabin, took yet another deep breath, and walked to the cargo hold door, followed by Spot. He peeked in through the window in the thick door, but the space was dimly lit and quiet as it always was. However, it didn't mean that there wasn't something to be concerned about in there.

Billy hit the release button, and the door slid up, activating the lights in the hold. The temperature around him fell by 30 degrees and the heaters inside his armor kicked in. He cursed to himself. “I fucking hate this suit, I hate this fucking ship, the situation and I especially hate...”

A low hissing he could hear through his helmet’s outer mics interrupted his inner monologue. He stopped to take a breather. Approach her cautiously, never ever show that you are afraid, Eddie had said. She’s all bark and no bite as long as you don't show her you’re afraid. If you do, all safeties are off. Billy took a deep breath. “Rise and shine, Eve,” he said through the speakers in his suit and walked towards a terrarium-like habitat built in the back of the cargo hold. The closer Billy got to the habitat, the louder the hissing became. And not just because the distance grew shorter. “Yes, I know I woke you from your beauty sleep, princess, but I need your help. Your favorite person in the whole wide universe is in danger, and I need you to help me find him.” A dark shadow stirred in the habitat's shade as Billy got close.

No matter how often he came down here, it got no less nerve wrecking. He had to close the outer speakers so that his rugged breathing wouldn’t hint of his hesitation. Finally, he arrived in front of the habitat. Even though he was terrified about what he was about to do, a small part of him - very small, tiny even - was always in awe of what they were doing. And especially, that they actually could do it. It was unheard of, and yet, here he was, about to take one of the most horrifying creatures in the whole fucking universe for a walk.

-oOo-

Sample XNQ-377 was a genetically modified embryo that had been waiting for plantation to a host when Steve and Billy had broken into the science station in deep space. Not really knowing where they had been sent to but only told that this sample was what they were to locate and return to its 'rightful' owner in return for a hefty amount of money, they’d quickly learned that the science station they’d been sent to had been a fucking hive at that point. Xenos, mutated and disfigured in ways Billy and Steve had never seen, running around every corner, and all the staff spent as hosts.

The fact that there was only a limited amount of the bastards running around had been the only good thing they had going for them in that situation, really.

The science station had been doing other research as well, so once they’d found the lab and what they were told to fetch, they looted the rest of the laboratory, too, taking everything they could carry with them.

A great gig haul-wise, in every other sense a horrible one. They'd barely gotten out alive.

After returning to their ship and in a safe distance away from the station, they’d decided that sample XNQ-377 wouldn’t go to any other owner but the one who’d pay highest price of it on the darknet. And the gig had turned out to be very lucrative. Though not because they sold the embryo - not that there weren’t buyers, mind you.

It was because of what the embryo turned out to be.

Munson, the ever crazy scientist and a friend - and later also something more - who'd created Billy's and Steve's hunting suits, had known what it was: an embryo of a Xenomorph queen and one of a kind in a very special way.

She’d been genetically modified to alter her need to reproduce. If she was held in a habitat that filled certain atmospheric requirements, she wouldn’t develop the need to produce eggs until she would’ve been released into a suitable atmosphere. So, no need to send a massive number of Xeno eggs on a planet, just deploy her and let her run rampant until everyone was dead. Easy deployment of a hive as big as needed wherever you needed to get rid of a colony or just unfriendlies in general. So, since Munson knew what she was and had the equipment - Billy didn’t want to even start thinking where he got it all - they decided they might make more money by using her themselves.

But not for overtaking planets.

Some alternative research had suggested that if there was a situation where another queen was introduced to an active Xeno hive with a queen already laying eggs, the latter would stop producing them and fight the new queen. Of course, a queen that hadn’t spent a day laying eggs would always be more likely to win the fight than an old one who’d been stuck in place and producing eggs ever since it matured. And stopping the queen from producing new eggs would mean that once all the Xenos were killed, including the old queen, and all eggs destroyed (and the new queen returned to the ship before she could become fertile, of course) the planet was available for a new human master.

So, ever being able to seeing an opportunity to make money from outside the military - since not all conquerors were military, galaxy-sized tech businesses or even legal entities and the knowledge of Xenos wasn’t exactly common knowledge either - seeing the endless possibilities for hefty income from a very niche field of business, Munson had suggested the craziest idea and, well...

Her name was Eve.

-oOo-

Billy reached out his hand and placed it on the transparent resin wall of Eve’s habitat.

A black maw twice the size of Billy's head with long pin sharp teeth surged from the shadows and hit the other side of the wall, startling Billy and making him fall on his back on the floor. “Fuck! Eve!” he barked through the speakers when he caught his breath. “Behave!” He got an ear tearing screech as a reply and a new hit to the other side of the wall. He stared at the ceiling for a moment and carefully, once again, tried to remember the one crucial mistake in his life that had brought him to this exact moment in life. Then he sat up and glared back at the habitat.

The transparent wall was smeared with snot, drool, and mucus, but otherwise undamaged. Through it, he saw the fifteen feet tall Xenomorph queen crouching in front of it, now fully out of the shade of her habitat.

Billy couldn't help but to admire the beast for a moment. Her black exoskeleton was shining in the bright lights of the cargo hold and her skeletal tail that ended into a lethal spike was curled around her feet in an almost cat-like manner. Her two sets of hands were calmly in her lap, the tinier ones resting over the larger ones.

She was gorgeous in a very creepy and horrible way, Billy couldn’t deny that.

However, the freely moving part of her head, the maw, now with her lips closed to hide the angler fish like teeth, was pointing at him. She didn’t have eyes - she used echolocation to find her prey - but Billy was sure she was glaring at him. He was sure she always did that, since they definitely weren’t on friendly terms. But the scales of her six-feet-long creatine crown were wrapped around each other, an ability given to her with her several genetical alterations, and the tube they created was settled between the several tall spikes on her upper back. If she’d been pissed off, the crown would’ve been spread high above her head. But since it wasn’t, it meant that she wasn’t really agitated at all.

She was just playing with him. The fucker.

“Eve, we don’t have time for our normal dance. Eddie and Steve need our help. We need to get going right now.” He waved Eddie’s shirt in his hand and sent a message through Sis to Eve. The queen tensed up immediately. Billy nodded. “Yeah. Father. Missing,” Billy repeated the words he'd send to Eve. “We gotta go find your father. And Steve.”

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vendettavalor · 8 months

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@quillheel said: [ 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 ] : as sender is about to leave, receiver embraces them. // from Kim to Harry, or perhaps the other way around? up to you!

⚔️ Desperation Prompts // ACCEPTING ⚔️

No one said recovery would be easy. Harry had been told that numerous times since the start of this whole Journey to Sobriety. Mostly from the part of him that represented his ELECTROCHEMISTRY. Time and time again, it had insisted that the lows of his mental state were worse than the crashes of the bottle or the pills. Like a contemptuous toddler trying its hand at reverse psychology to get its way. Thankfully, his rapidly improving better judgment insisted that this was just a natural consequence of relying on substances to regulate his mental health for so long. In time, he would stabilize. But for now, his body had to relearn how to make its own serotonin, dopamine, and other neurotransmitters and endorphins again. The chemical imbalance still remained, even as his organs recovered from the constant, recurring bouts of toxic shock he sent them into with his abusive habits.

And today was one of those low days.

Everything had gone right. They'd solved another case. A relatively easy one this time at that. It was little more than a brief inspection, a few interviews, and the deduction that the culprit to the suspected home invasion was little more than an old canine who'd failed to look before he lept in his pursuit of a mangy feline, and crashed through a window into a woman's kitchen in the middle of the night. (The mutt was fine, thankfully - and Judit even adopted the old dog to give him a more stable home to live out the rest of his golden years in.)

The paperwork was minimal. The weather was nice. But Harry just couldn't find it in him to smile about any part of the day. Not the groggy beginning, not the exhilarating middle which held his passion for problem-solving at the forefront of his mind, and not the satisfying conclusion where everything actually worked out well for once. And now, all he could focus on was the fact that Kim was walking away. Day's work done, the lieutenant was preparing to retire and leave both the station and Harry behind. And for some reason, that made him hurt more.

EMPATHY: You could really use a hug. From him specifically. It feels like he's all you have right now. And you don't think he'd mind that. HALF LIGHT: Fucking pathetic. Of fucking course he would. Toughen up, Du Bois. ESPIRIT DE CORPS: He wouldn't. He's noticed something has been off with you all day. More than just the normal lack of mania that comes with sobering up, he's noticed that you've been generally disinterested in... everything. INLAND EMPIRE: You're not your usual cheerful, eccentric self. Not even with the things that would normally get you hyped up. CONCEPTUALIZATION: He tried pointing out a little figurine in one of the shop windows that looked like it was straight out of the era of disco. PERCEPTION: He did? CONCEPTUALIZATION: Oh, yes. It was beautifully hand-painted with watercolors and varnish, positively garish and glowing against the backdrop of old, dusty antiques around it. You would have loved it. ESPIRIT DE CORPS: You didn't even react to it. That was when he realized something was wrong. Something more than jus the usual rebound low of fresh sobriety. He's worried you might be depressed. It's been on his mind all day since. He's waiting for you to say something so he can start a conversation. You know he's not good with emotions. He prefers rational discussion, unlike you. He lacks your tact or emotional literacy. So, say something. If not to make yourself feel better, he wishes you'd at least do it to ease his mind.

Without another thought to guide him, Harry sways and stumbles forward. Clumsy arms wrap themselves around Kim, pulling him in for a warm, somewhat moist hug. It's comforting for all of a moment, as Harry's breath shudders with barely restrained ache. When was the last time he received physical comfort? He doesn't remember. And his gut tells him he doesn't want to either. Then, he immediately regrets it. There's an unfamiliar sense of embarrassment that washes over him just as the rest of his psyches begin to dogpile his sense of empathy and his gut. He didn't even say anything or ask if it was okay.

Just as quickly, he lets go of Kim and returns his arms to his sides with a bowed head. A muttered sorry escapes him and he moves to retreat back toward his desk like a kicked dog slinking off back to the shameful safety of its leaky kennel. Still lacking impulse control it seems.

Nice one, Harry.

#// he feels a little bad rn <3 #ask : is this what you wanted #mutual : all of my best friends #quillheel #( cm : harrier du bois )#drabble : the higher the climb the harder the fall #// long post

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mrxcreepypastamadness · 6 months

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For: @toxic-and-the-gang

Mario's Madness V2 muses!

Irregularity Island

1st Muse (New):

Chris Pratt

Occupation: Actor

Status: Alive

Species: Human

Gender: Male

Eye Color:

• Green (IRL)

• Black (Mod)

• White (Mod; Old)

Hair Color: Brown

Appears in:

• The Lego Movie

• Gaurdians of the Galaxy

• Jurassic Park

• The Super Mario Bros. Movie

• Friday Night Funkin: Mario's Madness

Debut:

• Real Life

• Cursed Part 3 (directional debut)

About: Chris Pratt is a character that appeared in V2. He is the voice actor of Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. He is the opponent in a song "So Cool".

2nd Muse (New or Current):

Grand Dad

Aliases:

• Grand Dad

• Mario 7

• 7 Grand Dad

Relatives:

• Fortran (Cloned from)

Relationships:

• Somari (Lover)

• Grand Mom (Wife)

Occupation: ???

Martial Status: Married

Status: Alive

Species: Human

Subspecies: Figment

Gender: Male

Eye Color:

• Blue with orange sclera (Title screen/base form)

• Black (In-game/second form)

Hair Color:

• Blue (Title screen/base form)

• Black (In-game/second form)

Created by:

• Nintendo (Original Mario)

• William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (Original Fred Flinstone)

• Bit Corp. and Fiver Firm (Fortran)

• J.Y Company (Grand Dad)

• Vinesauce Joel (Meme)

Appears in:

• Dianshi Mali/Big TV Mary Bar (Fortran)

• Mario IV (Ivotran)

• Mario Fighter III (Hario)

• 7 GRAND DAD

• SilvaGunner Rips

• Vine Realms

• Vine Worlds

• Grand Dad Mania Revived

• Friday Night Funkin' (as a Mod)

Debut:

• Dianshi Mali/Big TV Mary Bar (original Fortran sprite)

• 7 GRAND DAD (Grand Dad)

About: 7 GRAND DAD is a bootleg NES title that is a reskin of the game "The Flinstones: The Rescue of Dino and Hoppy" that replaces Fred Flinstone's head with Mario's head. It became a wildly popular meme due to Vinesauce Joel's shocked reaction to its bizarre title screen, and is also iconic fixture of SilvaGunner's high-quality tips, as well as a character in the Weegee Lore. The Mario seen on said title screen (itself a reskin of another bootleg Mario named Fortran), often just called Grand Dad, is a character for the mod. He is the opponent in the song "Nourishing Blood".

Gallery:

Grand Dad (Pixel)

3rd Muse (New):

Somari

Relationships:

• Grand Dad (Lover)

Species: Human

Gender: Male

Eye Color: Blue

Created by: Hummer Team

Debut: Somari

About: Somari is a bootleg version of Mario originating from his titular game. He is the opponent in MARIO SING AND GAME RHYTHM 9.

#mario's madness #friday night funkin #overworld #Irregularity Isle

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retrocausalities · 7 months

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wanted connections...

feat. just some guy, the artistic director, the super loser, the silent snarker. more tba!

𝓏𝒶𝓃𝓃 𝓆. 𝓅𝓊𝒷𝓁𝒾𝒸.

general relativity. [5/?]

zann's power inadvertently affects your muse's power when they are out and about. based on the distance to his power's area of effect, there are distortions and even "deactivation" of powers (aka disintegration of the matter/energy), which baffle your muse. your muse is investigating the cause of this issue, and how they react is utp.

— filled by @fatalled ( loveshot , roulette ), @loftycries ( savant ), @iridescences ( granite ), @mincedoaths ( havoc ), @fiiregaze ( hades ). / unlimited spots open.

active galactic nuclei. [0/?]

unlike zann himself, your muse knows he has a power, and a damn useful one for your muse's own goals. zann's currently in-between jobs, and as long as the gig isn't too dirty and/or dramatic, he could be easily persuaded to lend a helping hand in exchange for cash.

— looking for connections! / unlimited spots open.

cygnus x-1. [1/1]

during his nde, zann had a violent quarrel with a squatter at his old apartment building. unfortunately, during that conflict, zann's power activated in self-defense, and the guy was never seen again. your muse has a relationship with the missing man (platonic, romantic, familial, etc., but must be friendly) and wants to know the answers behind his disappearance.

— filled by @viillaincoded ( hive )! / closed.

accreditation disk. [3/?]

zann stays away from the complexities of organized crime, but he's not exactly squeaky clean himself. in alleyways, street corners, and on dance floors, he deals weed and party pills for whoever's buying. he's very discreet and doesn't discriminate on who buys his wares. perfect if your muse has a reputation to uphold or doesn't want to be psychoanalyzed by their dealer.

— filled by @godenvy ( jester ), @ofpantheons ( glitch ), @forunholy ( zeus ) / unlimited spots open.

𝓇𝑒𝓎𝒽𝒶𝓃 𝓂𝒶𝓍𝒾𝓂𝒾𝓁𝒾𝒶𝓃𝑜 𝒸𝒾𝓈𝓃𝑒𝓇𝑜𝓈.

the manias. [3/5]

[tw: stalking, obsessive behavior, mention of bodily harm, injury.]

reyhan is unconcerned with petty criminality. they are wealthy, successful, and have everything they need. but what they don't have, they want. and they crave the attention of their top 5 cerberus agents with whom they have an obsessive fixation. these agents have hurt reyhan irreparably and left a mark on their body. in turn, reyhan has left their mark as well, controlling important body parts of these agents as a result of their encounters. because the body and movement are what reyhan is interested in, they do not find interest in agents with powers that aren't activated or involve motor skills. reyhan will stop at nothing to fully control these individuals' bodies as an homage to the control these agents have on their psyche. fluctuating from friend to foe, reyhan will follow the agents to the bitter end, fixated on the movement of their bodies and how their powers will manifest as directed by puppeteer's manipulations.

1. the head. the one who started reyhan's obsession with select members of cerberus corp. the first agent to encounter reyhan during their torture spree and injured reyhan across the face. the agent left an unsightly gash, leading to reyhan's distinct scar across their cheeks and nose. by breaking reyhan free from the self-shackles of beautiful perfection, the agent kickstarted reyhan's newfound artistic principle and mania with the beauty of imperfection. reyhan carries this agent's merchandise (trading card being their favorite), follows them on social media, and will try to show up wherever the agent is, such as in fan meetings. they will even shadow when the agent is on duty. they claim to love the agent, and will express that by controlling this agent's limbs in somewhat romantic overtures. the agent is reyhan's #1 bias, and reyhan swears to make the agent fully theirs, one way or another. ( whirlpool. aka "honey/cariño." )

2. the heart. the one who reyhan burned emotionally, and they took their revenge on reyhan, the civilian... but, unfortunately, their vindictive actions do not align with cerb corp's policy. reyhan holds that incident over the agent for blackmailing, more than happy to bring up the agent's less-than-heroic past to the corporation. the thing is, reyhan says they are fond of the agent and could be convinced to drop it if the agent will give them full bodily control. but this agent knows that reyhan's favorite is the head, if not reyhan themself. so could it be a lie? whether or not this agent still has affection for reyhan is utp. this agent is the only one at this time in cerb corp who knows of puppeteer's real identity, but due to reyhan's social capital and cover as puppeteer, the agent finds it hard to prove that reyhan is the anti-hero.

3. the hand. the one who has the misfortune of being constantly at odds with puppeteer. it does not help that the agent's powers are disadvantageous against the anti-hero, and in conclusion, most of their limbs are controlled by reyhan. reyhan uses it to their advantage, finding ways to keep an eye on the agent and control their limbs to cause chaos at random. the agent, however, has one perk the other obsessions do not. by being "tied-up" and forced to listen to reyhan's wild, meandering monologues, they have slowly pieced together what makes puppeteer tick and could figure out how to manipulate the manipulator.

4. the hips. the one who actually doesn't mind puppeteer. the agent pretends they dislike the anti-hero, and reyhan also acts as if they loathe the agent, when they both know they wouldn't truly hurt the other. also, puppeteer has helped this agent out in their encounters if an interloper intrudes on their private time. both are more than fine in letting the other go after playing their strange little charade. what's that saying again? it takes two to tango? this agent is courted by reyhan at lengths to leave cerberus and join them independently in hunting down the other obsessions. reyhan has promised if they do that, they would release control of all of the agent's limbs... and isn't it more fun to be two against the world? ( ashina. aka "goddess/diosa." )

5. the heel. the one who is reyhan's worst nightmare. this agent's ability is advantageous against reyhan's own, and reyhan loathes it. this agent is the first to have countered puppeteer's power, shocking reyhan to their core. even under reyhan's control, the agent fought against it long enough to leave a bite mark on reyhan's right hand, almost severing the joint of their thumb had reyhan not forced the agent's jaw to open in time. after the humbling (for half a second, reyhan does not do humble) defeat, they have deemed this agent their nemesis. the agent is reyhan's most destructive target; instead of coyly playing with them as per the other obsessions, reyhan is violently dead-set on utterly dominating and owning this agent's body to celebrate their conquest. ( phoenix. aka "kitten/gatito." )

[/end tw.]

— filled by @godenvy ( whirlpool ), @mincedoaths ( phoenix), @trajedyas ( ashina ). / 2 spots open for cerberus agents. ( the injuries/limb control will be discussed via plotting! )

the vigors. [1/6]

while famous for their craft, reyhan has also become a bit of a celebutante, synonymous with the coolest artsy scene of new york city. however, they're not alone. other young, fashionable, and trendy celebrities who are up-and-coming for their lavish parties, glitzy lifestyle, and luxe aura are now dubbed the new club kids after being seen together hanging out in popular nightspots. these muses are not part of reyhan's regular social circle and not part of their entourage, however, these muses all endeavor as a group to host the best parties nyc's nightlife has ever seen. their feelings towards one another are utp, but reyhan will position themselves in leadership roles when the new club kids get together to host events.

— filled by @iridescences ( lucidity ). / 5 spots open for muses with (in)famous professions related to arts, fashion, & celebrity culture.

the tremors. [1/6]

a soloist in a dance company must be surrounded by the corps to stand out, do they not? these muses are reyhan's """friends,""" but the people around them can see them for what they are. reyhan's entourage, those who are savvy in knowing reyhan's a great connection for climbing up that social ladder, especially in reputation-obsessed new york city. however, goals can blur when ""friendships"" become a toxic game of chicken and keeping up appearances becomes more and more of a mind game. how members of this group feel about each other is utp, but all of them defer to the "queen bee," reyhan (for now).competition, cattiness, gaslighting, gatekeeping, manipulating, straight-up lying, nothing is off-limits if it means crawling up to the top. reyhan isn't immune either, even if they have fashioned themselves as the head of their crew. betrayal can only come from your ""friends,"" after all.

— filled by @herbrokenmelodies ( songstress ). / 5 spots open for muses aged 30-35 looking to break into celebrity status.

the humors. [2/4]

reyhan has always seen themselves as the top billing, and somehow, they've managed to make actual friends in the process. yes, hold the presses; this isn't fake news. whether it's someone in the know of the ~celebrity experience~, or a passion for artistic enterprise, reyhan sees themselves reflected in your muse, making reyhan stick around. surprisingly, your muse has, too. however, reyhan is unabashedly selfish. even if there's a real connection, it doesn't always mean the bonds can't become severed...but maybe some bonds can be forged stronger.oh wait no it's reyhan lmao your muse has to have the patience of a saint

— filled by @loftycries ( savant ), @vrusk ( bespoke ) / 4 spots open for muses who are celebrities, (in)famous artists/performers, and/or stinkin' rich, or are real good pretenders.

𝓀𝑒𝑒𝑔𝒶𝓃 𝓀𝒾-𝓉𝒶𝑒𝓀 𝒿𝑒𝑜𝓃𝑔.

division by zero. [2/?]

aka the loser's club. after being looked down on by their fellow higher-level agents and the public, these level 3 cerberus agents have come together to create a "support" group (honestly, it's more like a hangout group) to encourage each other. their collective goals are to rise in the company's ranks, look out for one another, and celebrate the lesser-known heroics of everyday life.they also hang out at least once every two weeks for movie nights, karaoke, and general fun. keegan is the "unofficial" organizer, but there is no leader within the group.

— filled by @justfreefalling ( amontons ), @firefightertj ( thor ). / unlimited spots open for level 3 cerberus agents with a low reputation in the company or who have a power considered "useless" to the public.

batello. [1/1]

the single level 1 agent who keegan has sworn to change their mind. although he normally doesn't let others' perception of him affect his mood, this level 1 agent is the outlier. he wants to prove himself to this individual and show that he is their equal. the level 1 agent thinks keegan is a travesty and has their own reasons as to why they do not wish keegan to rank up within the company.

— filled by @donewithflare ( flare )! / closed.

euclidean division. [0/1]

a level 1 or level 2 agent who personally saved keegan's life during one of his first missions back in 2018. keegan may or may not be crushing on them. (he's so crushing on them.) he is unable to speak in their presence and often becomes a klutz around this agent. it is utp if the agent is aware of keegan's crush, and if they're flattered, amused, disgusted, etc.! keegan will not hit on or make a move on the agent, as his shyness overtakes him in their interactions. this crush hinges on keegan putting the agent on a pedestal and may evolve into a different dynamic once both parties get to know each other personally.

— looking for connections! / 1 spot open for level 1-2 cerberus agents aged 36-43, employed in cerberus corp before 2018. no longer looking! thank you!

dimidiation. [1/1]

a primary mission partner of keegan's. their powers mesh well, and they have high success rates when teamed up. off the field, they also get along and spend lots of time together, spurring rumors that they're a couple. funnily enough, both keegan and this agent like each other but are completely oblivious that their feelings are mutual. will they, won't they? all of cerb corp is watching and placing their bets.

— filled by @mincedoaths ( phoenix )! / closed.

fraction. [1/1]

[cw: addiction]

while keegan's power is helpful to agents to mitigate painful side effects, an eo may develop a reliance on splitter's pain suppression/transferal powers to deal with the burden of their ability's drawbacks. as a nurse practitioner, keegan feels obliged to help those who are hurting, but he feels conflicted that he might be enabling an unhealthy dependence for this person.

— filled by @vrusk ( bespoke )! / closed.

[/end cw.]

— looking for connections! / 1 spot open.

dividends. [2/?]

agent splitter is not a name on the lips of the level 1 cerberus agents, or even remembered by many. in fact, if reminded about the level 3 guy on rollerblades with a helmet and big shades, most level 1s would call keegan a clown, a fool. a parody, not a real hero. these muses may have teamed up with splitter in the past, but one thing's for sure: there's no respect before, during, and after. and why would there be for a guy who literally can't hurt anyone by himself?

— filled by @fatalled ( loveshot ) , @donewithflare ( flare ). / unlimited spots open.

𝒶𝓂𝓅𝒶𝓇𝑜 "𝒶𝓎𝓁𝒾𝓃" 𝒸𝒶𝓇𝒹𝑜𝓃𝒶.

👋 [0/?]

ampi has been a vigilante since arriving in the big apple at 20, making friends who share her vision of using powers for good. however, throughout the years, there may have been falling outs. this muse used to work together with amparo but left her vigilante coalition due to differing opinions on justice. whether or not there is bad blood is utp.

— looking for connections! / unlimited spots open.

🫵 [1/3]

amparo has her sights set on these troublemakers who cause pain and chaos to the community. she'll do what she can to defeat them and bring them to justice. one could call these muses her "arch-nemeses."

— filled by @trajedyas ( daydream ) / 2 spots open for anti-heroes, villains, or any muse who has villainous aspirations.

🤝 [2/5]

amparo's current vigilante team centered on taking down megacorps that capitalize on eo's, such as cerberus, and now, andersen labs. they patrol their neighborhoods separately, but are aligned in their mission to expose the truth behind the "superhero industry." they protect civilians and must keep their identities a secret.

— filled by @mincedoaths ( dead ringer ), @somehazydaze ( haze ). / 3 spots open for vigilantes.

note: always open for general platonic, romantic interests, antagonistic connections unlisted in this post! please contact me via dm on discord. ✌️

last updated: 2023/12/04.

#— zann. ( connections )#— reyhan. ( connections )#— keegan. ( connections )#— amparo. ( connections )

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dancingpowersau · 1 year

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Alright so my eyes have been opened, I...

DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THESE LADS, so I guess I better ask "who are the magic bois really." Because I do not know anything about them. But yeah, who are they and what are their REAL personalities (aka not the ones I have seen in 9 Tailed)

We can all learn more together, I believe ^^

Azule is Modern Sonic, his world being that of the games and IDW comics, with some changes of course. He has by this point experienced the events of Frontiers and the Metal Virus, just to name two. Personality-wise, I would say he isn't a very touchy person but he's friendly enough and unapologetic about who he is.

Zee is Zonic, an elite officer for this version of the Zone Cop Corps and a veteran of a war. He may lack the supernatural abilities of his counterparts but he is a force to be reckoned with all the same. Stoic and quiet, Zee has a sharp focus and mind with the drive to see any given task to the end as efficiently as possible - though he isn't too fond of physical touch either.

Dash is Classic Sonic, his timeline running up to Mania but he does not have a part in Forces in this AU. He is very no-nonsense and is often quick to judge (and bite) however this bowling ball does have a kindness in his violence... sometimes.

Lapis is Boom Sonic, which is a little amusing, considering this boy has outgrown most of his jokes by now - his sass is still there, even if it's toned down. He is now legally an adult, and the events of the games and show happened a few years ago. Our dear Lapis is a warm, kind-hearted young man whose former teen arrogance has been tempered into a quiet confidence; he is a natural protector and is the most trustworthy soul you could find, if a little sensitive at times.

Wachowski is obviously Movie Sonic, and for now, he has experienced the events of both movies - and whatever happens in the third movie may proceed differently in this AU but who knows. He is still new to this multiverse and chaos soldier business but he is taking to it better than expected. This little blue muffin is innocent and naïve, believing there is good in almost everyone; he may be peaceful but this boy packs a punch, especially to protect those he cares about - he simply needs time to grow and become someone capable of bearing such a big heart.

#dancing powers au #azule #zee #dash #lapis #wachowski #answered #lore

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beevean · 1 year

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Despite his manchild tendencies, Eggman must be surprisingly efficient with his finances, because compared to Wily, he's always been established in the games to have numerous ways of bringing home the dosh (all those amusement facilities, selling outdated models to chumps, mining operations, companies...), and that's if he's not already rich. Sonic 4 is the only game I can think of that pulls the budget card, and even that is clearly an "uhhh how can we justify this game's rehashing?" excuse. :P

It's just hilarious to imagine these big bads who can build bases in space suffering from such a mundane problem. And hey, it could be seen as the proof that Eggman usually doesn't recycle his own Badniks, so when he does, he has a good reason for it! *looks at you know what product that shoves old Badniks for the sake of it*

Absolutely wild that we can infere from canon how he can get the resources for all of his robots and ships. Even if you don't count Robotnik Corp. in Riders, he owns many casinos, and in Mania he owns at least three zones: Studiopolis, Press Garden and Oil Ocean. Of course he's rich, if he can control the media and sell oil!

#sonic the hedgehog #dr. eggman

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thelaststarman · 2 years

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My list of games

Here are the list of games I have on my emulator (OpenEmu).

Finished games in green, games I'm currently playing in blue, games I haven't started yet in red.

*has Amiga, MS-DOS, PS2, Dreamcast or Xbox instalments I can't get yet

A/N: I use Save States.

NES = Nintendo Entertainment System

FC = Famicom

FDS = Famicom Disk System

GB = Game Boy

GBC = Game Boy Colour

SNES = Super Nintendo Entertainment System

SFC = Super Famicom

GG = Sega Game Gear

GEN = Sega Genesis/Mega Drive

MCD = Sega CD

32X = Sega 32X

SAT = Sega Saturn

N64 = Nintendo 64

PSX = PlayStation

WS = WonderSwan

NGP = NeoGeo Pocket

GBA = Game Boy Advance

GCN = Nintendo GameCube

NDS = Nintendo DS

PSP = PlayStation Portable

List of games

Ace Attorney

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (NDS)

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All (NDS)

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations (NDS)

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (NDS)

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (NDS)

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2 (NDS)

ActRaiser

ActRaiser (SNES)

ActRaiser 2 (SNES)

Aleste

Musha Aleste (GEN)

GG Aleste (GG)

Super Aleste (SNES)

Robo Aleste (MCD)

GG Aleste II (GG)

Alundra

Alundra (PSX)

Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins (PSX)

Bangai-O

Bangai-O (N64)

Bangai-O Spirits (NDS)

Banjo-Kazooie

Banjo-Kazooie (N64)

Banjo-Tooie (N64)

Battletoads

Battletoads (NES)

Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (SNES)

Blaster Master

Blaster Master (NES)

Blaster Master Jr (GB)

Blaster Master 2 (GEN)

Blaster Master: Enemy Below (GBC)

BlazBlue

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (PSP)

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (PSP)

Boktai

Boktai 1: The Sun Is In Your Hand (GBA)

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django (GBA)

Boktai 3: Sabata's Counterattack (GBA)

Lunar Knights (NDS)

Bomberman

Super Bomberman (SNES)

Super Bomberman 2 (SNES)

Super Bomberman 3 (SNES)

Super Bomberman 4 (SFC)

Super Bomberman 5 (SFC)

Bomberman 64 (N64)

Bomberman 64: The Second Attack! (N64)

Bomberman Hero (N64)

Bomberman Max: Blue Champion/Red Challenger (GBC)

Bomberman Max 2: Blue/Red Advance (GBA)

Breath of Fire

Breath of Fire (GBA)

Breath of Fire II (SNES)

Breath of Fire III (PSX)

Breath of Fire IV (PSX)

Burnout*

Burnout (GCN)

Burnout 2: Point of Impact (GCN)

Burnout Legends (PSP)

Burnout Dominator (PSP)

Castlevania*

Castlevania (NES)

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)

Super Castlevania IV (SNES)

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (TurboGrafx-CD)

Castlevania: Bloodlines (GEN)

Castlevania: Dracula X (SNES)

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX)

Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness (N64)

Castlevania Chronicles (PSX)

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA)

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (GBA)

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA)

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (NDS)

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (NDS)

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (NDS)

Chibi-Robo

Chibi-Robo!: Park Patrol (NDS)

Okaeri! Chibi-Robo!: Happy Rich Oosouji! (NDS)

Chrono

Chrono Trigger (SNES)

Radical Dreamers (SNES)

Chrono Cross (PSX)

Clock Tower*

Clock Tower: The First Fear (SFC)

Clock Tower (PSX)

Contra*

Contra (NES)

Super Contra (NES)

Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES)

Contra: Hard Corps (GEN)

Contra 4 (NDS)

Crash Bandicoot*

Crash Bandicoot (PSX)

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (PSX)

Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (PSX)

Crash Bash (PSX)

Custom Robo

Custom Robo (N64)

Custom Robo (GCN)

Custom Robo Arena (NDS)

Destruction Derby

Destruction Derby (PSX)

Destruction Derby 2 (PSX)

Die Hard

Die Hard Trilogy (PSX)

Dino Crisis

Dino Crisis (PSX)

Dino Crisis 2 (PSX)

Disgaea

Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (PSP)

Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days (PSP)

Disgaea DS (NDS)

Disgaea Infinite (PSP)

Disney*

QuackShot Starring Donald Duck (GEN)

World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (GEN)

The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (SNES)

The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie (SNES)

Disney's Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey & Donald (SFC)

Mickey Mania (MCD)

Dragon Quest*

Dragon Quest I & II (SFC)

Dragon Quest III (SNES)

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (NDS)

Dragon Quest V (SFC)

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (NDS)

Dragon Quest VI (SFC)

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (NDS)

Dragon Quest VII (PSX)

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (NDS)

Driver*

Driver (PSX)

Driver 2 (PSX)

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong Country (SNES)

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES)

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES)

Donkey Kong 64 (N64)

Duke Nukem*

Duke Nukem 64 (N64)

Earthbound/Mother

Earthbound Beginnings (NES)

Earthbound (SNES)

Mother 3 (GBA)

Earthworm Jim

Earthworm Jim (GEN)

Earthworm Jim 2 (SAT)

Ecco the Dolphin

Ecco the Dolphin (GEN)

Ecco the Dolphin: The Tides of Time (GEN)

Enix*

Soul Blazer (SNES)

E.V.O. Search for Eden (SNES)

Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (SNES)

The 7th Saga (SNES)

Illusion of Gaia (SNES)

Brain Lord (SNES)

Robotrek (SNES)

Wonder Project J (SFC)

Mystic Ark (SFC)

Terranigma (SNES)

Dark Half (SFC)

Final Fantasy*

Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls (GBA)

Final Fantasy III (NDS)

Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection (PSP) - Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy IV: Interlude, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

Final Fantasy IV (NDS)

Final Fantasy V (SFC) + Spoof Mod

Final Fantasy VI (SNES)

Final Fantasy VII (PSX)

Final Fantasy VIII (PSX)

Final Fantasy IX (PSX)

Final Fantasy Tactics (PSX)

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA)

Final Fantasy A2: Grimoire of the Rift (NDS)

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (GCN)

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Rings of Fate (DS)

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (DS)

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light (DS)

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (NDS)

Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy (PSP)

Final Fight

Final Fight CD (MCD)

Final Fight 2 (SNES)

Final Fight 3 (SNES)

Final Fight Revenge (SAT)

Fire Emblem

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (FC)

Fire Emblem Gaiden (FC)

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem (SFC)

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (SFC)

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (SFC)

Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade (GBA)

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade (GBA)

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (GBA)

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GCN)

Fossil Fighters

Fossil Fighters (NDS)

Fossil Fighters Champions (NDS)

F-Zero

F-Zero (SNES)

F-Zero X (N64)

F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (GBA)

F-Zero Climax (GBA)

Gargoyle's Quest

Gargoyle's Quest (GB)

Gargoyle's Quest II: The Demon Darkness (GB)

Demon's Crest (SNES)

Gex

Gex (PSX)

Gex: Enter the Gecko (PSX)

Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (PSX)

Ghosts'n Goblins

Ghosts'n Goblins (NES)

Ghouls'n Ghosts (GEN)

Super Ghouls'n Ghosts (SNES)

Glory of Heracles

Legend of the Fighting Demon's Lair: Glory of Heracles (FC)

The Glory of Heracles II: Titan's Downfall (FC)

The Glory of Heracles III: Silence of the Gods (SFC)

The Glory of Heracles IV: Gift from the Gods (SFC)

The Glory of Heracles: Snap Story (GB)

Glory of Heracles (NDS)

Goemon

Legend of the Mystical Ninja (SNES)

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (N64)

Goemon's Great Adventure (N64)

Golden Sun

Golden Sun (GBA)

Golden Sun: The Lost Age (GBA)

Gradius/Salamander*

Gradius (NES)

Salamander (TurboGrafx-16)

Gradius III (SNES)

Gradius Portable (PSP) - Gradius, Gradius II, Gradius III, Gradius IV, Gradius Gaiden

Guilty Gear*

Guilty Gear (PSX)

Gunstar Heroes

Gunstar Heroes (GEN)

Gunstar Super Heroes (GBA)

Joe & Mac

Joe & Mac (SNES)

Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics (SNES)

Keio Flying Squadron

Keio Flying Squadron (MCD)

Keio Flying Squadron 2 (SAT)

King of Fighters*

King of Fighters R-1 (NGP)

King of Fighters R-2 (NGP)

The King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga (PSP) - KOF '94, KOF '95, KOF '96, KOF '97, KOF '98

King of the Monsters

King of the Monsters (SNES)

King of the Monsters 2 (SNES)

Kirby

Kirby's Adventure (NES)

Kirby Super Star (SNES)

Kirby's Dream Land 3 (SNES)

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (N64)

Kirby: Nightmare In Dreamland (GBA)

Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (GBA)

Kirby: Squeak Squad (NDS)

Kirby Super Star Ultra (NDS)

Klonoa*

Klonoa: Door To Phantomile (PSX)

Klonoa: Moonlight Museum (WS)

Klonoa: Empire of Dreams (GBA)

Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament (GBA)

Klonoa Heroes: Densetsu no Star Medal (GBA)

Langrisser*

Warsong/Langrisser (GEN)

Der Langrisser (SFC)

Langrisser IV (PSX)

Legacy of Kain*

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (PSX)

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (PSX)

LEGO*

LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game (GCN)

LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (GCN)

Lemmings

Lemmings (SNES)

Lemmings 2: The Tribes (SNES)

3D Lemmings (PSX)

The Adventures of Lomax (PSX)

Lost Vikings

The Lost Vikings (SNES)

The Lost Vikings 2 (SNES)

Lunar

Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (PSX)

Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete (PSX)

Mana

Secret of Mana (SNES)

Trials of Mana (SFC)

Legend of Mana (PSX)

Sword of Mana (GBA)

Children of Mana (DS)

Mario

Super Mario World (SNES)

Super Mario All-Stars (SNES)

Super Mario 64 (N64)

Luigi's Mansion (GCN)

Super Mario Sunshine (GCN)

Mario vs Donkey Kong (GBA)

Super Princess Peach (NDS)

Mario RPGs

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES)

Paper Mario (N64)

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (GCN)

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (GBA)

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (NDS)

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (NDS)

Mario Kart

Super Mario Kart (SNES)

Mario Kart 64 (N64)

Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA)

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GCN)

Mario Kart DS (NDS)

Mega Man

Mega Man (NES)

Mega Man 2 (NES)

Mega Man 3 (NES)

Mega Man 4 (NES)

Mega Man 5 (NES)

Mega Man 6 (NES)

Mega Man 7 (SNES)

Mega Man 8 (PSX)

Mega Man (Game Boy)

Mega Man: Dr Wily's Revenge (GB)

Mega Man II (GB)

Mega Man III (GB)

Mega Man IV (GB)

Mega Man V (GB)

Mega Man Legends

Mega Man Legends (PSX)

Mega Man Legends 2 (PSX)

Mega Man X*

Mega Man X (SNES)

Mega Man X2 (SNES)

Mega Man X3 (SNES)

Mega Man X4 (PSX)

Mega Man X5 (PSX)

Mega Man X6 (PSX)

Mega Man Zero

Mega Man Zero (GBA)

Mega Man Zero 2 (GBA)

Mega Man Zero 3 (GBA)

Mega Man Zero 4 (GBA)

Mega Man ZX

Mega Man ZX (NDS)

Mega Man ZX: Advent (NDS)

Mega Man Battle Network

Mega Man Battle Network (GBA)

Mega Man Battle Network 2 (GBA)

Mega Man Battle Network 3: Blue Version (GBA)

Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun (GBA)

Rockman.EXE 4.5 Real Operation (GBA)

Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team (NDS)

Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar (GBA)

RockMan EXE WS (WSC)

Mega Man Star Force

Mega Man Star Force: Dragon (NDS)

Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Ninja (NDS)

Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace (NDS)

Megami Tensei*

Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei (SFC)

Shin Megami Tensei (SFC)

Shin Megami Tensei II (SFC)

Shin Megami Tensei: If... (SFC)

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (NDS)

Revelations: The Demon Slayer (GBC)

Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II (GBC)

Last Bible III (SFC)

Another Bible (GB)

Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Special (GG)

Majin Tensei (SFC)

Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis (SFC)

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (PSP)

Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PSX)

Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PSX)

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable (PSP)

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor (NDS)

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 (NDS)

Metal Gear*

Metal Gear Solid (PSX)

Metal Slug

Metal Slug: 1st Mission (NGP)

Metal Slug: 2nd Mission (NGP)

Metal Slug Advance (GBA)

Metal Slug Anthology (PSP) - Metal Slug, Metal Slug 2, Metal Slug X, Metal Slug 4, Metal Slug 5, Metal Slug 6

Metal Slug XX (PSP) + DLC

Metroid

Metroid II: Return of Samus (GB)

Super Metroid (SNES)

Metroid Fusion (GBA)

Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)

Metroid Prime (GCN)

Metroid Prime 2 (GCN)

Metroid Prime: Hunters (NDS)

AM2R (PC)

Mortal Kombat*

Mortal Kombat Trilogy (PSX)

Myst

Myst (PSP)

Riven: The Sequel to Myst (PSX)

Need for Speed*

Road & Tracks Presents: The Need for Speed (PSX)

Need for Speed II (PSX)

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (PSX)

Need for Speed: High Stakes (PSX)

Need for Speed: Porsche 2000 (PSX)

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (GCN)

Need for Speed: Underground (GCN)

Need for Speed: Underground 2 (GCN)

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (GCN)

Need for Speed: Carbon (GCN)

Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City (PSP)

Need for Speed ProStreet (NDS)

Oasis/Story of Thor

Beyond Oasis (GEN)

Legend of Oasis (SAT)

Oddworld*

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (PSX)

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus (PSX)

Pac-Man*

Pac-Man World (PSX)

Pac-Man World 2 (GCN)

Panzer Dragoon*

Panzer Dragoon (SAT)

Panzer Dragoon II Zwei (SAT)

Panzer Dragoon Saga (SAT)

Parasite Eve

Parasite Eve (PSX)

Parasite Eve II (PSX)

The 3rd Birthday (PSP)

Parodius

Parodius (SNES)

Gokujou Parodius (SFC)

Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius (SFC)

Parodius Portable (PSP) - Parodius, Parodius Da!, Gokujou Parodius, Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius, Sexy Parodius

Phantasy Star

Phantasy Star (SMS)

Phantasy Star II (GEN)

Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (GEN)

Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (GEN)

Phantasy Star 0 (NDS)

Phantasy Star Portable (PSP)

Phantasy Star Portable 2 (PSP)

Pikmin

Pikmin (GCN)

Pikmin 2 (GCN)

Pokemon

Pokemon: Crystal Version (GBC)

Pokemon: Emerald Version (GBA)

Pokemon: Platinum Version (NDS)

Pocky & Rocky

Pocky & Rocky (SNES)

Pocky & Rocky 2 (SNES)

Prince of Persia*

Prince of Persia (SNES)

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (GCN)

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (GCN)

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (GCN)

Professor Layton

Professor Layton and the Curious Village (NDS)

Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (NDS)

Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (NDS)

Professor Layton and the Last Specter (NDS)

Quake*

Quake 64 (N64)

Quake II (N64)

R-Type

Super R-Type (SNES)

R-Type III: The Third Lightning (SNES)

R-Types (PSX) - R-Type, R-Type II

R-Type Delta (PSX)

Rayman*

Rayman (PSX)

Resident Evil*

Resident Evil (PSX)

Resident Evil 2 (N64)

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (PSX)

Resident Evil - Code: Veronica X (GCN)

Resident Evil 4 (GCN)

Resident Evil 0 (GCN)

Ridge Racer*

Ridge Racer (PSX)

Ridge Racer Revolution (PSX)

Rage Racer (PSX)

R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (PSX)

Ridge Racer 64 (N64)

R: Racing Evolution (GCN)

Ridge Racer (PSP)

Ridge Racer 2 (PSP)

Rival Schools*

Rival Schools: United by Fate (PSX)

Rollcage

Rollcage (PSX)

Rollcage: Stage II (PSX)

Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder (NES)

Rolling Thunder 2 (GEN)

Rolling Thunder 3 (GEN)

SaGa*

Romancing SaGa (SFC)

Romancing SaGa 2 (SFC)

Romancing SaGa 3 (SFC)

SaGa Frontier (PSX)

SaGa Frontier 2 (PSX)

Samurai Shodown

Samurai Shodown Anthology (PSP) - Samurai Shodown, Samurai Shodown II, Samurai Shodown III, Samurai Shodown IV, Samurai Shodown V, Samurai Shodown VI

Scribblenauts

Scribblenauts (NDS)

Super Scribblenauts (NDS)

Shantae

Shantae (GBC)

Shantae: Risky's Revenge (iOS)

Shining Force

Shining Force (GEN)

Shining Force II (GEN)

Shining Force CD (MCD)

Shining the Holy Ark (SAT)

Shinobi*

Shinobi (SMS)

Shadow Dancer (SMS)

The Revenge of Shinobi (GEN)

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (GEN)

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (GEN)

Shinobi (GG)

Shinobi II: The Silent Fury (GG)

Shinobi X (SAT)

Solstice

Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos (NES)

Equinox (SNES)

Sonic*

Sonic CD (MCD)

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (GEN)

Knuckles' Chaotix (32X)

Sonic the Hedgehog: Pocket Adventure (NGP)

Sonic Advance (GBA)

Sonic Advance 2 (GBA)

Sonic Advance 3 (GBA)

Sonic Heroes (GCN)

Shadow the Hedgehog (GCN)

Sonic Rush (NDS)

Sonic Rush Adventure (NDS)

Sonic Colours (NDS)

Sparkster

Rocket Knight Adventures (GEN)

Rocket Knight Adventures 2: Sparkster (GEN)

Sparkster (SNES)

Splatterhouse

Splatterhouse (TurboGrafx-16)

Splatterhouse 2 (GEN)

Splatterhouse 3 (GEN)

Spyro

Spyro the Dragon (PSX)

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rampage! (PSX)

Spyro: Year of the Dragon (PSX)

Squaresoft*

Alcahest (SFC)

Live a Live (SFC)

Secret of Evermore (SNES)

Bahamut Lagoon (SFC)

Treasure of the Rudras (SFC)

Einhänder (PSX)

Xenogears (PSX)

Brave Fencer Musashi (PSX)

Chocobo Racing (PSX)

Threads of Fate (PSX)

Vagrant Story (PSX)

Blood of Bahamut (NDS)

Starfy

Densetsu no Stafy (GBA)

Densetsu no Stafy 2 (GBA)

Densetsu no Stafy 3 (GBA)

Densetsu no Stafy 4 (GBA)

The Legendary Starfy (NDS)

Star Ocean*

Star Ocean (SFC)

Star Ocean: The Second Story (PSX)

Star Ocean: Blue Sphere (GBC)

StarTropics

StarTropics (NES)

Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II (NES)

Star Wars*

Super Star Wars (SNES)

Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (SNES)

Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (SNES)

Street Fighter

Street Fighter II Turbo (SNES)

Street Fighter Alpha 3 (PSX)

Streets of Rage

Streets of Rage (GEN)

Streets of Rage 2 (GEN)

Streets of Rage 3 (GEN)

Strider

Strider (PSX)

Strider 2 (PSX)

Super Monkey Ball

Super Monkey Ball (GCN)

Super Monkey Ball 2 (GCN)

Super Monkey Ball Jr. (GBA)

Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros. (N64)

Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Tales*

Tales of Phantasia (SFC)

Tales of Destiny (PSX)

Tales of Eternia (PSP)

Tales of Symphonia (GCN)

Tales of Innocence (NDS)

Tales of Hearts (NDS)

Tekken*

Tekken (PSX)

Tekken 2 (PSX)

Tekken 3 (PSX)

Tekken: Dark Resurrection (PSP)

Tekken 6 (PSP)

Tengai Makyō

Tengai Makyō Zero (SFC)

Oriental Blue: Ao no Tengai (GBA)

Thunder Force*

Thunder Force II (GEN)

Thunder Force III (GEN)

Thunder Force IV (GEN)

Thunder Spirits (SNES)

Thunder Force V (SAT)

Time Crisis*

Time Crisis (PSX)

Time Crisis: Project Titan (PSX)

Timesplitters*

Timesplitters 2 (GCN)

Timesplitters: Future Perfect (GCN)

Tomb Raider*

Tomb Raider (PSX)

Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft (PSX)

Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft (PSX)

Treasure

McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (GEN)

Dynamite Headdy (GEN)

Alien Soldier (GEN)

Light Crusader (GEN)

Guardian Heroes (SAT)

Mischief Makers (N64)

Silhouette Mirage (PSX)

Radiant Silvergun (SAT)

Sin and Punishment (N64)

Ikaruga (GCN)

Turok

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (N64)

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (N64)

Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion (N64)

Turok: Rage Wars (N64)

Turrican

Mega Turrican (GEN)

Super Turrican (NES)

Super Turrican (SNES)

Super Turrican 2 (SNES)

Twinbee

Pop'n TwinBee (SNES)

Pop'n TwinBee: Rainbow Bell Adventures (SNES)

Detana Twinbee Yahoo! Deluxe Pack (SAT)

Twisted Metal*

Twisted Metal (PSX)

Twisted Metal 2 (PSX)

Twisted Metal III (PSX)

Twisted Metal 4 (PSX)

Twisted Metal: Head On (PSP)

Ultraman

Ultraman: Towards the Future (SNES)

Valkyrie Profile*

Valkyrie Profile (PSX)

Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (PSP)

Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume (NDS)

Vectorman

Vectorman (GEN)

Vectorman 2 (GEN)

Wild Arms

Wild Arms (PSX)

Wario

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (GB)

Wario Land II (GBC)

Wario Land 3 (GBC)

Wario Land 4 (GBA)

Warioware Inc: Minigame Mania (GBA)

Wario World (GCN)

Wario: Master of Disguise (NDS)

Wars

Advance Wars (GBA)

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (GBA)

Advance Wars: Dual Strike (NDS)

World Heroes

World Heroes (SNES)

World Heroes 2 (SNES)

World Heroes 2 Jet (GB)

World Heroes Perfect (SAT)

X-COM*

X-COM: UFO Defense (PSX)

X-COM: Terror from the Deep (PSX)

Ys I & II Chronicles (PSP)

Ys IV: Mask of the Sun (SFC)

Ys IV: Dawn of Ys (TurboGrafx-CD)

Ys V: Kefin, Lost City of Sand (SFC)

Yoshi

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)

Yoshi's Island DS (NDS)

Zelda

The Legend of Zelda (NES)

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (FDS)

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC)

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons & Oracle of Ages (GBC)

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (GCN)

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA)

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GCN)

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (NDS)

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (NDS)

One-offs

Cadash (TurboGrafx-16)

Cosmic Epsilon (NES)

Crystalis (NES)

Journey to Silius (NES)

Silver Surfer (NES)

Metal Storm (NES)

Vice: Project Doom (NES)

Mr. Gimmick (NES)

Kick Master (NES)

Little Samson (NES)

Summer Carnival '92: Recca (NES)

Phalanx (SNES)

HyperZone (SNES)

Axelay (SNES)

Run Saber (SNES)

Zombies Ate My Neighbours (SNES)

Ardy Lightfoot (SNES)

Wild Guns (SNES)

Energy Breaker (SFC)

Columns (GEN)

Super Fantasy Zone (GEN)

Ranger X (GEN)

Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole (GEN)

Pulseman (GEN)

Panorama Cotton (GEN)

Ristar (GEN)

Comix Zone (GEN)

Toy Story (GEN)

Sol-Feace (MCD)

Android Assault: The Revenge of Bari-Arm (MCD)

Popful Mail (MCD)

SoulStar (MCD)

Flink (MCD)

Tempo (32X)

Kolibri (32X)

Astal (SAT)

DoDonPachi (SAT)

Steam Hearts (SAT)

Wave Race 64 (N64)

Mace: The Dark Age (N64)

Dark Rift (N64)

Tetrisphere (N64)

GoldenEye 007 (N64)

1080° Snowboarding (N64)

Iggy's Reckin' Balls (N64)

Space Station Silicon Valley (N64)

Glover (N64)

Jet Force Gemini (N64)

Rocket: Robot on Wheels (N64)

Perfect Dark (N64)

In the Hunt (PSX)

Rapid Reload (PSX)

Vandal Hearts (PSX)

Disruptor (PSX)

NanoTek Warrior (PSX)

Panzer Bandit (PSX)

Shadow Master (PSX)

Skullmonkeys (PSX)

Heart of Darkness (PSX)

Future Cop LAPD (PSX)

The Adventure of Little Ralph (PSX)

LSD: Dream Emulator (PSX)

Vib-Ribbon (PSX)

Cave Story (PSX)

Doshin the Giant (GCN)

Meteos (NDS)

Scurge: Hive (NDS)

Elite Beat Agents (NDS)

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (NDS)

Currently playing

Sonic Advance 2 (GBA)

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (N64)

Live a Live (SFC)

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (GBA)

Ecco the Dolphin (Genesis)

Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls (GBA, FF2 only)

Super Aleste (SNES)

Bomberman 64 (N64)

Bomberman Max: Blue Champion/Red Challenger (GBC)

Mega Man X5 (PSX)

Pop'n Twinbee (SNES)

Pikmin (GCN)

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lgbtcorp · 1 year

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@redhead-reporter: what's the catch? there's always a catch.

she's clever. it's refreshing. because lena has been chewed up and spat out by every newspaper under the sun — even in tokyo, she spotted her face and a particularly abrasive comment about the future of I-corp. they either herald her for being the change to the face of the company that they needed, or denigrate her into nothing more than a bitch in heels. (she thinks it comes from some kind of one-sided insecurity — there are men, even from within her own city, that'd rather see her fail than to improve commerce and charitable donations to any functioning organisation within nationaI city.) but hey. it sucks to be a bitch sometimes.

"— an embargo." there is no quid pro quo in the business world, and she doesn't think there needs to be one in the reporting biz either. catco yields her a nice little profit that she can then turn into something better with I-corp's tech (myriad, but don't let that freak you; it's a force for good now), and she's practically giving the story away. (andrea would tsk and pout if she knew she'd gone freelance.)

"i have a story. you need a villain. i'm offering you one on a silver platter, but i need three days. seventy two hours. then frankly, you can do whatever you want with the quote." seventy two hours is enough time to clear down, burn the residue of lex's mania, and keep herself from going under along with the colossal fucking mess he'd put her in. thank you again, brother. very cordial.

#redhead-reporter

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kittyluvsfandoms · 2 years

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So, blades lore drop is done! Until I get to jaws and buzzsaw! (@rabbitstatic the lore drop is here now :))

BLADES BACKSTORY:

Blade the vulpine is a shapeshifting entity that hails from an organization known as the justice corps. He "spawned" into existence a few centuries after humanity and society started to develop. He is the first member of the justice crew, but not the first to appear, alongside his various friends. After he came into existence, he was just a pile of flesh and blood with no true form, only referred to as "blade". Eventually, in 1992, the justice corps realized he needed a far friendlier face. With the popularity of the sonic franchise, especially amongst kids, the justice corps decided he should take on the form of one of the characters so children had an easier time trusting him. Blade eventually chose a form that looked alike to the character known as "Tails the fox". His close friends buzzsaw the hedgehog and jaws the echidna eventually did so too, taking similar forms to sonic and knuckles respectively.

WHAT IS THE JUSTICE CORPS AND WHAT DO THEY DO?:

The justice corps (JC) are a large group of interdimensional beings who wish to provide justice for those harmed by evil and cruel individuals. They try to step in themselves, but being eldritch beings tends to scare others so they enlisted blade and his friend's to help. The JC have a few different entities that work towards avenging and prevention. Those entities are the justice crew.

THE JUSTICE CREW:

A group of exes who hunt down those causing or intending to cause harm on others. This team consists of blade, buzzsaw, jaws, and a few other pending members.

WHAT DOES BLADE SPECIFICALLY DO?:

Blade's job is to protect, and provide justice for, children from a wide variety of horrible injustices. He visits the child(ren) after he helps them. He oftentimes will continue to visit them if they ask for him.

BLADES FORMS:

He has 4 forms that he uses depending on the situation he's in. His plush form is used for infiltrating homes and other places, often either through the child picking him up or appearing in a room. He typically prefers to appear in a closet or on a shelf, as it's the most non obvious place for him to be. It's a form more often used with younger kids. His disguise form, also referred to as his game form, is also used for infiltrating homes and other places. The difference is is that he shows up within video games instead of the real world. The form is incapable of leaving, so he has to reveal himself and then leave the screen. His preferred game to hide within is Sonic mania, though he's willing to use whatever is at his disposal. This is not limited to sonic games. His friend form is used to interact with children and fellow exes. He takes on this form after he's been discovered by the child(ren) he's protecting and/or bringing justice for. He's very friendly in this form, unless you manage to piss him off enough. His beast form is only used in certain circumstances. For example, someone harming a child. In this form, he drags the individual(s) who harmed a child into a dimension he shares with the rest of the justice crew.

THE JUSTICE DIMENSION:

The justice dimension (TJD) is the place where the justice crew drag those who cause injustices so they can be punished for eternity. Afterwards, the individuals are hunted down by beings created by the JC. These beings, known as punishers, are the lackeys of the justice crew. TJD looks different to every individual who shows up, the only constant being a reddish fog hanging in the air. Not much is known about TJD or the fog in the air, only that it's a very deadly place. It shifts how it appears constantly, never staying the same. Often, people get lost while in TJD, unfortunate due to the fate that would befall them should they be caught.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY GET CAUGHT?:

When an individual gets caught by the punishers they are slowly and brutally killed. After that, they are mysteriously revived to try and run again. This continues for the rest of eternity, there is no escape.

BLADES PERSONALITY AND INTERESTS:

Blade is rather friendly to most exes, especially children or those who were children. He tends to distrust adults, though if they prove they can be trusted and haven't harmed or killed kids, then he accepts their presence. Blade is a Massive bookworm, capable of reading for hours and not getting bored. He's also very fond of gaming, especially sonic games. He's secretly a massive need who info dumps about whatever he's interested In at the time. He's got adhd and spends his free time enjoying his interests. He's very physically affectionate, as long as a friend is okay with it, he'll hug them or carry them around like a little plush.

BLADES FRIENDS:

He has a group of friends referred to as the gamer group. This group consists of Sonic.AIG, Inkwell, Blank, Rot, and Blade himself. He's also close friends with Mimic, often seen hanging out with the fox. More friends of his include:

Reminder

Showstopper

Tornado

EX (he's on thin ice though)

Corrupt.file

Fun fun

Springy

Exerruption

Thesun

GenX

??? (Has no name yet (also scared of kids))

ACQUAINTANCES:

He's acquaintances with phobos who asks him to help go after exes that harm/kill kids. More include:

Sonic.lean

Signal sonic

Cinders

BLADES ENEMIES:

Any exe who brings any harm to children are viewed by blade as an enemy, however a select few are viewed as mortal enemies. He and Tails Virus, also known as friendshipfox, are always fighting when they interact. He also fights with DiskDrive a lot because he kills those who pirate games, including kids. More of his enemies include:

Labrat (complicated)

Hollow (complicated)

Phantom (complicated)

Alrune

Bug (very complicated)

ADDITIONAL FACTS ABOUT BLADE:

He can change his height to up to about 13.5 ft tall. He's able to use the blades on his tails like deadly boomerangs via flinging his tails. He has a sweet tooth, but will eat almost anything. He won't eat meat that comes from a sentient creature (ex. Mobians or humans). He can travel through any screen as well as use a device given to him by the JC to travel dimensions and through time (time travel is a lot more difficult).

(Most of the exes mentioned belong to people on twitter! Credit where credit is due!)

#blade the vulpine #kip yells #lore drop

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crowmagus · 2 years

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RANGER, Chapter 4

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Truthfully, Foggy Blue-June had never felt despair before in her life. She was possessed only by the basic, heavier emotions of comfort, hunger, faith, and boredom.

It was once she had agreed to work on the chicken farm, forced by threat of homelessness and expulsion from the meatpacking industry, that Foggy felt despair for the first time. It clung to her like the waxed parchment wrappings of the butchery, blinding and restraining her.

She spoke quickly and efficiently with the head warlock of the farm, highlighting her skills and history as the figure across from her nodded and looked just above her head.

Little was said of interest in this meeting, but Foggy had secured the position and began to work with the mindless fervor of someone with no future but their youth still intact.

In the daytime, the labor was simple - separating the feet from the chicken, extracting the eyeballs and lesser organs for use in various tinctures and alchemies. In the nights she was invited to a plethora of initiations and rituals, but she resisted for the time being - hoping to stumble upon a way out of the poultry industry before she was forced to take part in whatever dark pledges they were trying to tempt her with.

Her spirit was held safe for five years. In this time, she received no promotions, no relationships, no salary increases or bonuses, but she received plenty of chicken parts to sustain herself. Not being able to afford anything else, she subsisted off of the loathsome creatures for all five of those years.

Five years and 29 days after accepting her position on the unnamed chicken farm, she gave up hope of ever escaping her feathered hell, and accepted the offer of initiation.

It was a grand celebration, one that despite her guilt liberated her from many anxieties and doubts. They bathed her in the fresh blood of chicks, sung the ancient songs of the first pluckers, and for the first time showed her the warmth of family. That night she saw things which defied everything she thought she knew. Looking down into the blood of the young she was baptized in, deep truths of the world shone into her eyes and a flame was lit in her soul.

She stopped clinging to her past, and relinquished herself to the gore soaked basin which had been beneath her all along - and she discovered it was not nearly deep enough to drown her. For the first time in years, she stood on solid ground and felt that she could move of her own volition.

She thrived. She learned Japanese, made friends with her flock of co-workers, and was promoted to a management position overseeing a small team of skilled bleeders.

The head warlock shared with Foggy heretical insights which warped her view of the divine hierarchy entirely. In her mind, the heavenly swine could do nothing but look at the flight of the rooster and wallow in shame.

A certain madness threatened to consume her, an energetic mania which spun around the gaping hole in her heart which mirrored the gaping hole in the remnants of the United States.

It would have destroyed her, if not for a chance encounter with a television screen in a bar in the nearby village. On it was a woman on a talk show, passing around a small golden marble. Whenever one of the speakers released the marble, it spun - suspended in the air circling the same one inch over and over again.

The woman produced another one, and placed it beside the first marble in the air. They glowed brighter, and the diameter of the circle the marbles were tracing grew to be twice as wide.

Foggy was transfixed by these strange marbles, and became obsessed when the women mentioned that they had been found in the evacuated ruins of Foggy’s home town: Brunswick, Maine. The Atlantic Union’s Relief Corps (AURC) had just begun working their way into the United States from the eastern seaboard - hoping to assist any survivors who may have survived the deadly conditions of the last five years which had prevented any earlier assistance.

She stood transfixed watching the television until the talk show ended, and then she began looking for a way to get home.

#worldbuilding #world building #creative writing #writing #original character #fiction #alternate history #alternate reality #dark humor #meat #poultry #RANGER

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stroebe2 · 16 days

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GameStop Comes Roaring Back by Matt Levine

"If you had a magic lamp that allowed you to move up the price of a liquid publicly traded stock arbitrarily, by a large amount, a handful of times, what would you do with it? There’s some stock that trades at $20, and you could rub the lamp and it would go to $30 for like a day or two : What do you do?

I think there is a theoretically correct answer, though it is neither investing nor legal nor magical advice. It goes like this :

Spend all of your money on somewhat out-of-the-money short-dated call options on the stock.

Rub the lamp.

Sell the options.

This maximizes your leverage in the trade: Instead of paying $20 to buy the stock, you pay (say) $1 to buy out-of-the-money options struck at say $25. You rub the lamp, the stock jumps to $30, the options jump to (say) $6, and you sell them all. You’ve made a 500% return using options instead of a 50% return by buying stock.

[...]

The modern US equity market has two main guys with lamps, Elon Musk and Keith Gill. Here’s Gill :

GameStop Corp. shares surged after the Reddit account that drove the meme-stock mania of 2021 posted what appeared to be a $116 million position in the video-game retailer. The June 2 screenshot posted by Keith Gill, who goes by a profane handle involving the phrase Deep Value on Reddit, shows a stake of 5 million shares with an average cost basis of $21.27 apiece. A position that large would make Gill one of the company’s five biggest investors and is more than six times the number of shares his account showed in an April 2021 post, the last time it was active on Reddit, when accounting for a four-for-one stock split. The screenshot, which also included 120,000 call options worth $65.7 million due to expire on June 21, couldn’t be verified. The options would allow him to buy the stock at $20 a share, but would cost him some $240 million to exercise.

[...]

This morning, GameStop’s stock got as high as $40.50, and those calls got as high as $21.10. At those prices, Gill had a paper gain of about $281 million. Also :

On X, Gill also posted an image of a reverse card from the game UNO that indicates a player is changing the card-pickup direction. The post had attracted 6.5 million views in the 12 hours since its publication at about 8 p.m. Sunday New York time.

[...]

I have no idea what Gill is doing. Probably he likes the stock and is in it for the long term. As of 1 p.m. today, only about 6,000 June 21 $20 call options contracts had changed hands, so it doesn’t seem like there’s a lot of options selling. Really I don’t know what to think beyond, like, “isn’t this weird” and “maybe nobody should have a magic lamp that can arbitrarily move stock prices.” A few questions, though :

Where did he get the $174.5 million? That’s a lot of money! As far as I can tell his wealth peaked in the eight figures in the 2021 GameStop mania, so … did he find more? Is someone financing this trade?

Why is he not making the case for GameStop on YouTube? Gill seems to be back on Twitter/X (as Roaring Kitty) and on Reddit (as “a profane handle involving the phrase Deep Value”), but his YouTube channel (also Roaring Kitty), where he did most of his advocacy for GameStop in long detailed videos in 2021, is still dormant.

You see where I’m going with Questions 1 and 2, right? If you had a lot of money and a taste for danger, how much would Keith Gill’s X account be worth to you? How much would his Reddit account be worth to you? How much would his YouTube account be worth to you? (Do you look and sound like him?) If you had the X and Reddit accounts, would those constitute a magic lamp in your hands? How would you most efficiently monetize it? If you were Gill, how would you most efficiently monetize your accounts? Is the answer “sell them to a whale”?

Those $20 calls are now very in-the-money. Is Gill going to exercisethem, by coming up with another $240 million? You can hold GameStop stock forever, but you can only hold GameStop June 21 calls until June 21. After that, you need the $240 million, unless you sell the options first. This is not a diamond-hands position; this is, by its nature, a sell-while-the-selling-is-good position.

Of course if Gill did exercise the options — finding another $240 million wherever he found the previous $174.5 million — he would own 17 million shares of GameStop, or roughly 5% of the outstanding stock. It would be funny if he went activist and demanded a board seat on a platform of “more chaos.”

[...]"

Everything is so stupid

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