#nah i wanna do genocide too

[budugaapologist]

people should have to pass a questionaire on whether or not they can excuse genocide before being allowed to play stormblood jfc

[apollos-olives]

what’s crazy to me is when white people demand praise FROM PALESTINIANS for doing the bare minimum. Like if y’all wanna praise yourselves within your own little white communities, I don’t care, but to seek validation and praise from the people that are being oppressed??? Are you their God or something for them to praise you? The audacity knows no bounds. Palestinians are actually are so kind and give so much grace to these people, too kind for my liking, because if it was me???? Nah, I’m not the one.

Oh wait… I just remembered. The second that Palestinians stopped being kind to their oppressors, they were labelled terrorists!

Because everybody knows that the powers of friendship, love, and kindness solve everything!

the way white people always think they're our damn white saviors is so embarrassing 😭😭 like damn dude i'm not gonna suck your dick just bc you think my people shouldn't die. and my godddd the amount of anons i've received that are like "why did you respond so rudely :(((" like dude have you considered that i'm currently facing a genocide !!!!! have you considered that maybe i'm tired of acting so nice all the time?????? have you considered that maybe i'm tired of explaining to white people over and over and over how palestinians just want to live ?????? but noooo god forbid i act a little bit less nicer than normal and suddenly i'm a terrorist or playing into that "mean arab palestinian" stereotype. i'm exhausted. i'm tired of being nice. i will still try to stay kind but i'm tired of having to watch my words and dumb things down for people when every day i wake up crying and then go to sleep with an empty stomach that is full of dread.

people who constantly seek validation from the oppressed are not helping us and the performative allyship is really getting on my fucking nerves and i'm just trying to make it through the day without losing my shit all the fucking time. i'm tired of being kind. i deserve better than this. all palestinians deserve better than this.

[nokingsonlyfooles]

Let's Agitate the Hell Out of This Snake!

I said to myself, "Self, you have never Tumblred effectively, and you exist only on the fringes of this culture. But you know if you engage negatively, it will will become a constant source of stress. And you know there are a lot of stressed-out people here who are being fed negative things across multiple platforms. Do not, DO NOT criticize left-leaning institutions around here until you have established some kind of cred as a well-meaning leftist yourself."

Yeah, well, but I read the news and I'm not ready to format the cites for an article about the woman we call "La Malinche." I wanted to say something on this other topic while it's still fresh in my mind.

So, first, if you're interested, here is the position from which I comment on Indigenous matters: My tribe didn't want me because my blood isn't pure enough. And if you don't wanna hear about that, that's fine. You don't hafta click.

Genealogically-speaking, no matter what ethno-cultural mix my great-grandfather had in his blood, he was in the tribe, so he counts as 100% by their standards. (I'm not gonna call them out by name. I've lost all connection with my family, I don't know who's on the Council now, and I don't know if they'd still reject me, but I'm not inclined to go back and beg. They're in Mexico and Arizona, and they have reservations and at least one casino, so there is a government-incentivized reason to split what they have as few ways as possible.)

My grandmother never bothered to get officially recognized and join the tribe. My tribe is not fond of Mexicans and her father married one, and she married one, and according to the stereotype she looks it (My tribe believes they are tall and Mexicans are short, I kid you not. My family on that side is a mix of tall and short and my dad got stonewalled trying to do genealogical research more than once because he got the short genes. Race-based caste systems are truly hilarious.) so I can relate. My aunt decided she wanted to join the tribe, and since she could point to her grandfather as 100%, she got in, adopted her kids from them, and got a seat on the Council. Her biological son was also eligible to join, although she married a Pacific Islander.

My dad, on the other had, did not bother to get recognized, and he married a Czech-German lady. When I was a young teenager, I asked my aunt what it would take for me to get in. She looked my fair-skinned ass up and down, shook her head and said, "It's too far." I only have a great-grandparent, with uncertain lineage, so I'm 12.5% or less. Maybe if my dad asked to be recognized first, I might have a chance, but my tribe isn't super fond of white people either, so that was a non-starter with my mom being who she was. My aunt smiled and said, "But you could marry in! We've got to get you a husband!"

At that age, with that level of security in my complex identity, I just laughed it off. OK, if they didn't want me, that was their right. A lot of places didn't want me. I didn't have much of the culture anyway. Although, had they been willing to accept me, I would've been willing to learn. After the attempted genocide, you'd think they'd be motivated to hand down those traditions to as many kids as possible, no matter how dislocated. The dislocation is a feature of the genocide, not my choice, nor is the genetic makeup of my parents, my height, or the colour of my skin.

Tribe used to be a matter of culture, not blood. You could take a new name and learn new traditions (sometimes against your will, but let's not get into that) and after a brief period of suspicion (or after your wounds healed up) you were in. Then European colonizers rolled up and said, "Hey, we've invented the concept of race and organized our whole society based on heritage and skin colour. You want some of that?" I have yet to stray across a tribe or Council who said, "Nah, we're gonna keep distributing our culture to whoever wants to learn." The tribe I can lay claim to by blood sure doesn't. They have so little left, they only want to share it with real Indigenous people. And they are defining "real" by the standards imposed upon them by a culture that tried to wipe them off the face of the planet.

What these colonizers have failed to do by forced marches, imprisonment and murder, they might manage to do by imposing an artificial scarcity of resources. If they can isolate each Indigenous society and coax them to hand their traditions down only to people who have been selectively bred to look how they think we ought to look, Indigenous people will never recover the rich cultural tapestry their ancestors enjoyed. Every generation, there will be fewer of them (they already lost me, so I can't say "us"), and they will grow more isolated, until they are gone.

That is the context which causes me to look at Indigenous cultures through a much more jaded lens than a lot of my peers, who only know enough to pity them.

So let's take a look at this opinion piece right here. You can read the whole thing if you want, but please forgive me for snipping a few quotes for the Tumblers. This post is gonna be long enough as it is.

Oh, dear god. "Mostly" is doing a LOT of heavy lifting in that sentence! Right away. I know this person is privileged with an a identity less complex than mine, with most of their experiences in being excluded stemming from being Indigenous, period. I am super sure he never had his aunt smile at him and say his tribe didn't want him, but he might be acceptable as breeding stock. He doesn't have to consider the intersections, and he will have to do some more learning and growing before he realizes how silly it is to call Canada mostly a world leader in fairness and equality. I've barely been here a year and I already know that ain't so.

It should be obvious that Indigenous people are being fed a disproportionate amount of shit, and they deserve their land and autonomy back. But if we're talking about unfairness and inequality, that's just a few pixels of a huge image that this Indigenous law student isn't seeing. (Yet! I'm willing to give him time, but his views right now are a matter of public record and contributing to the public understanding, or lack thereof.)

And then, ah, we have a slight issue with fairness, equality, and legal representation edging into theocracy.

Okay. I gotta say, conflating laws of man with laws of gods and our forefathers does not get you a real good system of justice. We've seen this more than once, and I'm watching my home country slide into fundamentalist rule a little more each day, so - with all due respect to cultural preservation in the face of an attempted genocide - maybe it's better to write that stuff down and allow your society to evolve. Our ancestors didn't know everything, we don't know everything, and a Law revealed to one in an ecstatic religious state does not lend itself to reason, objection, or nuance.

Let's say, just spitballing here, your Council has set up a Powwow that doesn't allow Two-Spirits or other gender-diverse people to dress and dance as they choose. How do you construct a legal argument against a Council that chooses to cite, not just tradition, but the will of God and the spirits of your ancestors? "Uh... pretty sure my ancestors didn't say AMAB means you can't wear a ribbon skirt. I mean, I think the very concept is..." "WELL, WE ARE YOUR ELDERS AND WE SAY THEY DID." "Maybe they were wrong?" "STOP DISRESPECTING OUR CULTURE AND GET OUT." "Isn't it also my culture?" "NOT IF IT INCLUDES YOU WEARING A RIBBON SKIRT!"

The conservative impulse to regress to an imaginary past is not unique to Evangelical Christians. Tribal Councils, like most governments, skew conservative. If all their decisions can be attributed to unassailable spiritual revelations, there isn't going to be much progress. And these imposed gender roles and castes will be set in stone, just like they are in the colonizers' governments.

I just don't think it's a good idea. But, heh, what do I know? I'm not even allowed to call myself "Two-Spirit," because my blood's too impure.

(I will be posting Tumblr content on days beginning with T, if you care. Probably shorter content than this, but who knows?)

[arttrampbelle]

You know what if you like the new fire god liu kang. Just block me. Because i absolutely hate what they are doing to him. Just straight up block me.

Like liu kang what did they do to you fr?!

Like why?

And the fact we got the best iteration of shang tsung in mk11. Only to have him treated like dogshit here in the new game says to me that nrs is not only fake af and used tagawa for profit.

Its disrespectful to him as an actor. Its disrespectful the the character.

And its fucking insulting.

I smell some dirty bullshit with nrs fr.

Like it feels so damn fake and condescending of nrs to do that.

Yeah brings back shao n wants to "turn him good" oh but we cant do the same for shang. When shao is worse than shang. And way to go nrs for being racist to asian men unless they are pretty,have the "correct personality traits" or are money making cash grab bullshit to dance n sing for you. (Same for other poc characters but yeah its getting worse for asian men and asian and indigenous Pacific peoples and cultures. But thats for another post. Unfortunately people still stay being racist to black characters but what else is fucking new?! Ugh. I hate these fans and nrs for that and people being absolutely stupid af to that but you know they only care about aesthetics and consuming product. But thats besides the point. ) like im just sick of it.

Yeah liu bring back and keep shao kahn the mofo that legitimately kills everyone in armageddon,committing genocide on tge supposed woman you loves people. Oh wait you dont actually love her now?! You think you're too important now for love?! Oh well shit. Shows who you really are. Guess you dont really care so as long as you get to have your cake and eat it too. Mr chosen,perfect,goody good shit.

Are nrs trying to actively sabotage its own franchise? Its own characters?! Im seriously doubting that its genuine they wanna make this game. Because im serious,liu kang doesn't feel like liu kang. AT ALL! like wtaf. It feels so hammy,so fucking black n white American comicbook,mcu marvel brainrot type of writing. It makes me wanna puke.

Considering how things played out in 11. And how well the did shang. How decent some characters were(not the best but better than past things in a long time.) We got something that hinted at actual threats,consequences. But then....nothing. all thats taken back because plot armor. Or enough fanboys whined. Like fr.

Now it feels like a huge downgrade. Like so much. And thats not saying a lot since 11 had huge plotholes and bad shit in it too.

But god damn.

Liu kang sounds like such an asshole and nobody's calling him out?!

Like wow.

Oh but shang is the biggest problem for you? No mofo. He's trying to knock some sense into you. Because you think you're infallible. But like all "gods" you can die too. And i hope you do. Painfully. Slowly. Excruciatingly.

If not by shang tsung than i hope dark raiden comes back to fucking whoop that smarmy fucking face clean off!

The only liu kang i love is mk shaolin monks liu and 95 movie liu kang. Thats it. Thats the only valid ones. Other than that. Liu can suck my metaphorical ballsack!

Fire god my asscrack. More like douchebag of the century.

He's worse than shao kahn. Makes him seem humble.

Unless liu is evil. Until that is announced. Liu kang can kiss my ass n die. Fr.

Unless its mk:sm or 95 movie liu. They can stay like i said. But fire god liu? Nah go die chosen boob. You reek of fanboys wank stains.

Im not just saying this because i like shang. Im pissed how ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE BEING TREATED LIKE LITTLE PAWNS TO GOD LIU KANG NOW! Like wtf. How is he good?! How is he still loved?! Again unless this is a villain arch... i dont see how this will actually work well. Its already shit but how are you still making it worse?! I dont get it.

Like it's a travesty that shang feels like a threat but also slightly sympathetic in mk11. But here,now. Its a fucking mockery. And liu isn't being called out for his hypocrisy. Hives shao kahn forgiveness. But not shang. Thats should be your first clue.

Im thinking fire god liu kang has to be a vassel for onaga. Why else would shao kahn live? But shang knows the truth thats why he wants to get rid of him? Because shang is the only one other than raiden who can fucking stop fire god liu cuck i mean kang. From fucking over everything.

That is the only way this will be slightly redeemed. But barely. Still not enough to forgive nrs and their sins.

Fans can hate. Me idgaf. Ive been a mk fan for many many many fucking years. Longer than most of this hellsite. So yeah. I was willing to try to give them a chance. But no. If thats how they play. And its not a villain arch for liu.

Then its official.... YOU SUCK NRS!

[ssadrith]

lancer turned into stone and my little brother started to cry, i will fist fight toby fox

[thewriterowl]

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My Top Posts in 2021

#5

(kicks door open) AND ANOTHER LUKE HEAD-CANNON!! Luke’s most powerful weapon is his ability of crushing the word no with his puppy-dog eyes.

Vader: I’m evil.

Luke: Please don’t be. (sad face)

Vader: Kay, I’m good.

-

Han: I don’t support the rebellion.

Luke: But can’t you? (hopeful face)

Han; Welp, let’s go kill some flying space-Nazis.

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Yoda: You can’t save your friends.

Luke: But...I wanna. (pleading face)

Yoda: Aw, well, ok then.

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Din: I only love my son.

Luke: Can I be included? (shy face)

Din: (slams marriage license down) Sign the fuck up, buttercup.

680 notes • Posted 2021-03-31 18:58:09 GMT

#4

Din: (trying to learn more about this [cute] Jedi to figure out if he’s trustful to take care of Grogu) So...what do you like to do?

Luke: (happy this very handsome DILF is talking to him) Well...I like sparring, fighting, teaching, taking care of kids, flying ships, visiting my family, hiding on quiet planets, I garden at times cause I used to be a farm-kid...also calms my mind, I apparently may have PTSD cause i’ve had two sets of parents die, two teachers die, friends die, my first crush die, was told my father was responsible for genocide, lost my hand to said father, has been tortured, hunted, left alone, and had to shoulder the weight of the entire galaxy basically alone...but I found Grogu and you and i’m starting a school so it’s better now...oh, I like to bake cakes :D 

Din: (on his knee) For the love everything holy, marry me...and use our marriage benefits to get therapy.

865 notes • Posted 2021-03-28 23:00:31 GMT

#3

Luke, a 5′6 cinnamon roll martyr: I am ready to die for this cause.

Din, a 5′11 built tired himbo: (picks him up and carries him away) You most certainly are not. 

1040 notes • Posted 2021-02-03 19:21:38 GMT

#2

Bo-Katan: You have to be the Mand'alor and rule as king. It is your duty and honor as the chosen one.

Din: Nah.

Bo-Katan: You could unite our broken people.

Din: None of my business.

Bo-Katan: You'd be powerful and adored.

Din: Yuck.

Leia (drinking a Pina Colada from the sidelines): You could marry my brother to keep galactic peace.

Din: ...so how quickly can we get the throne room updated? I'd like a chair next to mine for my consort. You think naming a city after him would be too much of a power move in my first year? Can I tax people if they look too long at him? Grogu will be called prince, by the way, and he gets his own wing in the palace. Kryze, keep up and help me get this coronation started.

1161 notes • Posted 2021-02-21 06:44:30 GMT

#1

Luke: Why is everyone so concerned about Top or Bottom?

Din: Luke...

Luke: I mean, I’d just be happy to have a bunk-bed.

Din: (sighs) Luke...it’s because of the tactical differences. Using a saber from the top would just be difficult. You want someone with a blaster on top to act as cover.

Luke: Oooh...that does make sense.

Han & Leia:...

Han: I gotta tell them.

Leia: No.

1307 notes • Posted 2021-01-21 00:00:23 GMT

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[frecklef0x]

Mass Effect 1: Playthrough Masterpost

At last, I have finished Mass Effect 1!

I have heard some mutuals say they wish they could play it again for the first time, and you kind of can--through me! I’ve been posting little “episodes” of live-tweet-stream-of-consciousness as I play, and now I’ve compiled them into one post to make my life easier.

Anyway, here’s the first one, the rest are under the cut. :)

frecklef0x plays mass effect: (ME1) episode one

My ass looks great in this uniform, first of all

Impaled robo zombies, yikes

Cheap shot, Saren, smh. How will I pass my spectre test now?!

Why does he have robot eyes? Is he like, Geth-Turian? Why? Is he a robo zombie also? Was it the beacon???

Cool beacon nightmares, I'm sure this is fine

This Kaiden guy has implants? ORTEGA?!??!?

"Call me princess again and you'll be picking your teeth up off the floor" lol obliterated

The citadel elevators are very realistic, five minutes of tense silence huh

Ya girl got a PROMOTION and a DOPE SQUAD time to catch a TRAITOR

frecklef0x plays mass effect: (ME1) episode two

First things first, gotta go find the blue scientist to join the gang

This galaxy is HUGE! How many of these places will I actually be able to go?!

Only two friends at a time????? D:

Ah, a distress signal, let's see wha--A DESERT CENTIPEDE NOPE ABORT ABORT

Robo aliens? In MY Theronian mining facility? Its more likely than you think

Running over dudes in my Mako is extremely satisfying tbh

*runs over geth troopers* *runs over geth armature* *runs over geth colossus* ... *backs over geth colossus*

Working elevators in the ancient ruins ✔

Oooooooh man hope this nerd is gay

Wrex, a friend of yours? Nope, not a friend, too murdery

"ShAaaAame about the ruins Shep, sOooOo much collatoral damage, SHEP" stfu Council, "ruthless" was in the resume when you promoted us, 10/10 would shoot lasers through archeological digs again

When Kaiden calls us "ma'am" I am, uh, into it

frecklef0x plays mass effect: (ME1) episode three

Time to talk to the gang! Gotta meet the fam proper

Oh dear seems we got a shmee of racism on board, compatriots

Wow Raina, good foot-in-mouth moment with Wrex there huh...sorry about the eventual extinction of your race, lost this round of Pain Olympics

OH SHIT OH SHIT BLUE HOTTIE BIGENDER? THIS IS NOT A DRILL???

“hi I’m Kaiden wanna hear about my last crush ;)” “hi I’m Liara wanna hear about Asari mating rituals? ;)))” damn we really slidin right into the DMs no chill

Garrus: fuck rules and red tape amiright Raina: oh u right ;)

Guess I’ll actually do a mission now LETS GO LESBIANS LETS GO

Honestly rolling out with Tali and Liara is a mood, squad goals

Raina @ every corporation on Noveria: I would sell you to satan for one(1) corn chip

This reactivation puzzle is some shit

I see some Mistakes were made

We already killing moms at this stage damn BioWare

FUCK FUCK BENEZIA KILLED ME AND I LOST A FUCKTON OF PLAYTIME

THERES LIKE NO AUTOSAVE IN THIS BITCH FUUUUUUUUU

fuck fuck fuck god damn it gotta shoot a bunch of deranged baby bug people again god DAMN IT

Okay we killed Liara’s mom in front of her hope that’s fine

And we let mama bug go free because after talking to Wrex, Raina’s like “this galaxy is a little trigger happy with the genocide, good luck out there bug mama ❤️ be cool please”

I have literally watched the scientist in the hot labs get killed three times now

So far the debreifs with the council have not gone very well

“You let bug mama go?! How many generations until they take over everything???” “My money’s on two :D Place your bets now assholes or stfu :DDD”

Asked Liara if she was okay and she seems pretty Cool With It

I hope to one day return to Noveria and Death Star it into oblivion

frecklef0x plays mass effect: (ME1) episode four

Talked with Tali and this situation with the Geth and the Quarians is giving me an existential crisis

You “inspect” my beautiful ship? You got somethin’ to say about my crew??? Talk shit get hit, bitch I will kill you

Yoooo my old earth gang, yeah what the hell, I’ll help ou—oh nope nvm he’s a xenophobe, you hang him and I’ll shoot his friend in the face, thx for your time

Went to the citadel to finish some assignments, left tasked with twice as many

“dOn’T cUt CoRneRs” fear not dear Kaiden, I have a permit: this piece of paper that says I do what I want

Still with the elevators, I really cannot with this

“You make it all sound so...dangerous...” ;) ;))))))

frecklef0x plays mass effect: (ME1) episode five

Headin’ to Virmire to rendezvous with the Salarian team

A cure for the genophase?!?!?! :D

Oh wait oh no are we for real gonna talk about destroying the cure like Wrex isn’t standing right here omg

SHIT GUYS NO NOT LIKE THIS WREX PLEASE

Phew for a conversation that basically started with guns drawn, it went pretty well... “What Saren has isn’t even a proper cure, he’s just fucking with the Krogans at this point. Are we gonna stand for that? Or are we gonna murder?” “Damn Shep, you right, we gon’ murder”

Okay Ashley, go join the aliens, try not to die

Shadow Team!🎵 tearing through the base 🎶 disabling all the     defenses 🎵 (you gotta sing it to the tune of the Trogdor song)

We free the prisoners!!! :)

We shoot the prisoners??? :(

“Raina? How can you shoot them where they stand?” So it’s more merciful to let them explode? NAH FAM

This scientist is responsible for the mind control stuff? For Benezia? Fine     I’ll let her go but I hope she explodes

We did not learn our lesson concerning beacons I see

Wait if even Saren is worried about his mind control ship does that mean there are larger forces involved here?

Oh. Oh fuck

Ugh Ashley I EXPLICITLY TOLD YOU NOT TO DIE

(so we really never found any info about that genophase cure huh? disappointing)

Oh Seren, you dumb dumb. You absolute fool. Clown man.

When Raina slings Kaiden over her shoulder to carry him to the ship—mmmmmmmmwoooow I am very bisexual

Bruh Raina takes every council call and she disconnects pissed off every time

WAIT I literally just hung up with the council, ASHLEY is DEAD, and Kaiden needs a DTR RIGHT NOW?!?!? Boy, NO, READ THE ROOM

This has been a stressful day

frecklef0x plays mass effect: (ME1) episode six

Shepard will avoid her feelings and go to Faros instead

Seeing Ashley’s figure greyed out and her locker inaccessible makes me sad

Wrex and Garrus, let’s go shoot some geth 💪 

A mind controlling planet—of course!

Shep gets all her renegade points shooting capitalists

Saved, uh, about half the colonists

If I have one more bad acid trip I stg

Oh nope here’s another one

Shep needs a nap

frecklef0x plays mass effect: (ME1) episode seven

Ah, the council. Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal.

At least Liara is good at pep talks ;)

Joker, you cockblock

Haha DUDE we airborne, you THOUGHT

Now that I am exiled from the Citadel, guess I’ll run some galactic errands:

o   Killed corporate scientists who though we would rescue them lol

o   Destroyed a bunch of geth camps helping Tali on her pilgrimage

o   Disabled a nuke and killed some pirates

o   Shut down some evil Cerberus experiments

o   And illegally traded information!

Okay time to get back on track

So we may or may not be flying to our doom

OH GOD LIARA LOVES ME!!! RAINA, YOU DISASTER, YOU DID IT AAAAAH ❤️❤️❤️

frecklef0x plays mass effect: (ME1) episode eight

You know what I love? Being murdered by geth armatures

All these Ilos ruins be looking the same

Security panel is only kinda helpful

Oh, luckily I know Prothean now!

“CANNOT BE STOPPED” wow very encouraging, thanks

After that super motivating message and disabling security, its time to go down, down to goblin town

Vigil? Oh word?

My girlfriend is GEEKING out

I knew something what wrong with that fucking Citadel

Vigil: information is power. Also Vigil: What does it matter why they do what they do? All that matters is you stop them

“non-essential” personnel die first, huh? GROSS, VIGIL (gotta be honest that hits different in 2020)

Garrus gets it, I knew we liked that guy

Okay, find conduit, save galaxy, break millennium-old genocide cyle, nbd

Ugh Mako you gotta do me dirty one last time I see, I hate this thing

THE CONDUIT STRAIGHT YEETED MAKO

The citadel robot says we’re doomed : )

This shootout is SO fun, seriously

Saren get it toGETHER

Renegade Raina can kill with a conversation apparently, well done then

Concentrate on the Sovereign—why am I gonna save a council that hates my guts, sorry, but I have a JOB to DO that you ACTIVELY HINDERED

Great, zombie husk Saren, just what I needed as I mull over the possible consequences of my galaxy-altering decision

GO JOKER GO

Humanity-only council seems…questionable. Raina didn’t love the council but this sits wrong. Couldn’t we just appoint a more diverse council, including a human?

Anderson seems like a good enough dude, so…we’ll see.

TIME FOR WAR BOYS, GODDAMN WHAT A GAME

[lu-undy]

Valentine’s day 4 - Hurt and comfort

(Warning for unwanted kiss!) Here it is!

"Gentlemen." 

Spy entered the kitchen and was greeted by his colleagues, sitting around the breakfast table. All acknowledged his entrance with a courteous nod, or a "good morning". All, but one who didn't move. 

Sniper took his coffee mug and exited the room, paying attention to go around the table and avoid contact with Spy. 

"He's still mad at ya?" Engie asked as Spy frowned. He had felt it like a dagger in his chest, Sniper's departure. And he knew it was no mere coincidence that he had decided to leave as Spy entered.

"It would seem so." Spy helped himself to some coffee and sat around the table at his place. The seat opposite him was empty. 

"What's wrong between you two? Maybe we can help?" Engie kindly offered. 

"Non, merci." Spy answered, slightly coldly, his eyes riveted on the empty chair in front of him. 

"Ha, what's it feel like bein' rejected, eh, fancypants?" Scout mocked and Spy put his fingers on the bridge of his nose, closing his eyes to contain his rage. 

"Uh, pardner, j-just finish your cereals, right? I can try and order more soda for you after?" Engie tried to calm the storm that he felt incoming. 

"Nah, Engie, c'mon! Not everyday the stuck up Frenchie gets rejected. I wanna know what he feels like!" Scout went on. 

The chatter around the table ended and all the eyes were now on Spy. Spoons and toasts were hanging in the air. The mercenaries knew that Spy wasn't the type to answer Scout's provocations. They expected him to sigh and take another sip of his coffee. 

Instead, he lit a cigarette and started smoking.

"C'mon, Spy! Tell us! And you still got that black eye from your fight with the enemy Snipes, eh?" 

Spy sucked on his cigarette and the smoke burnt his nose and his airway all the way down to his very lungs. It stung him and managed to absorb the boiling rage within him. 

"Scout, please…" Engie insisted. 

"Nah, today, he's gonna feel like one of us. Maybe that's gonna teach him not to be a pretentious piece of crap! See what you feel, Spy? That's how low I felt when I wedged my head through your door to ask you for help with Miss Pauling!" 

Spy finished gulping down his coffee and stood up. He headed for the door. 

"Ha! That's it! Now go away and cry in your fancy mask or something!" 

"Scout." Spy's voice split the room. "You want to know how I feel?" He asked, facing the door and giving his back to his colleagues at the table. 

"Y-yeah?" Scout started to be scared. He hadn't expected Spy to answer his insults. 

"I feel the same way as your father did when your mother decided to leave him." Spy answered and left his colleagues agape as he went out of the room. The noise of the door shutting made all the mercenaries uncomfortable. Their eyes went to Scout. 

"Bullshit! Ma' didn't leave my Dad! It's him who left!"

His colleagues' shoulders sank. Scout's being oblivious was a gift for himself, even if he was oblivious to that too.

Outside of the base, Spy had knocked at the Aussie's door, on his campervan. 

"Piss off." 

"Non." 

"Piss off, or I'll pop your head off." 

"Non." 

Sniper sighed. 

"You can stay there all day if you want, I won't open." 

"D'accord."

[Alright.]

It was Saturday and the mercenaries could enjoy their weekend. Sniper tidied up his van, and kept himself busy, as best as he could. He knew that, stubborn as he was, Spy would indeed stay there, all day if necessary. 

And he did. Smoking cigarette after cigarette, comitting a genocide in his metallic cigarette case. His eyes became red before the sunset sky did. He knew it was all a misunderstanding. He knew it was all useless. But what remained true is that Sniper had seen him, at the end of day's match, the day before. 

As the Administrator announced the end of the round, Sniper was looking for his colleague. Well, colleague… It seemed cold to use that word now. They were more than that, oh so much more. 

After waiting for Spy to show up unsuccessfully, the Aussie started looking for him, going through the battlefield and calling him out. When he found him, his heart sank. 

Spy was being pinned against the wall by the enemy Sniper and receiving attentions that left no doubt as to what was going on...

"Spy…?" 

The enemy Sniper stepped away from Spy and their lips disconnected.

"You can get'im back, yeah, sorry I've been a bit long with him." 

Sniper's jaw had dropped. He had frowned and went back to the base, Spy running after him and shouting for him. The Aussie ignored him and locked himself up in his van, only to reappear the next morning for breakfast…

Spy sighed as he crushed his billionth cigarette butt. He was sitting on the step at the van's back and watched the lights switch on through the base's windows, as the sun sank below the horizon. He could see the shadows of his colleagues through the curtained windows and he stared. 

It was a misunderstanding. He never had wanted to kiss the enemy Sniper. They had been fighting until the very end, hence his black eye. As the Administrator's melodious voice blasted through the speakers, the enemy Sniper knew that if he sliced Spy up, he would die and not respawn, which of course prevented him from doing that. 

Instead, he chose to humiliate him and make him understand that he had won this encounter, even if he hadn't killed him. He had Spy pinned from his throat and the Frenchman could feel something pressing menacingly against his crotch. 

"Will you let me go? The match has ended, in case you were deaf." He said between clenched teeth and struggling to get some air. 

"Not yet, mate, gotta make you get who won this time." 

"I get it. You did. Now let me go-oh?!"

And on these words, the enemy Sniper pushed his lips against Spy who tried to kick him but the kukri pressed harder and he genuinely feared for his life. No respawn would fix him if he pushed his foe too hard. And he hated it. The enemy Sniper was a man that he respected as an enemy until then. Humiliation of that kind was something that Spy didn't think his enemy was capable of.

"Spy…?" 

His teammate Sniper's voice put an end to that filthy and unwanted kiss. When the enemy Sniper finally let go of him - not without snickering - Spy spat out and away. He took a handkerchief to wipe his mouth and ran after his friend. 

His friend. Sniper was so much more than a friend.

"Hm." 

The door opened and Spy jumped to his feet. 

"Sniper?"

The Aussie ignored him and went to the base with his bag of dirty clothes in his hand as if he hadn't seen Spy standing there. The Frenchman's shoulders sank sadly. About an hour later, he came back. 

"Sniper, please?" 

The Aussie put his wet clothes on the line between his van and the base and slipped back inside his narrow dwelling. He didn't say a word, nor did he even look at Spy...

In the end, Spy had stayed there the entire day, smoking like a train, or like a fireman, as they say in French. He stayed as the sun rose to its zenith, he stayed under the scorching afternoon sun, he stayed when the sun went down and under the horizon line. He only stood up once to throw all his cigarette butts in the outside bin of the base. He took advantage of his being standing up to stretch his legs and back before sitting back down. 

"Merde…" Spy cursed, as he realised his cigarette case was empty. He put it back in his pocket and sighed. 

[Shit]

It was ridiculous and had lasted long enough. 

"Sniper, if you don't open that door, I will pick the lock!"

"Piss off." The muffled voice answered. 

"Fine." Spy opened his cigarette case and took the pins concealed inside. He slid them in the lock and started twisting them until he heard a satisfactory click. He pulled the door and entered. 

Sniper was unfazed, lying on his bed, watching the stars through the ceiling window. 

"I need to explain everything to you." Spy said as he put his pins back where they belonged and he shut the door. "I did not exchange a kiss with the enemy Sniper." 

Sniper seemed as though he wasn't listening at all. 

"I did not want to kiss him." Spy raised his head. Sniper being unresponsive got on his nerves. He hadn't eaten all day to say all these things and the other one didn't even dare lend an ear? "Are you even listening?!" 

"No."

"Why?" 

"I know what I saw. You're with him now, go away." 

"Non, I am not and non, I will not."

"Don't keep him waitin'. 's rude." 

"Sniper…"

"Nah, it's fine. Guess I was the idiot. I trusted you and all. But it's fine, no biggie. Just go and leave me alone." 

"Non. I will not leave this van until you listen to me properly." 

"Wastin' your time." He answered.

"Talk about a waste of time when you did not spend the entire day at your door smoking! I skipped lunch and melted under the afternoon sun for a chance to speak to you! I will not leave before I do so!" 

Sniper sighed and sat up on his bed, finally looking at Spy. He came down from his bed and towered Spy. 

"I skipped lunch too. I was locked up here cause of you watchin' and listenin' to my moves all day long. Even for my laundry I had to wait. Bloody ridiculous. So now, if you don't mind, I'd like to sleep in peace." 

"He forced me!" Spy exclaimed. "He had a hand on my throat and a blade between my legs! It even started to rip the silk! Look!" Spy parted his legs slightly to show where the textile had been cut. "All that after the end of the match. He was this close to killing me for good!"

"I knew you liked it rough but eh, whatever."

"Sniper!"

"Right. So he held a knife at your pants and you fell for him and kissed him. Ok, got it. Now, why on Earth are you still here?" 

"You don't get it, you idiot!"

"Oh I think I do. He showed you who's boss, you liked it and boom. I think that sums it up, mate." 

Spy frowned. 

"He humiliated me."

"Some folks like it that way."

"You know very well I do not." Spy answered, his teeth clenched. He sighed. "He forced his lips on me as a way to 'show me who is the boss' indeed, but not in a sexual way, as you are implying it. Non. He would have sliced through me, had the Administrator not called the end of the match. He did that obscene thing to show that he won, to humiliate me. I am grateful no one else saw this."

"Yeah, well, I did."

"And I thank you in part."

"What?!"

"I thank you because God knows what more he would have done if you hadn't intervened! Maybe he would have stayed on my lips in front of his colleagues too? Who knows! I was dying of shame!" Lucien exclaimed. "When he freed me, I spat out his filth and ran after you. But it was too late. Your mind had already processed everything…" He hid his face in his hands. 

"Has he ever done that to you before?" Sniper asked. 

"Non, I swear…! And I would never enjoy that!" Lucien turned his back to Mundy and wrapped his arms around himself. "I don't know what took him today to do that to me. Beyond the disgust, it surprised me from someone who is usually as calm, almost taciturn, as him."

"That's… disgustin'." Lucien turned to face his lover. "We gotta tell the Admin, let her fire him and get him replaced." Sniper said.

"Non, Mundy, please!"

"No!" Sniper exclaimed. "He forced you into something that's not on the contract and not right. Ok, it was just a kiss for show but… Hold on," Sniper closed the gap between them and held Spy's head between his palms, inspecting him. "He didn't put his tongue in, did he? Bugger, I'll make his bloody skull pop in goddamn confetti…! C'mere, Lu'..." 

Sniper wrapped his arms around Spy and kept him close in a dear embrace. 

"I'm sorry, luv'." Lucien removed his mask and Mundy slid his fingers in his hair to comfort him.

"So am I." Lucien answered, burying his head deeper in Sniper's chest. "I am terribly sorry, disgusted and distraught."

"I'm sorry I just saw you and him together and I assumed you just… Ugh, doesn't matter." Sniper tightened his hug. "I'm with you now, and you're safe." 

"Thank you… So much…" Lucien clawed in his lover. 

"It's fine, it's ok, we're gon-"

A knock at the door interrupted them. 

"Wear your mask, luv'." Spy smiled at the sweet name. Sniper handed it to him and stood between the door and his lover. Spy slipped it on quickly. "You ready?"

"Oui, merci."

[Yes, thanks.]

Sniper opened the door. No one. 

"Hey there, pardner."

"Oh?" Sniper's eyes went down and he saw his Texan colleague. "Hey, mate."

"Sorry to bother you. We received a message from the Admin. She said we're on a cease-fire for a week." Engineer explained. "It got announced during dinner but you and Spy weren't here. By the way, do you know where he is? I knocked at his door but he didn't answer." 

"I am here." Spy emerged from the shadows and went by Sniper's side. "Did she explain why this sudden decision?"

"Apparently, it's got to do with replacin' someone who didn't play by their contract on the opposite team." Engie answered.

Sniper and Spy exchanged a glance. 

"I see. Thank you, labourer."

"No problem. Have a nice evenin', fellas." The Texan went away and Sniper shut the door of his van. 

"So, turns out we didn't even have to do anythin', eh." 

"Oui, it seems so."

Both sat on the small couch. 

"Lu'...?"

"Oui?"

Mundy took Lucien's hand in both of his and removed the glove before caressing it gently.

"I'm sorry for what happened. If you wanna, y'know, talk about it or…"

Lucien chuckled.

"I am more affected by the consequences it had on us than the actual act itself. A kiss from someone is rarely a bad experience. But this wasn't a kiss. It was a show of animalistic dominance urged by a will to humiliate me. Bah, I have seen my fair share and will manage to sleep at night. Non, the issue is that you took it the wrong way and you thought that my feelings for you were not sincere." 

"Sorry about it…"

"It is fine. The main thing is that you now know and understand what happened. I care very little about the rest." Lucien answered and leaned his head on Mundy's shoulder. 

They laced their fingers together and stayed there for a while. The van was narrow, but it made it cosy. Mundy's voice broke the periodic sound of their breaths. 

"Lu'?"

"Oui?" 

"So uh… You still love me, right?" 

Lucien smiled and raised his head to his lover. 

"Of course I do. I love you more than any man before." 

"You sure?"

"Oui."

"There wasn't any part of you that… Y'know… Kinda liked it with the other Sniper?" 

Lucien chuckled. 

"Absolutely not. If anything, I lost all respect for him. It is a good thing that he got fired." 

"Yeah…"

"Mundy?"

"Mh?"

"I love you."

Mundy smiled and pulled Lucien to him. 

"I love you too. And I missed you." 

They hugged as if they hadn't seen each other for years. 

"I missed you too." Lucien answered. "I missed you and you-"

The noise of Mundy's stomach growling cut Lucien's sentence sharp. 

"S-sorry. I haven't eaten a thing." 

"Neither have I. Come, we will prepare some dinner." 

Lucien stood up and was about to slip his mask on when Mundy got to his feet in a flash and held his wrist away. He dived straight for the Frenchman's lips and pulled his waist strongly. 

"I love you, Lu'."

"Mh… So do I. Now, let us go before your stomach screams again, hm?" 

"Right. But please cook somethin' edible this time."

Lucien slipped on the mask and his eyes snapped wide.

"Pardon?!" He asked in his mother tongue. "When have I ever cooked something that wasn't?" 

Mundy grabbed his hat and both exited the van. 

"Remember the snails?" He went on teasing his lover. 

"They were exquisite. Your palate was just not ready for such refinement." 

"My palate wasn't ready?! What kind of nonsense is that?! You just cooked bloody snails as if we had nothing else to eat!"

"I beg to differ, Mundy! Not only did we have other things to eat but it is a delicacy!" 

They entered the base and crossed the corridor still bickering. From the living room, some of the other mercs heard them. 

"Guess Spy and Sniper made it up, huh?" Engie said and Pyro clapped his hands enthusiastically. 

"Aye, seems like it, lad." Demo added before taking a swig of his scrumpy. 

Scout raised a curious eyebrow. He wanted to see it for himself. So without adding a word, he rose from the sofa and peeked through the door. 

"Ew!" He jumped back in the living room and resumed his seat on the sofa. 

"What is it, son?" Engie asked. 

"Go and see for yourself, ew!" 

Engie frowned and went to peek through the door. He smiled and tried to make his chuckle as silent as possible. From there, he could see in the dark corridor a man in a suit pressed against a door by a man taller than him and wearing a hat. Their shadows were one.

[akoumi]

I have to ask--mwad is a pretty dark book, right? what kinda inspired you/made you want to write it? did you kinda go "i wanna see how dark it can get and how ppl fall" or are you still trying to make it hopeful, or like... I'm just curious if there's theoretically anything you would want to see readers getting out of your book

my thought process @ every other fantasy protagonist:

slightly longer answer: i just. really enjoy dark books. they don't even have to have deeper meanings about humanity or people or whatever i just really love violence and evil people. honestly it was inspired by me going "i want to write a high fantasy book", and nah i don't really plan on making it hopeful. i really enjoy how i can be unabashedly gory about it, without having to tone anything down because "my character wouldn't do that".

i guess i just got a little tired of reading fantasy with main characters that could easily be interchanged for each other without changing the story at all, too. they're all naive and goodhearted and plucky orphans with powers too great for them and a heart of gold or whatever, and as much as i love them, sometimes you need a change of pace. it all seems to end the same way too - they defeat the clearly evil king/sorceror/emperor who is ruining the country/city/world and as the new ruler they rule justly and everyone lives happily ever after.

so mwad is kind of my way of exploring how what could very easily be a typical fantasy story can be turned on its head with a completely different main character. which is why i included typical fantasy elements such as a king, a rebellion, a prophecy, and magic. if sascha had been just a bit different, a bit more of a classic fantasy protagonist with different values and belief systems, this could very much be a conventional fantasy story (maybe with the slight advantage of being russian fantasy). in fact, if i chose to make it from the pov of the enemy characters, sascha would VERY much be a typical bad guy character.

instead, as the protagonist, he single-handedly turns the whole archetype onto its head - the main character doesn't believe in saving everyone, he doesn't believe in diplomacy over war, he doesn't believe in fighting honorably, he doesn't believe in loyalty, he very very much believes in the ends justifying the means and the "greater good" (and the greater good means whatever's best for HIM, instead of everyone).

in fact, it's most of the enemy characters that embody traits like loyalty, honor, kindness, sincerity, etc. if these enemies were the main characters rather than sascha, it would be such an archetypical fantasy story - plucky goodhearted teenagers protect the country and their king from an evil rebellion and win and rule happily forever after, but instead, it's the other way around: sascha, with his murdering and lying and cheating and violent genocide ends up winning, killing everyone in his path, and gets to become king. he doesn't learn any wise lesson, he doesn't get any punishments for the terrible things he's done - instead, he gets everything he wants after betraying everyone on his side and killing everyone who isn't. he doesn't face ANY consequences for the things he did.

i didn't really write/create this to push any moral lesson or to impart words of wisdom to anyone who potentially reads mwad. so really, you're free to get whatever you want out of it, but there's really nothing that i want everyone to understand. other than that i modelled sascha after my ideal man and want him to rail me <33

[nicoscowboyhat]

PJO/HoO/ToA characters as things me and/or my friends have said

a lot of these are discord messages bc we haven't seen each other in person in a while :( some of the ones at the end are from a notebook i had though where i would write down the funny shit we would say. came in handy lmao

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Clarisse: i would've been a heavyweight for a cheerleader and thrown some hoes

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Arrow of Dodona: Thou side bitches art foul for i despise thy hairstyle

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Octavian: i love how i'm just automatically the misogynist

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Percy: hey guys i can make my dick invisible

Jason: NO FUCKING WAY

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Nico: ill fucking kill you. squash you like bug

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Leo: piper wants a smoothie. a smoothie i shall make

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Lester: hey besties pro tip: don't make brownies in the microwave

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Annabeth: ayo ive got like. reverse appendicitis rn tell me some comforting shit 🔫🔫

Percy: you're sec c, don't die

Annabeth: ty

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Percy: aw shitttt almond butter and jelly on da everything bagel

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Leo: Vigarous gay sex

Jason: Vigorous is spelled with an O.

Piper: sexo gay vigoroso

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Meg: don't worry

Lester: i will worry if i so please

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Will: but i don't think you can kill monkeys

Nico: you can but they put up a pretty good fight

Will:

Nico: oh you mean like legally

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Ethan: my power went out while i was sleeping

Luke: lmao loser

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[the gang is arguing about some guy eating white chicken. like literally snow white. not boiled, WHITE]

Clarisse: well the whole point is that it's not raw and the man took a bite and it wasn't

Silena: he died later that week clarisse

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Percy: foo fighters in algebra what will happen next

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Octavian: dick an d balls

Reyna: No politics in chat plz!

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Luke: submerges into the spin cycle

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Luke: god

Ethan: is always watching

Luke: hope he didn't see me push that elderly woman down the stairs

Ethan: definitely did

Luke: shit

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Grover: fuck school i just wanna play animal crossing 😡😡 enough of this "physical education" shit i am planting tulips 😡😡😡

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Connor: i'm going to throw up into someone's mouth like a bird

Travis: as you should king

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Harley: [holding out a decapitated rubber chicken filled with grape juice] would you like a drink from the chicken chalice?

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[everyone's name was changed in a discord server]

Nico: why is my name spaghetti i just realized this

Hazel: we're all sketti here

Nico: ah

Nico: i thought it was so you knew who to kill when the italian genocide came around

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Leo: penis

Piper: sometimes

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Jason: i have chronic cool guy syndrome

Frank: is it contagious? i'm feeling a cough

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Reyna: just heard octavian speak day ruined

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Will: CISHET MAN ALERT 🤢🤢

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Percy: bro what if we went to japan

Grover: AHAH I WAS EATING CHEESEBALLS WHATS THE CONTEXT??

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Jason: how's octavian been doing? has he gotten worse?

Reyna: he's pretty much the same. considering driving a semi truck into his house.

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Percy: yo did u do work?

Annabeth: no but thank u for asking

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Luke: pillage an empire to assert dominance

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Nico: Noose?

Will: Nooses are not very hot nico

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Will: thor got that gay little bridge

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Annabeth: i'm gonna put my alphabet soup in numerical order

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Leo: pog to your mother

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Will: [sends a drawing he made of jar jar binks with kylo ren's outfit + lightsaber that says "meesa finish what youssa started"]

Everyone:

Will: react

Will: react to jar jar

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Luke: you ever just,,, eat someone on accident

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Jason: yo gamma your fam still vibin?

Jason, 2 seconds later: that felt gay to type

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Thalia: crimbo this year is gonna be litty titties

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Thalia, 12 am on christmas day: merry shitscream my dudes

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Nico, 10 years old: i have question

Nico: please

Nico: bro

Nico: q,ueshtun

Nico: kweshtin

Nico: i've just one

Nico: query

Nico: pleabse

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Clarisse: you sound like gay cat in the hat

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Kayla: BIG BOYS BIG STEPS

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Meg: words are for CHUMPS

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Luke: i'm laughing because i ran over a cat yesterday and i can't stop thinking about it

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Nico: yo titties are gross

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Frank: please don't spoil cinderella

Leo: she loses her slipper

Frank: does she ever get it back???!?

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Piper: [surfer voice] fudgecakes, dude

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Will: i watched star wars in the bathroom... probably tmi but i don't care

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Coach Hedge: you're trash. i will run you over

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Lester: please stop singing miss mary mack!

Meg: i hope you get dragged my miss mary mack.

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Percy: [singing] i wanna be the mayonnaise to your bologna, wanna be the cheese to your macaroni

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Octavian: i'm above everyone! except, um... triangles. they scare me

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Luke: my mom asked me what i wanted for dinner and i said "chinese food" and she said "how about olive garden" i said "MAY i SAID CHINESE FOOD"

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Nico: my mom died [default dance]

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Connor: the thing is, i didn't ask.

Travis: damn bro that really hurt my feelings

Connor: i'm sorry bro i didn't mean to hurt your feelings

Travis: it's ok i lied

Connor: that's ok i did too

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Reyna: [clone high JFK voice] bitches be like "i'm the shit" nah you ain't even the fart

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Lavinia: me having a stroke after inhaling caffeine like it's a tuesday

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Leo: damn girl, you shit with that ass?

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Austin: i'm about to eat a rock. hungry like gertie

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Nico: who is sports? i've never heard of them

Lester: i think it's a band

[werezmastarbucks]

coming back was a mistake!

the reader bonds with kai over their shared dislike of mystic falls

previous part

word count: 3912

music: tomorrow never came by lana del rey

warnings: delena wedding

Kai leaned over Caroline, almost touching her ear with his nose. Nobody had any idea how a mortal witch boy was still capable on sneaking on vampires, but there they were. Caroline nearly hopped out of her pants when he started talking,

“So, what’s the deal with the pretty one?”

“God dammit! What is wrong with you?!”

Kai put on his patient face and waited until Caroline snapped out of her manic episode. He could never understand why it’s so hard to get over their indignation every time he was around, and just answer his questions.

“Is she, like, insane?”

The blonde vampire narrowed her eyes almost vengefully.

“Who?!”

“The pretty one, Y/N”.

“What do you want with her?” Caroline snapped.

“Are you okay? Have you hit your head today?”

“I don’t have time for this”, Forbes brushed him away with her hand. She was dreaming about leaving this house as soon as possible. “Stay away from her”.

If she was a bit nicer, Kai would tell her it was too late, and that he was almost as good as the second base.

He wandered around the mansion until he found Elena. And approached her with the same question. This one had a slightly longer fuse. Where Caroline raged and started spitting atrocities, Elena would usually get worried out of her little mind about everyone.

“What’s the deal with Y/N?”

There we go. The nervous glint in her dark eyes. Oooh, how does Kai know about her? Oh my god, what has he done this time? Etc.

“Why?”

“Saw her talk to herself”.

Elena sniffed angrily.

“Where?”

Kai was honestly getting tired of them all.

“It doesn’t matter. I’m just curious“.

“That’s none of your business, Kai”.

“She’s also super secretive about why she only comes back once a year. Maybe I’m reading too deep into it, but I find it cryptic”, he smirked. Elena sighed.

“You just sound like you’re very bored. Find another source of entertainment”.

“I don’t want to. I like this one”.

Elena looked carefully at the witch. She already knew that look, although it hasn’t been too long for her studying Malachai. But this look said everything. He made his mind up. She shifted uncomfortably.

“Leave her alone. Please?”

Kai looked down on the brunette, frowning with a grin.

“I’m not gonna hurt her. You think I’m some kind of creep?”

He couldn’t hold back a chuckle. Elena rolled her eyes.

Damon entered the living room.

“You ready, Bastinda?” he asked, looking extremely bored. Kai nodded, playing along as if he was even mildly entertained by his neverending nickname spitting fountain or irony. Everybody had to pretend they find Damon witty, otherwise he’d get upset. That was one of the things that apalled Kai the most, why everyone was so worried about the fragile nature of this big idiot boy.

Just before they started the spell, he sensed his sister, as Damon’s head snapped towards the door. The vampire ears detected her angry footsteps, too. Too bad the vampires underestimate the famous Parker rage.

You only realized your phone was left at the Grill when the morning came.

Cursing, worried and hungover, you drove there, a bit blinded by the sunlight. August did not have mercy on anyone.

It was bad enough your head was spinning. While Jerry the bartender who was still alive went to the DJ booth to ask around about your loss, you sat at the counter, sucking on water with lemon, and looked around. Everything appeared completely normal. You wondered if people remembered what had happened to them last night. Whether anybody got hurt. You were so dizzy on the new weird feeling of closeness, you were borderline indifferent. You even asked yourself if Kai the witch boy did something to you to knock you a little but out. Being here, you can expect anything.

The kissing part was good though, and overall, he was good. It felt good.

Jerry returned, shrugging.

“He says some guy came and picked it up this morning”.

“Crap”, you groaned. “Which guy? Tall and dark?”

Jerry smirked like an asshole.

“Everybody here is tall and dark, but yeah”.

You couldn’t have come up with a better description of this wretched place.

Where to look for him now? The Salvatores seem to know him. Can as well begin from there. You lowered your head (carefully) and put it on the wheel. Not again. All the roads in Mystic Falls lead to the Salvatore boarding house, don’t they. You can’t go one year without any adventures. Every August, you say to yourself you’d be extra careful, not talk to anyone, not engage in anything, just sit at your house, and maybe you’ll be spared. It never works. Last year there was this werewolf invasion. The year before that, an insane witch coven that was in the middle of waging vampire genocide when you arrived. The year before that, someone slit the last Miss Mystic Falls’ throat in the park right in the middle of a juggler’s performance at the fair. This shit, every year. This town is cursed, there was no doubt about it. Now, you break your own rule, and go on a date with this witch guy, and he’s a fucking awesome storyteller, and witty as hell, and you feel something except regret and exhaustion for the first time in years, something like excitement. Like you’re waking up. And now you’re hungover, and he has your phone, and you have no idea where he is.

You started the engine and drove slowly, without a hurry, thinking, if I run out of gas before I get there, I might as well not reach them at all.

The front lawn of Damon and Stefan’s house was as green as ever, the sun blasting its deadly rays down on one slender crabtree standing aside like a shy teenager at the high school party. The big dark windows even looked friendly in the light of the day.

Leaving the car, you observed the house. It never changed throughout the years. The sound of closing the car door hurt you a little bit, but you already left your sunglasses inside.

Then you saw Elena in the window on the second floor.

She did not behave like usual. She was a vampire, and vampires don’t get scared anymore. Elena was banging her fists on the window like she was unable to break it, and yelling something you couldn’t hear. Suddenly, a loud thump came from the inside of the house, as if an elephant bumped into a wall at full speed.

The only reason Elena would be beating on the window like that was if she was locked in with magic.

Frowning, you kinda realized Kai must be inside. What has he done this time? You caught yourself thinking about him as if you’ve known him for years now. The little shittery in his eyes said it all pretty well.

Honestly, you just needed your phone.

You entered the house, pushing the unlocked door, and stood in the hallway to listen. You could now hear Elena screaming on the second floor. She was trapped like a cat in a cabinet, and rushing from wall to wall trying to get out.

Someone else was apparently throwing furniture at the walls in silent fury. That must be one of the Salvatores.

You stepped on carefully, and tried to get into the living room, when there was stumbling, and, like in an 80s slasher, Kai Parker limped out into the corridor, holding his side. His white shirt was stained with blood dripping through his fingers. The wound was very deep because the blood wouldn’t stop. However, his face had a completely normal lively color, which confused the hell out of you.

“Hey!” he called, with effort. He even waved at you with his bloodied palm.

“How are you after last night?”

You stepped to him, putting your hands on the wound, and he let go of it, placing his arms onto your shoulders. Your knees caved in a little under his weight.

“What the hell happened? Have you attacked them?”

“Me?” Kai exclaimed, “no, that’s my sister. She came, locked the vampires up there, and stabbed me, and then escaped like the little coward she is. Olivia, that is, not Joe”.

“I thought you only had one sister left”.

“Nah, I hadn’t told you the whole story”.

You both looked inside the living room where the things were just... they were just misplaced chaotically like, as the siblings fought, they were throwing armchairs around. You led Kai towards a couch and sat him there, pressing his hands into the stab wound, and stepped away towards the kitchen to look for something.

“You can heal yourself, right? You have magic now?”

“I can’t heal myself, I can only siphon life force out of someone to cater the cut. If you’re willing to sacrifice your life, I’m all down for it...” he mumbled. Walking around the turned up coffee table, you stopped, and sighed, as the old, old feeling filled you up yet again. Exhaustion, yes, that was it, the eternal Tired of doing the same thing again and again, going through this unnatural circle.

“Hey, I’m bleeding out here, babe, you wanna... uh...” Kai looked down at his wound, curious, because he, too, knew now something’s wrong. It looked like it didn’t hurt him anymore.

While you were standing over his body, laid on the floor, like a bird. His childlike lean, smooth face dead calm with his eyes open, white shirt all soaked in his bright red blood. Migraine was drilling into your temples with force. You looked back at him sitting on the couch.

“Shit”.

Kai looked back at you. He was a clever boy. Way quicker than the rest of them here. They were all wide eyes and miriads of extra questions, pacing around the room when trapped into the corner. Parker seemingly understood everything right away.

“I’m already dead, aren’t I?” he asked.

You remembered what he said last night. And it actually made your heart shrink a tiny bit.

Your hands were now clean, the ghostly blood having vanished, as all life left him. Now he was clean, too, no holes in his shirt, and he sat up straight. You knew he was slowly losing feeling in his hands and skin, too, and you hurried back to touch him before he completely forgets.

You fell down next to him heavily and took his arm, and he looked at his own fingers interlocked with yours.

“I’m dead again?” he repeated, with a little bit more irritation.

“Yeah”.

“And how do you see me? Does everyone in this town has a thing?”

You shrugged.

“I see dead people. It’s in the water, I guess. You know how they tell to never drink from creeks and stuff...”

Kai looked a little flustered. He would probably take it much worse if he was alone now.

“So, you were talking to ghosts last night?”

You pulled on his hand.

“You were stalking me?”

“Yeah, I was. I thought you were a mental patient”.

Kai threw his head back and looked in the tall window. His dark eyes turned grey as the light touched them. He looked beautiful when he was that calm.

“Damn it. What now? I have never died permanently before”.

You said,

“I don’t know. If I don’t let go of you, you will stay here forever”.

He eyed you, pondering.

“Who lives in your house?”

“My dad and grandmother”.

“And who’s on the football field?”

You shuddered on the inside. You wanted to smack him on the nose, but knew better than to assault people who have just passed and were fragile already.

“Kai, why were you even there? Were you, like...”

“It was my field. I came there every evening to watch the huskie...”

“Her name is Mist”.

“Edgy. Okay. I was coming there every evening to watch Mist, and then you just showed up and started running. Not my fault”.

“But I didn’t see you”.

“You’re averting again. Come on, Y/N”, he shook your hand lightly and squeezed it. He wasn’t noticing it, but his fingers were losing sensitivity and he kept squeezing your hand to feel the warmth. Soon, everything would go hard and cold to him. Even the sunlight.

“I’m dead. Tell me. My last wish”.

It was hard like swallowing rocks. Your own mind was so good at avoiding this that you came up with thousands of questions instantly. You wanted to ask why his sister killed him. Why she didn’t touch the vampires. How did she even outpowered him. Kai was drilling you with his grey crystal glance, and you finally managed to look him in the eye.

Out of all people, you were sorry he was the one to die. He didn’t seem like a very good fella, but it’s not always goodness that you like in people. He seemed bigger than Mystic Falls, greater than the local drama. This town wasn’t supposed to devour him like that. You didn’t know what his death meant to their odds at getting Bonnie back. What if he was the only one who could reach her?

“When I was fifteen, Damon’s ex came into town and started waging chaos”.

“I’m not surprised”.

“Uh-huh. She was going around, turning people, and manipulating them and generally just turning our lives into hell”.

“Oh, she sounds fun. Was her name Katherine Pierce by any chance?”

“If you know her, I’m going to send you to hell right now”.

Kai’s brows went up.

“You can do that?”

“I mean, when I let a ghost go, they go wherever they’re supposed to. You’re definitely going to hell”, you shrugged.

“Oh, yeah. Okay”.

Kai looked like he was a little bit hurt.

“She used compulsion on me, just to entertain herself, and during a PE lesson I stabbed a girl I went to school with. On the second lap, as we ran the mile. I got pissed at running, I hated it. I was so tired all the time, and she told me to act out when I get irritated at school. The worst thing, to this day, I don’t know if the stabbing was a part of her compulsion, or mine”.

You thought about her, standing there at this very moment, on the same spot where you left her every year.

Day and night, in her yellow tank top and sports bra, cycling black shorts and uncool old Nike trainers, her long brown hair in a messy ponytail, and one earring in her right ear. You knew every part of her face because she stared at you all the time.

Kai was quiet for some time, as if trying to read into you.

“That’s it?” he said suddenly. You were taken aback.

“You stabbed a chick because a vampire compelled you, and now you return every year and cry there? What are you punishing yourself for?”

You shook your head in disbelief.

“Look...”

“Why don’t you just send her the hell off? You can do it, right? What are you bitching about?”

“Hey!”

You let go of his hand, and he stared at it, looking a bit lost, like all the people who died. Despite of his shattering insensitivity, he still made you feel for him. People were all the same when they died. They all looked like children who are just figuring out they were lost at a huge foreign train station.

“Look, all I’m saying...” he was still looking at his own hand, “don’t stress about what you don’t have to stress about”.

“I killed her, Kai”.

“Yeah, and today my own sister killed me”, he reasoned. He looked so seriously betrayed as if he was not aware of the irony. “People die. Sometimes they die horribly, in their bloom, you know, when they’re about to do something great”.

He crossed his arms on his chest with a grudge.

“I thought you had some kind of tragedy there, or at least were insane”.

“I get why Damon dislikes you”, you muttered. Kai puffed.

“You’re very hard to love”.

“Yeah, I’ve been told”.

You looked at each other. Fresh day somehow brought memories of last night, and you thought about it simultaneously.

“But you liked our date though, right?”

You nodded.

“I would even go on a second one if you... stayed alive”.

“Let me go down there, and I’ll think of something. Or you can join me”, he eyed you up and down, “I hear it’s pretty hot in here”.

You could see he nearly gave you a wink. Even if you kissed him now, he wouldn’t feel it on his face. God dammit.

“You want advice?”

“No”.

“Go away and never come back here”.

You were holding on a thin thread supported by the connection. You were sorry to see him go as you let him slide away. As you opened your eyes, he was gone from the couch, and from the room, and there was only his body left.

The spell wore out eventually, and Elena, together with Damon, ran downstairs, already aware of what happened. They must have heard you talk to the invisible spirit.

“Awesome”, Damon snarled through his teeth, kicking Parker’s body, “amazing. Little shit”.

He was puffing, walking around the room, nearly banging on the walls. Elena was standing in the middle of the room, devastated.

Everybody was hurt in a certain way by the death of the guy hated here the most. Turned out, everyone needed him after all. Whether to get Bonnie out, or to finally merge, or just to know him a little better. Deaths were pointless, you knew that better than all.

You went to the football field, in the afternoon for the first time, to see her.

She was cemented there just like you wanted her, mortified she’d follow you around. Kai was sharp and rude, but on point. You were punishing yourself. It’s not like Maddie made you drive through the country every year just to see her.

She was waiting for you, looking with glass eyes like she was for the last seven years.

The sun was still high up, almost no shadows on the spacious court.

It was like it all made zero sense now. You didn’t know what made Kai Parker the chief advisor on your mental stability, but suddenly you saw everything completely clear. Maybe it was hangover. You had no need to keep all the ghosts around you. You were in charge of them, not the other way around. You bumped into them, you could tell them to go, or just leave them there if you didn’t care. Many years away almost made you think you didn’t care.

“Go”, you said to Maddie. And she was gone. No more laps around the field.

You went home and said the same to your father and your granny. And just like that, the house was empty again.

“I know you decided not to ever come back again”, she chanted, “but... I mean... I will understand if you refuse to come, but everybody would love to see you, and it will definitely mean a lot”.

Unfortunately for your morale, you were already standing over a sports bag.

You sighed into the phone.

“Okay, I’m gonna say it once, because I love you, and will never say it again...”

Elena held her breath.

“I don’t think... I don’t think Mystic Falls is the worst place on Earth...”

“Wow”, Elena hammered, “hold on, can I put you on the speaker? They gotta hear this”.

“No”.

“So, you will come?”

“Only because it’s your wedding. And only for the wedding. Then I’m going back”.

“You’ve heard the town has sold the house, right? You’ll have to stay with us. Y/N, it’s going to be awesome. We’ll have girls’ nights... oh my god, Caroline will tell you everything about...”

You rolled your eyes so deep you took a peep at your own brain. There was nothing in there. Absolutely nothing, apparently.

...here we go, the freaking sign, the Livingstones house, the bridge... all the same. It’s like a cursed room where the winds are on the loop. With its own aesthetic, of course. The blood-red clock tower produces long, hollow sound as its hands move. People going batshit crazy here. Everything is one long deja vu. The only thing that stood out was somebody missing. Somebody who was admittedly too cool for this place, and was scarily good at slow dancing. Somebody who would never be fit to help, and who still did. That person.

Elena and Damon’s wedding was everything one could imagine. Flower arch, check. Bridesmaids matching cream dresses, check. Soft elevator music, check. Caroline hair being out of this world, check. Damon smiling like one million dollars, check. Stefan suffering quietly in the corner, check. Jeremy getting drunk and knocking over a table, check. Dancing to the same ten indie songs, check. Bonnie was back, which was good. They did find a way after all.

You were comfortably unimpressed, because it was home. It was entertaining enough. Catching up, listening to all the crazy shit that happened during these two years you were absent.

Apparently, Klaus has been harassing Caroline with his undying love, and she wasn’t having it, although it was clearly a perfect vampire scenario. Some demonic weird crap brushed over the city when Damon was brifely involved with gathering souls for hell. Could’ve been a job for you, he winked at you like the rascal he was. You should’ve seen the whole madhouse unraveling when we opened the gates, and all these sinners started rushing out in all directions, he complained. It took him weeks to get them all back, and he still wasn’t sure he caught everybody. It’s not like they did a head count, right?

You stopped drinking.

“You mean the souls escaped from hell?” you asked, surprised that they weren’t more concerned about it. And also, what a generic topic to discuss at his wedding. Charming.

“No, the people. Physical entities. They kinda just... pfft. Hopped out. Those who were, you know, quicker”.

The burning question made it hard to swallow champagne. How did they not mention the obvious?

“And... who did you shove back?”

“Hm, just a bunch of losers. I mean, they’re people, or creatures, for that matter. Not all of them are human. I’m sure some weirdos are still out there.. So you be careful. Elena said you wouldn’t stay long, huh? How about the Harvest Festival though?”

“I don’t know. Harvest Festival is lame, Damon”.

“Yeah, it is”, Damon agreed, searching for his beautiful wife with his eyes. One second ago she was somewhere among the people, and now she was gone. “But the after party...”

“Ah, that. Sure”.

“Nobody’s bothering you anymore, are they? You can stay for a little while”.

You swayed your head without expression.

“Where the hell is she?”

Music changed, and nobody really noticed, except for you. You don’t notice if you don’t listen. You never got your old phone back, by the way. You had no idea where the dead boy put it, and whether it was him at all who took it from the Grill.

But now Lana was on speakers, and you suddenly remembered.

“You better go look for her, Damon”, you warned him, looking around.

The vampire felt the change in your mood.

“What is it?”

You gulped down your glass of champagne and smiled wide, for real.

“Second date”.

[danganronpasurvivoraskblog]

Happy Birthday, Toko. I wonder what you and your loving wife has planned for your birthday? Oh and Happy birthday to you too Genocide Jack!

You know I’m not that big on celebrations and stuff...

I do. And that’s exactly why I didn’t plan anything.

Huh?

Ok, I didn’t plan ANYTHING anything. I mean I’m just gonna do whatever you feel like doing, eat whatever you feel like eating, etcetera...

It’s just gonna be us two all day.

Unless you wanna invite someone round in which case, I can call people?

...Nah...

*She huddles with her.

I’m fine with this.

Hehe...

Yeah, Jataro being born on the 29th is awkward, since his real birthday only comes once every four years.

How do you get around that exactly? We didn’t exactly celebrate each other’s birthdays as kids, and I was a space shut-in till recently, so I’m unfamiliar with the procedure.

Oh, you’re gonna love it. From the 28th to the 1st, we stay up for 24 hours straight.

Sometimes we do it in random places too, outside of the home.

And sometimes we even break into places, which I’m not fond of, but I am forced to admit that it’s fun.

And it’s all up to me to decide where we crash!

I get the feeling that I’m going to enjoy your birthday Jataro...

[topherfoxtrot]

Resilience

Here's the third part of my thunderbolts au. Emil Blonsky scaped his long imprisonment but he didn't went after the Hulk. Where did he go? The answer is bellow the cut. There's an original character here too. I'm not kin of OCs but I didn't find any character who would fit the role I wanted. Said oc will only be a part of this episode so consider it a special guest appearance. I've realized I've been writing more and more with each installment. Sorry about that, I'm getting more comfortable with the whole precess and I like to challenge myself. Continuing the trend, this chapter has a widely different vibe from the previous ones. As usual if you enjoyed please like, share or comment something.

Episode one

Episode two

Emil woke up from a nightmare. It was a fight. From as long as he could remember all Emil did was fight. Now even when he's not awake he's still fighting. He sat on the bed breathing heavily. Wait, where am I? He thought.

"You must be confused." A female voice was heard nearby.

Emil looked around looking for it. The cabin was small. The bedroom, the living room and the kitchen were all occupying the same space. There were two doors, one of them was probably for the bathroom. The woman was sitting at the kitchen table. She dressed a knitted sweater and rabbit slippers.

"My name is Charlie Reznik." She pointed at the soup, "Are you hungry?"

"Where am I?"

"Alaska. Three hours driving from Barrow."

Emil sat on the bed. He was naked. He covered himself with the blankets not for modesty but because they were warm.

"You weren't using any clothes when I found you and you don't seem like the kind of person who would wear my clothes. I hope the blankets kept you warm."

"Found me?"

"Yeah. You were screaming a lot. And throwing trees around." Charlie chuckled, "Eventually you got tired and just fell asleep right where you were. I was thinking about calling the police or something but when you started to shrink I decided to bring you here."

Suddenly Emil looked at himself realizing he did indeed shrink. He didn't look like that anymore. Still, the bones in his hands and abdomen were more prominent than they should be. He took his hands to his back to feel his spine was also prominent. That made him think of the super soldier serum, of the Hulk and of the prison he just scaped.

"I need to contact someone." Emil got up only to fall on the ground.

"Are you okay?" Charlie approached him with caution.

"I think I'll have the soap first actually." Emil muttered realizing how weak his body was.

***

The soup made with vegetables reminded Emil of his childhood in Russia. He had almost no recollection of those few years before he moved to England. He mostly remembered the cold and his mother's soap.

"I need to ask you but.. it's gonna sound weird." Emil was at the table tangled with the blankets, "What year is this?"

Charlie looked him in the eyes to decide if he was being serious or not. Emil didn't flinch so nor did Charlie, "It's 2023."

Emil pressed his lips and started to breath heavily. He was sleeping this whole time. They kept him asleep without ever giving him a chance to explain himself. No consent and no agency.

"No one has heard anything about you since 2008 Mr Blonsky and now you show up in the middle of the forest not knowing the year?" Charlie seemed genuinely curious.

"You know me?"

"I didn't recognize you at first. There isn't much footage from big you. But the sketch from witnesses matched pretty well. They call you the Abomination."

"Abomination?" Emil suddenly smashed the wooden table with enough strength to crack it. Charlie quickly moved her left hard to somewhere under the table. They locked eyes. For the first time Charlie didn't seem warm and inviting but rather fierce and absolutely ready to react. Emil closed his eyes a bit before recomposing himself.

"I'm sorry."

"I also think the name is impolite." Charlie brought her hand back, "But no one knew anything about you except you were military assigned to find Bruce Banner. I had to make some phone calls and turns out my guess was right! You are indeed in the accords database. Quite high level threat.

"What accords?"

"Alright." Charlie put her hair behind her ears, "I need you to be honest with me Mr Blonsky. What's the last thing you remember?"

So he said. He fought the hulk on Harlem, fell unconscious and woke up in Alaska. Charlie brought a computer from a big bag under the bed and put it on the table in a way that both of them could see it.

"The world changed a lot since 2008 Mr Blonsky. Put on your seatbelts."

Charlie then gave him a contemporary history class the best way she could while showing videos and pictures whenever she felt necessary. She talked about the avengers assembling in 2012 to stop an alien invasion caused by a norse god. She talked about the genocidal robot destroying a whole country in 2015. She talked about Wanda Maximoff killing those people back in 2016. She talked about the Sokovia accords and how that made the avengers disassemble. She talked about Wakanda opening up to the rest of the world. She talked about the avengers coming together again to fight yet another alien invasion. She talked about the snap and the chaotic years that followed. She talked about the blip and the even more chaotic year that followed it. Emil listened to everything in silence. It was a lot but he was smart.

"They put me to sleep for fifteen years." He whispered.

"I'm so sorry about that. It's unfair."

Emil had finished his soup but he stayed exactly where he was. Thinking about everything.

"I became strong. I became as strong as I could and still... they defeated me with bed time."

"You're being unfair."

"How come?"

"I don't think strength is really what you think it is."

"How would you know?"

Emil looked at Charlie's small stature with unconscious disdain. She picked on that and wore her fierce eyes again.

"With all due the respect Mr Blonsky..." It was possibly to hear the rage under her words, "You have no idea how strong I am. Thanos snapped my whole family! I wasn't even at home when it happened. Do you have any idea how much strength I needed to gather to simply get up every morning? I may not have big muscles like you -in fact no one does Mr Blonsky - but guess what? You could not have went through what I did. I'm sure of it!"

Emil got up aggressively and so did Charlie.

"You're really pulling the trauma card?"

"Wanna compete?"

"I think I do." He showed his teeth.

Charlie walked across the cabin stepping heavely. She sat on the bed. "Enlighten me."

The challenge got Emil off guard. He hesitated.

"I don't need to tell you anything."

"Of course you don't. If you tell me how traumatized you are, I'll tell you how traumatized I am. Then you will have to admit that none of it gives you permission to do the shitty things you did!"

The cabin merged in silence. Outside there was nothing but the cold wind running through the trees.

"I know your type." Charlie continued, a little calmer now, "Though childhood huh? No perspective of a future so you joined the military. Felt good to explode some heads didn't it? It felt powerful."

Emil remained in silence. He still looked mad, but remained in silence. Charlie went to the kitchen and grabbed a photograph from one of the drawers. She gave it to Emil.

"You're military." Emil studied the photo of Charlie and other soldiers smiling inside a tent.

"Used to be. Came back in 2019. The welcoming party wasn't exactly a party as you can imagine. My house was empty. As I said both my parents and my little brother got snapped. That's when I found this cabin."

"It's not yours?"

"Nah. I don't know who it belongs to actually. It was a cold night and I was just driving aimless. I don't know why exactly. Everything just seemed so meaningless back then. I felt weak."

Emil put the photograph on the table and they both locked eyes again. Not with anger this time though.

"It's cold but it's isolated enough. I could cry and scream as much as I wanted without anyone knowing. And did I need to scream! Scream at Thanos, scream at my parents, scream at myself. A part of me wish it could've been me, y'know? Trust me I would give my life for theirs in the blink of an eye! Yet, here I was."

Charlie sat at the table again. The temperature of the cabin went from 20°C to 40°C and then to 20°C again. Emil felt sorry about the table but most importantly he felt sorry for making Charlie mad.

"There's no much to say." He started, "Though childhood. No perspective. Joined the military. After everything I've seen, being strong is honestly the only option. It's survival."

"I get it. I really do. But strength is not on your muscles."

"Don't come with this heartfelt bullshit."

"It's not." Charlie chuckled, "Trust me I won't fall for that bullshit either. It's something else."

She got up and grabbed an old book from the shelf near the bed.

"All those things were already here when I got here for the first time. There was water, gas, energy, the bed, the blankets. It's like whoever lived here had just left. I've known this place for couple more than three years now. No one is ever here except me, yet the feeling never goes away."

The old book was covered with leather.

"Self help book?" Emil asked.

"In a way." Charlie tilted her head, "This book is about the universe. But not like a scientific encyclopedia. This book is about the whole universe, about the energy that comes from different parts of the multiverse and how to harvest and manipulate them. Essencially, magic!"

"Alright it's a self help book. Magic is not real."

"I was honestly hoping you would say that." Charlie smiled, "Check this out!"

Charlie put her hands in front of her and took a deep breath in order to focus. She moved her hands vertically and a orange string appeared from thin air. Charlie's hands drew a circle in the air and the string curved itself in a circumference. Charlie closed her hands as if grabbing something and with another gesture polygonal forms started to draw themselves in the magic circle. Charlie snapped her fingers with both hands and the whole thing started to spin like a magical ferris wheel.

"You discovered magic!" Emil whispered.

"Of course I didn't! People have been studying that for a long time. I just happened to find a weird book." The magical strings disappeared as Charlie stopped focusing so much on them, "You know when you are depressed so you set a simple goal just to give yourself a little achievement?"

"No, actually. But that's seems like solid advice."

"It is!" Charlie chuckled, "Anyways I read this whole book in like two days and I didn't understand shit. But I was super interested and started to dig the internet and beyond for anything related to all the weird concepts I found. I read the book more two of three times after that. Each time I learned something different and gained a new perspective over myself and the universe around me."

"So it is a self help book!" Emil laughed.

"As I said, it is but in a weird way. I mean look around. There's aliens and gods and the multiverse. When you think of all of it don't your problems seem way smaller?"

"I'm not sure."

"Here's how it's gonna be. I go to Barrow buy you some clothes and you think about everything I just said." She grabbed a jacket and wore boots, "But you have to pay me back alright? Otherwise I'm gonna hunt you and I'll find you. Remember: I know magic!"

"Okay, that's fair!"

Charlie grabbed a ring with slot for two fingers in a kitchen drawer. "That was one of the things I found here. Magic becomes weirdly intuitive once you learn some basics."

She made that focused face again and started to draw circles in the air with her right hand. The air in the middle of the cabin heated up and started to sparkle. An orange circle (much like the one she conjured with the hand gestures) appeared but in the middle of it was possible to see an alley.

"What is this?" Emil was shocked.

"Fast travel!" Charlie winked before passing through. The portal was gone as soon as she was gone and Emil found himself alone in the cabin.

***

There was a small mirror in the bathroom. Alone, he could check his own body for the first time. His face looked pretty much the same, he hadn't aged one day in the past fifteen years. Besides his hands and shoulders and spine, his elbows were also abnormally prominent. Was he the Abomination after all?

The power felt good, he remembered. Felt god-like. But the cost was too high. Emil became too dangerous and lost control over his own life for more than a decade. He wanted to blame Ross and Banner but would it be even fair? Emil was the one who accepted to take the serum in the first place. He actually pointed a gun at that scientist. He begged to become as strong as the Hulk is.

Emil left the house still covered in blankets. The cold snow made his feet burn but no enough to bother him. He was strong after all. Or maybe he enjoyed the pain in a sick way of reinforcing his own superiority belief. An orange portal opened nearby after a while.

"Aren't you feeling cold?" Charlie asked coming with a bag of clothes.

"A little."

"Come. See if any of those fit you. They're from the local thrift shop by the way."

"I've wore worse."

Charlie bought a simple jeans, two shirts, a flannel and boots. Really simple stuff just to protect Emil from the cold. It fit well.

"Thank you." He said.

"You're in debt, Mr Blonsky. Don't you forget that."

"You know magic." He chuckled, "I can't allow myself to have you as an enemy Ms Reznik."

They both laughed. Charlie sat at the table and started to type something on the computer.

"The feds are all over town." Charlie commented, "They're looking for you."

"Listen," he said, "I need to ask you a favor but first can I go for a walk?

***

Emil took a deep breath before jumping as high as he could. He could not see above the tall trees so he jumped again but grabbed one of the trees this time. Even with his bare hards, the wood bowed to his will. He kept climbing until he got to the highest part of the tree. From up there he could see the whole forest, including the trees he threw around the day before.

He jumped to the ground again. The snow splattered around him. His hands and knees started to bleed but he didn't care because he would break soon enough. He felt powerful and smiled without realizing it. Not a happy smile, bur rather a challenging one. Hey jumped a little before running in the direction of the destruction he caused. He started slow (more like jogging actually) but quickly escalated to marathon running and super human running. The cold wind cut his face like knifes but he didn't care. He just kept going faster.

When he finally reached the glade he jumped again. Even higher this time. When he landed his feet felt bigger. Breathing heavily he looked at his own hands and realized they were indeed getting bigger and muscled. Without wasting any breath he took off all his clothes and started running again. The cold started to bother him less and less as his body grew in size.

He started to scream so he could liberate his anger. He jumped high and landed with his fists causing the ground to crack bellow him. Emil grabbed a fallen tree and threw it to the air. He picked big boulders and threw them around at will. In the middle of the chaos he also started laughing. He was strong. He could destroy anything he wanted. He was as strong as he could be.

When Emil finally felt satisfied with his own display of power, he grabbed the trees and rearranged them back into the ground as best as he could. He picked the boulders and put them back where they were. So when the glade resembled the glade it once was, Emil sat on the ground next to his new clothes.

He started to think about everything Charlie said. Yes, he was big and could destroy everything is his way. But there were gods and aliens and robots and uncontable planets and entities across the universe. He was big and strong but he was also small and weak.

His strength though wasn't on his muscles but on his ability to survive. He survived his childhood, he survived the military and he survived the Hulk. Just like Charlie survived the snap and the aftermath. Like Charlie found new meaning in magic so could Emil find new paths to follow.

"I'm big and I'm small. I'm strong and I'm weak. I'm still here." Emil whispered to himself.

His body started to shrink calmly. Once he achieved regular size he wore his clothes and walked towards the cabin. Charlie smiled when he entered.

"Had fun?" She heard the screams obviously.

"Yeah actually. Thanks for everything."

"No problem. Remember, you're still in debt! So what favor do you need?"

"I need a portal but I also need an address. I believe you can find the person I'm looking for in the Sokovia accords database."

"Hm alright. What's the name?"

"Ava Starr."

[romanianwilkinson]

SHORTONEGAMING MONSTER PROM STARTERS

Starters of some of my favorite lines from ShortOneGaming’s Monster Prom playthrough, episodes # 21 - # 29. Feel free to change words and pronouns as needed. CONTENT WARNING(S) FOR: Suggestive, cursing, crude content.

“ Stupidity is is clearly very appealing to high schoolers. ”

“ I want you to be a fuckzombie. ”

“ We already determined that this flesh is rotten in a sexy way! ”

“ My name is [NAME], and I’m a fuckzombie. ”

“ Pretend you’re not OBNOXIOUS. ”

“ Use your gaming skills, ‘cause you’re a LEET GAMER! ”

“ I’m simply expressing myself through the noble art of fanfiction! ”

“ Thank god I came to the bathrooms for this. ”

“ I’m a well-balanced human now! ”

“ I see you and I go ‘he could do things’. ”

“ You’ve pULLED SOME SHIT TODAY - ”

“ I had your back unintentionally! ”

“ Anyway, now let me try to fuck a fish... ”

“ So there’s other fish in the sea for me? ”

“ Oh my god, fish orgy. ” “ That’s the goal: fish orgy. ”

“ BOOM, there it is boss, I’m out! ”

“ I’ll dick you down for your Pokémon! ”

“ Did you just say ‘wink’? ”

“ I need blood, I think? ”

“ Gotta love them snot sacks. ” 

“ You look yourself in the mirror and you ask: ‘Why aren’t I out doing drugs and getting laid’? ”

“ And we all know that deep, deep stench of racism. ”

“ I only have two words in my vocabulary: KILL and MURDER. ”

“ GET OFF MY NUTS, [NAME]. ”

“ I told them I had something real good. ”

“ What’cha wipin’ in the bathroom? ” “ You know... My butt... ”

“ That is a sentence clearly written by a musical theatre major. ”

“ FUCK [NAME], I WISH HE WAS DEAD! ” “ He IS dead. ”

“ I always knew that wasn’t a real word. ”

“ Is that a kinkshame I’m hearing? ” “ But kinkshaming is my kink! ”

“ You wanna date a werewolf and you’re against furries? ”

“ Let’s open your mind a little bit : let’s dip you in acid! ”

“ You grabbed it right out of my sweaty hands! ”

“ I AM THE ONE WITH THE POWER!!! ”

“ I’VE STARTED TO GET INVESTED AGAIN, THIS IS BAD. ”

“ He literally begged at my feet! ”

“ You have to be better for your boy, I have to BEG for my girl. ”

“ On your fucking knees, YES * MA’AM * . ”

“ I’m inconsolable! Console me! ”

“ It IS advocating genocide, but... For love. ”

“ Call me friends with Ariel ‘cause I’m definitely floundering... ”

“ I was watching this all unfold and I COMPLETELY checked out. ”

“ That’s the opposite of how you earn money. ”

“ WE’RE NOT GONNA FUCKING EAT THE SHIH TZU. ”

“ YOU TAKE IT AND YOU FEEL THAT DEEP IN YOUR SOUL. ”

“ I don’t think [NAME] knows I exist! ”

“ Fuck. Fuck! FUCK, I’M INTIMIDATED! ”

“ I don’t have a strong enough feeling on whether or not [NAME]’s in a cult. ”

“ If you die you just get better at fuckin’! ”

“ This is breaking my immersion. ”

“ Okay, I kinda like this cult now. ”

“ No wonder you looked so betrayed! ”

“ Fear is your most important weapon. Your second most important weapon is actual weapons! ”

“ You’re the best king of the furries! ”

“ SPOILERS, [NAME]!!! ”

“ Good job, you have a good butt! ” “ She hasn’t talked to me so that’s literally the ONLY thing that she can judge me on. ”

“ If I’m gonna shit myself with someone, it’s gonna be with us holding hands, in a deep love affair. ”

“ The rest of us were going to let that go, but you were like ‘this is a dark day’. ”

“ Yes, another way of saying that time when you spent money. ” “ I anti-money’d. ”

“ I just put a curse on us. ”

“ That’s your specialty? ”

“ YOU HEARD ME TRIP ON THE SIDEWALK, BUT I MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION! ”

“ I’m just going to make out with a fried potato now. ”

“ I’M IN A NEVER-ENDING HELL! ”

“ You made this INDESCRIBABLY CREEPY. ”

“ That was an event that happened. ”

“ Don’t frame her father for murder... ”

“ I’M BEING CRADLED IN THE ARMS OF EVERY LOVED ONE THAT HAS SUPPORTED ME UP UNTIL THIS MOMENT. ”

“ I * so * hope this is the one time you fail. ”

“ I really, really want to go to prom with this cult... ”

“ OH, THEY’RE FUCKIN’ WITH US. ”

“ [NAME] gives good vibes! ”

“ So... No infant blood? ”

“ What’s going on? Not sacrificing any babies I hope? ”

“ I can live in the illusion! ”

“ YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH HELL AND YOU’VE COME BACK STRONGER! ”

“ You have. YOUR FISH WIFE. YOU HAVE YOUR FISH WIFE! ”

“ You’ve murdered so many people these past three weeks... ”

“ Are you KIDDING ME?! ”

“ [NAME], ya BLEW IT! ”

“ I changed for you, but now I’m too good for you. ”

“ I am DISTRAUGHT. ”

“ All hail the Cult of [NAME]! ”

“ Yeah I didn’t go to prom but I fucked [NAME] real good once. ”

“ I’m actually making it less vulgar than it was! ”

“ I think he might be an asshole. I don’t know why, he just looks like a little asshole. ”

“ That exists on the internet, so that’s cool. ”

“ Do we let the credits roll? ” “ NAH. ”

[freesidexjunkie]

Fallout 4 companions in order of romanceability

What's the point of doing this? Quarantine boredom. And so that maybe, one day, Todd will see this and use it to learn what people actually want out of a romance arc. Group effort with @lilithgaskarth

1. Deacon

Deacon is the quintessential romance choice. He's funny, hot, rebellious, he's got an attractive voice, and he wants to make the world better for an oppressed people. His backstory (if it's true; you never know with him) breaks your heart and makes you just wanna hold him and tell him everything will be okay. Plus, Todd has forbidden us to romance him, which only makes us want him more.

2. MacCready

MacCready is a blast from the past. If you had told me that Robert Joseph MacCready and the kid Maxson from the Capital Wasteland would make an appearance in this game, and that MacCready was a sweet guy trying to do right by his son and deal with loss, while Maxson was a genocidal maniac with a cult-like following, I would've said you surely had them confused. He's caring, protective, sensitive. He's cute. He's super sarcastic, but in a really funny way that he can pull off and make attractive. Why wouldn't you romance him?

3. Hancock

Hancock has a rough exterior, but he's sweet and deserves to be happy. He's had a rough life, and his self destructive tendencies haven't helped. But at his core, he wants to help the little guy, and he adores you if you help him do that. Also, he's the only one who canonically likes you already when you tell him your feelings. But he feels like he doesn't DESERVE you and I just have a lot of feelings about him okay ;-;

4. Piper

Piper is a solid romance option, and an even more solid friend. She's got a cute lil nickname for you. She's got jokes. She wants to help the world, but also fight it for being so crappy to people, which is both admirable and highly relatable. Plus, every fanboy obsessed over her "girl-next-door" vibe, which as a girl I hate the whole girl next door trope that guys try to put on girls, and she's way more than "girl next door" level, but whatever I don't control the fandom.

5. Preston

Preston lands at #5 solely because while he's not better than anyone in 1-4, he's also not worse than anyone in 6-12. He's the true neutral in the litmus test of companions. He's passionate about the Minutemen but not super into being in a high rank (seriously man, why can't you be the General?) or having any real power. He's nice, but bland. He's a chocolate chip toaster waffle; not the worst choice by far, but not exactly what you want for breakfast.

6. Danse

Danse's name could easily be Paladin Dunce and I wouldn't even object. He's also super gung-ho about a racist organization that wants to kill most of my friends. Not cool, man. And about his personality. What personality? Being an asshole? That being said, he is easily the single hottest companion (unless you stan Cait but you can tell from her ranking that we do not). And his redemption arc is touching. Character growth Danse is someone we can get behind. And before that, he's still totally do-able. Personally, I could definitely have a one night stand with Danse before he stops being a dick and just regret it the morning after, awkwardly avoiding each other for the rest of our days.

7. Nick

Despite being so un-romanceable, Detective Valentine is my favorite companion, 100%. He's my best buddy. He's snarky and witty and he, like others on this list, really wants to help people. Plus, you two can totally vibe together about the good old days. However, being a great friend does not automatically make him romanceable. He's like that one friend that you're super super close with, but can honestly say you just wouldn't go there. It would be like dating your brother, or your uncle. And he's still dealing with all that stuff with Jennifer (I think that's her name) and his entire life of memories not really being his own. So, it's safe to say he's not looking for love. Still, I'd go there before going some places on this list.

8. Cait

These next two rankings are gonna get a lot of hate but I don't care, I stand by them. Cait has a great accent. I love it. I also really love her voice acting in Mass Effect: Andromeda, which doesn't deserve nearly as much hate as it gets but that's another topic. Cait's also feisty, which is always fun. That, and being a physically hot female character is enough to get most fanboys' engines racing. I'm sorry to tell you this, but that's not enough to make someone worth romancing. Furthermore, like Nick, she's going through some stuff, hard. Let her be in peace, you horny monsters.

9. Curie

Curie is an adorable personality. I agree with everyone else there. She's sweet and hella smart and she really wants to contribute to society. Still, I would never romance her in a million years. She's very precious. Too precious. She's like a baby. Are you really gonna romance a hyper-intelligent robot baby? Y'all just wanna romance her because she's got an accent and tits. You're way too horny. Stay away from Curie.

10. Cogsworth

One can make the argument that Cogsworth is the only person who understands the situation you're in, and who has lost the exact same thing as you. He truly cares about you and your family. If he could cry, he would break down in tears when he sees you walk down that hill from the vault. That being said, he is a Mr. Handy. Are you Mr. Zwicky? You could try to say "but Curie is a modified Miss Nanny, what makes her so special?" And I will answer you. She has been deliberately designed to be her own, independent, self-determining entity. Her processing power is also much higher than that of a robot butler. To reference Mass Effect again, it's the difference between an AI and a VI; the difference between romancing EDI, and romancing Avina. And also, just imagine that you just watched your husband (or wife if you play as Nate, which is 100% valid anyways) get murdered, after being tricked into cryogenic stasis when you watched the world get nuked into oblivion, while seeing your son get kidnapped. And now, you're gonna go home and start sleeping with the robot butler you bought together? Okay, sure. Bro for life? Definitely. A good boyfriend? Nah.

11. X6-88

There's not much to say about X6-88, because who can put up with the Institute's BS for long enough to really get to know him at all? He's a Terminator. He's a brainwashed killing machine. There's nothing attractive about him at all.

12. Strong

In previous games, super mutant companions had intelligent thoughts and conversations. They had moving life stories and experiences. They were good companions. Strong is not any of those things. Granted, it's still impressive that a Gen 2 super mutant is capable of being so...not violent. But I don't think anyone is gonna go there.

Final notes:

Dogmeat is exempt from this list for obvious reasons. DLC companions are also exempt, because the only one that's even remotely considerable is Porter and I don't care about him at all, much less enough to put him on the list. Nate should get an honorable mention, because he's a very sweet, caring, loving, devoted husband and father. Nora should not get any honorable mention.

[zora-moyashi]

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chara jumps and looks back at killer. "oh hey, ya miss me killz?" she goes up to the girl kit and ruffles her hair a little.

coreink002

"Sure, let's go with that." Killer replies. Gradient seemed nervous about Killer, as the female kit, (who's name is Shine) Smiled happily

zora-moyashi

(what's the boy's name?)

coreink002

(shade)

zora-moyashi

she snickers at killer. "was she nice to you two while i was gone?" she asks as she goes over to the side of the room where her weapon that moku made was.

coreink002

"Yeah! She brought us a pheasant!" Shine smiled.

zora-moyashi

"well good! if she was mean i'd have to give her a talking to." she flings the weapon on her shoulder. she gesters to gradient. "gradient, meet shine, shade, and killer."

zora-moyashi

"speeking of, killer, is it possible that gradient here is one of ink's kits?"

coreink002

Killer grabbed gradient's arm and used a claw to cut her, then placing the claw in her mouth. She then made a face of disgust. "Yeah, she is."

zora-moyashi

chara just looks at killer laughing. "that was weird? you know ink by taste? cause that's even weirder.  

coreink002

"Because she's made of pure carbon, which tastes like dirt," Killer explained. "And when I was in a fight with her, some of her got in my mouth." Killer faked gagged.

zora-moyashi

this amused chara as she giggled quietly and looks to gradient. "so did you know your mom?"

coreink002

"Y-yeah, t-though s-she lied to m-me and F-Fall..." Gradient stuttered, holding her arm.

zora-moyashi

"fall? and lied about what? being your mom?"

coreink002

"y-yeah..." Gradient stuttered, looking away, this got Killer's interest.

zora-moyashi

"i don't know much about this ink, but from what i've heard she's a bit of a jerk. who's your dad? or do you not know that either?"

coreink002

Gradient shook her head. "Never met him."

zora-moyashi

chara giggles and looks at the kits. "you ready for a field trip? we're hunting down ink." she starts to walk towards the door. "i don't care how damn hard she is to find. we're doing this." she looks up at killer blocking the door. "scoot. "

coreink002

"No can do." Killer said with a slight smirk. (Here comes the betrayal)

zora-moyashi

( :( ) "and why's that?" she tries to get around her and to the door.

coreink002

Killer blocked her way, knife in hand. "Because. I've had my fun, so time to finish the job." She slashed at Chara

zora-moyashi

she managed to scratch her arm before she got out of the way completely. "HEY WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?"

she raises her weapon

coreink002

"Nothing, I just can't leave survivors" Killer purred, teleporting behind chara and slashing her back

zora-moyashi

she got hit before she quickly turns to face her and grabs the arm holding the knife. with her other hand she slashed her weapon at her neck. "survivors of what?

coreink002

Killer ducked, throwing Chara over herself. "My game, what else?"

zora-moyashi

"go to hell" she lost grip on her arm and revealed 'new' soul where the sliver of gradient's soul stone was spreading it's color slowly. "leave me alone! do you wanna die all the sudden?!"

coreink002

"Nah, this was always my goal, what did I have you fooled? did you think I really gave a d*mn about you?" Killer snickered, shooting towards chara slashing

zora-moyashi

with a growl she rams into killer grabbing for killer’s knife.

coreink002

Killer kept her grip tight as she stabbed into Chara.

zora-moyashi

"This is stupid. remember our fight from before? what about you're little spiel on how you missed your friends. I f'n hate lairs!

coreink002

Killer snickered at this. "It's better if I get rid of you before I get too attached." She slashed again. (also if it gets to a point were Killer is about to kill Chara, a certain someone is gonna help)  

zora-moyashi

(hmmm? gradient or our good old shatter?)

zora-moyashi

"you've lost it." she kicks her with a orange covered leg making her slide back a bit.

coreink002

Killer regained her footing quickly

zora-moyashi

chara formed a knife and threw it towards killer and followed it right after with a direct attack with moku's weapon.

coreink002

Killer warped out of the way

zora-moyashi

she circles around trying to find where she warped to. while she does that she gets a glimps at the other 3 in the room

zora-moyashi

"i don't want to fight you yuma! cut it out."

coreink002

Gradient was trying to get the kits out of the way. "Too bad!" Killer hissed stabing into Chara's shoulder.

zora-moyashi

she grabs killer's hand as it hit her back and she covers her hand in orange ring to crush her wrist,

coreink002

Killer got out of the way about to slash at Chara's neck before she was thrown into the wall by some invisible force

zora-moyashi

chara exhales and looks around for the culprit

coreink002

She sees Olympia.

zora-moyashi

she doesn't know if she's relieved or angry that shatter interrupted the fight. she stands there looking at them for a moment. "... uh, hey."

coreink002

Eunice grabbed Chara, "come on."

zora-moyashi

"Hey! excuse you! what do you want from me? why are you even here!" she pulls back on her arm.

coreink002

"To help you, come on." Eunice replied sharply as Olympia kept Killer from being able to move. Tonic was on Sectin's shoulders

zora-moyashi

chara's flustered and waves around "but, ! i have to take care of these kits! anaand where are we going!"

coreink002

"Glacia got the kits, and we are going to a safe spot." Eunice said, getting irritated of Chara's fussing.

zora-moyashi

chara looks back at killer worriedly

coreink002

Olympia was using telekinesis to keep Killer against the wall. Eunice picked Chara up, done with her hesitation.

zora-moyashi

chara squirms "stop it! i have stuff to do here! you can't just break in and expect me to leave!"

coreink002

"That's exactly what we're doing." Eunice said as Plasma made a portal.

zora-moyashi

chara is so baffled she doesn't know what to do. she pushes out of her arms and goes through the big hole in the floor of the room. she slides down and lands in some dust. she looks around for a window or something. it's really dark down there.

coreink002

Luna was perfectly hidden in the dark. "Why are you being so difficult? we just want to help."

zora-moyashi

she's startled and tries to find a wall to help her know where she is. "gee! idontknow! can't you at least tell me what the hell's going on?!"

coreink002

"Killer was lying to you, it was her game, and you fell right into it, so we took turns keeping an eye on you."

zora-moyashi

she let's out a frustrated growl. tonic hops off of sectin's shoulders and goes to the hole looking down in. chara lights her hand with fire magic (not hot) "let's put it this way shatter, I don't feel like being kidnapped! kay?" "killer is messed up, yes, but she's still my friend! just as you are! if a agree to come with you can we talk this out?"

coreink002

"Yes we can, that was the point anyway." Luna answered keeping in the shadows.

zora-moyashi

"ughh." she looks up and sees tonic which makes her cringe. glareing in the direction she assumes luna is in, she hops back up to the other floor and goes threw the portal.

coreink002

They were in a strange world, (it's the distortion world), Sectin picked up Tonic "Come on."

zora-moyashi

chara instantly is thrown to the ground with the gravity change. looking around made her dizzy. she does her best to get to her feet shakily. tonic curled up contently.

coreink002

Sectin went through as well, olympia soon followed

zora-moyashi

there are waterfalls going every which way and bubbles that have landscapes in them float around. she looks over to everyone by the now gone portal. "explain."

she folds her arms

coreink002

"We've seen Killer play her stupid game before. She gains someones trust, becomes their 'friend' and then kills them also." Eunice started to explain before slapping chara across the face. "That's for being a f*cking idiot!"

zora-moyashi

"YOU'RE AN IDIOT" she shoves her. "I CAN DO WHAT I WANT!" "just cause we spent some time together doesn't mean you get to boss me around!"

coreink002

"It does mean that I actually give a damn about you unlike that stupid Genocide!" Eunice hissed (yeah, eunice is a hothead.) Sectin covered Tonic's 'ears'

zora-moyashi

"SHUT UP! you don't know any of those 'genocide' stars like I do! they have it bad! you're lucky cause you eat f**king rocks! don't act like you're better than them just because you were born into a better situation." tonic hides her face in sectin's shoulder.

coreink002

"You don't know jack sh*t!! Sure we were born in a better place but life kicked our *sses out of there so d*mn face it would make your puny head spin! We have been enslaved! forced to fight for the entertainment of others while those Genocides killed countless people because they were bored!"

zora-moyashi

chara throws her hands up and spins away from her. "you're impossible to talk to." she hops off the plat form to the one close to them and the gravity pulls her to it. she goes over to the water fall and kicks at it.

coreink002

Eunice growled in frustration before storming off as well. Olympia sighed at this. 'I apologize for Eunice, her temper lately has gone sour

zora-moyashi

"it's whatever." she shrugs looking down. she quietly listens to the sounds of the distortion world, howling, sound of rock platforms cracking and moving, and so on. she looks at her soul which seems to be stable for now.

coreink002

'Also, I couldn't help but notice your soul,so I managed to get you some dt.' Olympia 'said' giving a vial to Chara

zora-moyashi

she looks over. "huh," she takes it susspisiously. "where'd you get it?"

coreink002

'Well, since you will probably interrogate me later if I do not inform you now, I traded with a version of gaster, the dt for a dusk stone.'

zora-moyashi

".... seems like a bad trade on his side." she shrugs it off and drinks it anyway.

coreink002

'Well, his world didn't have dusk stones.' Olympia explained. 'I do apologize for our sudden intervene of your fight, we were worried.'

zora-moyashi

she caps the vile and sets it down "i don't forgive you but i'll forget about it." with one last kick in the water she turns back around. "I thought i made it pretty clear that my goals conflict with your morals. why are you here? if you're going to help me even more than you already have isn't that kinda against the point?"

coreink002

'Well, you're not incorrect, though, I assume our reasoning is that we see you as a little sibling?' Olympia answered. 'We just want you to be happy'

zora-moyashi

chara's taken aback by this. bringing back bad memories of her own little brother. she shakes her head. "a horrible decision really. but you're very sweet."

coreink002

'Well, it's not a horrible decision if we make sure that the other doesn't die.'  

zora-moyashi

"you've got tonic though? you could baby that thing instead of me. sense you seem so lonely and all." she hops back to the main platform.

coreink002

'Yes, but you are still you, not easy to replace.' Olympia said.

Sectin was chatting with Tonic. "You know.. I haven't triped a lot of forms, wanna try some with me?"

zora-moyashi

tonic's face lights up and she happily nods.

"whatever you say." chara disregards the conversation.

coreink002

(it's the red thing) Sectin thinks for a moment, "well, there were those spike things on Sakarr..." She then turns into a swarm of small brown creatures, the main carapiece was domed and had spikes on it.

zora-moyashi

tonic watches with a grin. "impressive" she goes up to inspect it better. "what is it made of?"  

coreink002

Sectin scurried up Tonic's arm.

zora-moyashi

tonic giggled as it tickled her going up her arm she gets a better look at it but still not quite sure what it is.

coreink002

It had lots of spines and no visible mouth or eyes

zora-moyashi

"are you able to explode? what are you able to do?"

coreink002

Sectin turned back normal. "I dunno, they would bury into people's skin though." She said

zora-moyashi

tonic looks over to chara. she looks like she's about to ask her if she's ever seen one of those or if she'd be willing to be dug into by a spike ball, but with the glare she instantly received she shuts her mouth and looks away

coreink002

Sectin saw Tonic look away, and looked at Chara just in time to see the glare. "Oh...I wonder why she doesn't like you..."

zora-moyashi

"i'm unsure why as well," she looks up at sectin "have i done something wrong? or perhaps annoying?"

coreink002

"I'm the annoying one. maybe she's jealous?" Sectin shrugged

zora-moyashi

"jealous of what?" she tilts her head

coreink002

"The attention you're getting."

zora-moyashi

tonic looks down prepossessing what she said. "i suppose that could be the case." "should i try talking to her?"

coreink002

"Go ahead, wouldn't hurt."

zora-moyashi

tonic thought for a second before nodding and going up to chara. chara folded her arms. tonic stoped infront of her "chara I am sorry I couldn't help you when you called. shatter asked me not to." chara shakes her head. "it just proves to me you're as useless to me as i thought you'd be." tonic blinks. " you wish for me to assist you in getting stronger?" chara laughs. "like you'd know how to. not to mention shatter hanging over your shoulder like a dead bird."

coreink002

Sectin snuck up behind Eunice and screeching, resulting with her having to flee from a flamethrower.

zora-moyashi

"shatter wants what's best for you, and you need this as far as i can tell. in fact your mental state has only gone down through the time after you've bent yourself on getting stronger. i expect shatter will not mind." chara rolls her eyes and walks away from the little skeleton and goes over to the two kits. tonic looks disappointingly away from them. "hey kids. like the look of this new world?" she small talks to get tonic away from her.

coreink002

Shine shook her head quickly, hiding behind her brother who seemed more curious than scared. "It feels weird." He replied.

"Get back here you stupid bug!!" Eunice yelled going after Sectin

zora-moyashi

tonic watches eunice and sectin run around while chara tries to block them out. with a shrug she replies "a bit i suppose hm? I feel like this is the perfect place for some training. you two as far as genetics go, might have some cool spacial powers similar to your mom." she rubs her hands together. "wanna check that out?"

coreink002

The boy nodded happily, the girl on the other hand wasn't to fond of the idea. Sectin turned into a yanmega and flew to a different spot, snickering softly.

zora-moyashi

"sweet~ shine you can sit there and be boring if you want to. "she grabs shade's hand and take in to an area that has a little bit more room. "so i don't know either of you guy's powers. what do you know how to do?" tonic hops up to eunice.

coreink002

Eunice's hair was a blazing fire a sign she was mad. Shade thought for a moment before opening his mouth showing sharp teeth. "I can bite."

zora-moyashi

chara looks at his mouth. "i would say that's not a very good power but you look strong enough to hang on if it came to that. no magic powers that you know of yet?"

coreink002

He thought for a moment before black covered his arm and formed a long blade. "Hows this?"

zora-moyashi

"yeah that's more what i was looking for." she goes up and grabs his arm to see how strong it was. for the black covering armor she wonders if shade was infected along with his mom. for some reason she assumed he wouldn't have been.

coreink002

The sharp part of the blade cut into her palm.  

zora-moyashi

"so is that armor? can you cover your body in it?" she covers her hand in a bit of magic.

coreink002

He tries to focus, before shaking his head. "No just my arm."  

zora-moyashi

"huh," (which arm can he cover?) "how about trying to focus on your fangs can you strengthen them? "

coreink002

(his right, he's right handed) He nodded, closing his eyes to try and focus, after a few moment's he opened his mouth to show his fangs were excreting venom.

zora-moyashi

"oooo sick" she puts a finger to her chin for a second. " i bet tonic would be able to use that well. I'm going to get your sister, she's just sitting over there anyway." chara goes up to shine and takes her wrist dragging her back to shade. "come on, you have to practice or you'll end up dead, you don't want that right?"

coreink002

The two shook their heads, but didn't seem to understand they were supposed to fight each other.

zora-moyashi

"good, glad we agree. now just fight eachother for a bit, if you get around to really hurting eachother im here to stop it so is shatter, so have at it." she sits crosslegged on a rock.

coreink002

They look at each other, "But I don't wanna fight Shine." Shade said

zora-moyashi

"you'll be fine, promise, just practice got it?"  

coreink002

Shine nodded, backing up slightly as she got her claws out. Shade looked at Shine, he still didn't want to fight her

zora-moyashi

"nice shine~ love the claws." she admires and then looks over at shade expectantly.

coreink002

Shine shot towards Shade, who used his blade-arm like a shield.

zora-moyashi

"just blocking isn't going to get you anywhere shade."

coreink002

Shade pushed Shine back, Shine tried to hiss, but ended up sneezing

zora-moyashi

chara snickers at shine.

coreink002

Shade snickers too. Shine then sticks her tongue out at Shade, who still wouldn't fight his sibling

zora-moyashi

"shade, how can i get you to do this simple thing hon, no one's gonna get hurt. if you really can't fight your sister then you'll have to fight me or shatter. it'll be much more simple if you work together seeing as you should be around the same level."

coreink002

"I just don't wanna fight Shine." Shade said softly, looking at his sister.

zora-moyashi

"why's that?"

coreink002

"I just don't wanna." He answered in a rather snappy tone

zora-moyashi

chara rolls her eyes and goes up to the two of them pushing shine to the side gently. "not good enough. people have to do what they don't want to all the time. do it or there will be consequences."

coreink002

Shine's face went from playfully to worried. Shade looked at his sister, "I don't want to fight Shine." He hissed softly

zora-moyashi

chara looks back at shine. "can you tell your brother to fight you please?"

coreink002

"B-but he doesn't want to..." Shine mumbled shyly

zora-moyashi

chara shakes her head dismissively and turns abruptly slashing through shade's neck forcing him back to his stone. she picks it up and hands it to shine. "try to convince him when he wakes up." she starts to walk away from shine not really caring.

coreink002

Shine's eyes watered up, as she started crying

zora-moyashi

tonic was not having that. as soon as she heard shade poof she headed over to shine. chara simply went back to olympia siting down lazily. tonic goes up to shine to try to comfort her.

coreink002

Shine hugged Tonic clutching onto Shade's soulstone. Olympia glanced at Chara, "That's a way to make an enemy, not an ally."

zora-moyashi

she shrugs "there's more than one way to make an ally. if they want to be difficult than i'll have to be as well. if i let them walk all over me my whole plan will go down the drain either way."

"fear is an effective weapon."

coreink002

"True, but he seems to be protective of her." Olympia 'said'

zora-moyashi

"you tell me why, you're the psychic. why is it?" she lays against the rocky ground.

coreink002

"well, the two are twins they care so much about each other, Shine saw it as a game, while Shade saw it as a true fight." Olympia explained, "He has more experience than Shine, so he knows that in a fight, one always gets hurt."

zora-moyashi

"so i gathered," she folds her arms. "how do i change his mind about it than? seems he holds a lot of power over his sister emotionally. perhaps normalizing death would help. " she shrugs. "i knew this wouldn't be easy but frankly seeing how different everyone is it may not even be possible." tonic snuggles against shine and says quietly. "i may be able to help him heal faster."

coreink002

"Well, if he assumes that someone is going to harm his sister, he would have more motivation. And if you continuously make him retreat to his soulstone, he wouldn't fight for his life." Olympia explained. "R-really?"Shine asked, purple tears running down her cheeks

zora-moyashi

"i don't want to scar shine, she's much more cooperative. i did have that though but i think it'll just make them both mad at me. as far as shade goes, as long as he knows i can take him and i have power over him he'll learn to respect me and not try to rebel anymore. i simply am trying to break him a bit." tonic nods and wipes away shine's tear with the tip of her tail, with that her liquid turns purple as well.

coreink002

Shine looked fascinated by the color change, She handed Tonic Shade's soulstone. "But how are you going to know when is a 'bit'?" Olympia added

zora-moyashi

"hmmm... touché. i'll just have to guess i suppose." tonic takes the stone and coats it with a bit of the liquid that came out of her claws and puts it on the ground. and with that shade's stone starts to glow.

coreink002

Shade reformed, and looked at Chara, growling softly. Shine immediately hugged her brother tightly.

zora-moyashi

chara hears shade and looks over instantly angry that tonic healed him when she was trying to make a point. "are you f***ing kidding me." she mutters to Olympia. tonic tilts her head looking at shade seeing if there's anything wrong.

coreink002

Shade nuzzled his sibling, still mad at Chara.

zora-moyashi

chara storms over to them. "tonic." she shoves her away from them tonic falling having no balance toppled over and looks up at chara.. "you are not aloud to mess with the kids without permission. understood?" tonic tilts their head and nods slowly.

coreink002

Shine seemed concerned at this and Shade growled.

zora-moyashi

"so shade." she turns to him. "are you willing to try now or do you need a break." she folds her arms

coreink002

Shade turned his arm into the blade.

coreink002

"I told you I wasn't gonna fight Shine!" Shade hissed

zora-moyashi

"and i'm telling YOU to get over it and change your mind."

coreink002

"What if I don't wanna change my mind?" Shade hissed.

zora-moyashi

"than tell me a good reason why you won't and maybe i'll let it slide." tonic takes a few steps away.

coreink002

"Because I need to protect her! She's my sister!" Shade hissed.

zora-moyashi

"you're not going to hurt her! come on!" she puts her hands up.

coreink002

"I don't want to risk it!"

zora-moyashi

"ridiculous. well kid, you need to get stronger somehow and if you can figure out a way to do that effectivly by tomorrow than i'll drop it and won't make you fight her. but if you don't then we do it my way. sound good?"

coreink002

Sectin buzzed over. "What if he fights Toxin? she has the same arm thingie." Sectin said

zora-moyashi

she looks over "hey, if it works it works" she shrugs. "just has to be effective."

coreink002

Sectin flew over to a chick with messy purple hair, a crop top and shorts. She chatted at her.

zora-moyashi

she watches them for a second before turning to shine. "you're going to practice with me alright?"

coreink002

"o-ok..." Shine whispered.

Sectin grabbed the chick's arms and flew back to the group.

zora-moyashi

"hey toxin, nice to meet you. go easy on him hm?" she takes shine's arm and walks a few paces away.

coreink002

Toxin blew a bubble and popped it as she chewed on her gum. Her hand balled into a fist as her bones turned to daggers, making a blade like Shade's. "Whatever." Shine seemed nervous about having to fight Chara

zora-moyashi

chara notices her unwillingness. "it's alright, we're not going to spar yet, how about you tell me about any powers you know you have?"

coreink002

"I-I don't have any I know of." Shine muttered

zora-moyashi

this makes chara laugh. "alright~ if you say so. minus your claws obviously," she goes up to her. "you left or right handed?"

coreink002

"L-left, I think." Shine answered, looking at Shade and Toxin as Shade's blade arm cut through some of Toxin's spines.

zora-moyashi

chara takes her left hand and runs a finger around her palm. with a spell chara cast a couple of colors show on shine's palm. the colors that show are magic types that shine's inclined to use and the other colors that aren't on her palm are hard for her.

coreink002

Shine saw the magic and freaked out for a moment shaking her hand like there was a spider on it.

zora-moyashi

chara looks a little confused. " what? did it hurt?"

coreink002

"It's glowing!" She replied showing her now bright purple hands.

zora-moyashi

she chuckles "sure is, that's the point. so purple huh? that goes well with my magic, i should be able to teach you some things. so purple pink and red are able to make psychical things. how about you try to use all that magic on your hands and try to pack it like a snowball."

coreink002

"What's a snowball?" Shine asked

zora-moyashi

"uhhhhh, okay never mind, just put your hands together and try to combine the magic haha" she shrugs

coreink002

Shine nodded and tried, a purple star formed

zora-moyashi

"Oh wow that's cute. Want to try throwing it at a rock or something?

coreink002

Shine nodded and threw it, it exploded like a supernova

zora-moyashi

Chara puts her hands over her mouth exitedly. "Oooo very cool. Oh man, now I want to see you and shade fight even more"

coreink002

"I-I don't think that would be good." Shine muttered "Don't raise your arm like that when you strike you open yourself to an attack." Toxin advised

zora-moyashi

She sighs "why not? You were fine with it before"

coreink002

"B-but that might hurt him...." Shine muttered, she was much more submissive than Shade

zora-moyashi

"that's the point hon. Okay fine" she puts up a save star and looks back at her. "Use it on me than"

coreink002

Shine nodded, concentrating as she formed another one, she threw it at Chara

zora-moyashi

she threw a small pebble of red magic at it, expecting it to explode it on impact. if it doesn't and it goes straight for her than she'll know that shine will be able to do some kind of homing missile.

coreink002

It exploded on impact, making an effect similar to a collapse of a sun

zora-moyashi

she felt a little bit of a shock wave from it. "dangggg kid i love it. it's so pretty and strong!" she gives shine a quick hug and then turns to look at the other two.

coreink002

Shine's eyes sparkled at the hug. Shade's blade chipped at Toxin's spines, Toxin then kicked him in the stomach

zora-moyashi

she smiles to shine and calls to shade. "gee, looks like someone's out of their league~"

coreink002

Shade growled, charging at Toxin and biting her, "You can't poison a poison type, idiot."

zora-moyashi

chara laughs loudly

coreink002

Shade growled at this

zora-moyashi

"if only there was someone to brawl with that was close to your level!"

coreink002

"Shut it!" Shade hissed, jumping back as her left arm became covered in black, forming a shield.

zora-moyashi

"okay now shine, your brother is getting worked up. if you're in a real fight that could easily get you killed. so don't do what he's doing~" she coos

coreink002

Shade shot forward, blocking Toxin's spines and then slashing, cutting Toxin's shirt

zora-moyashi

chara thinks for a moment and gets the idea of having the twins work together. the only problem with that is if she uses their soul stones she'll be out numbered 2 to 1.

she walks a little bit away and looks at some of the bubbles with landscapes in them, she's wanting to find a real target so the kits will have a real fight.

coreink002

Toxin kicked Shade away, one of the bubbles showed a giant flying creature, with 4 wings

zora-moyashi

"eh, i don't see why not." she goes up behind shade and grabs the arm that's not covered. "it's field trip time" she starts to drag him over to it. "shine you too, also you're going to work together on this one, but don't get comfortable with that. this is a luxury k? k." she looks back at toxin. "thanks by the way"

coreink002

"whatever." Toxin said Shine ran after the two,

zora-moyashi

"well at least i can know which part of shatter i hate now." she mutters. they go through and take cover behind some bushes.

"so that's your target." she points behind her lazily. "let's see what you've got."

coreink002

The large creature was the size of a car, it had a long neck and tail.

"you want us to fight that?" Shine asked

zora-moyashi

"yep"