#oh and a in-movie gag ref

[kurakuradon]

guy’s been standing in front of the atm for hours someone tell him to fucking move

[whocaresifwearecrazy]

OK, YDKJ Community, Strap THE FUCK IN!!!

@bliz-lol @k1stune @alanna-artroid @hellyeahydkj @booloocrew-blog @mariegolddoesthings @majestydeerakuma

So, I think most of the You Don't Know Jack Community is aware that Cookie gets really weird dreams about him, his cats and mom acting out movie/TV plots, which are always brought on by eating before bed while watching the TV-hell, those are called "Nocturnal Admissions with Cookie Masterson"

And Nate fantasizes of ABBA...and getting beat up by them. He worries me, sometimes

But let me give you new food for thought

@aneloquentloser hinted it in his Schmitty ref while @captainnait has a clip of that one cutaway gag in "Television" of Schmitty dreaming that Cookie's taking a shower in the studio, so, Schmitty gets gay dreams. YAY!!!

Let's see...we got the embodiment of an "Acid Reflex Nightmare", dreams of getting punched by a band AND a slightly weird dream of a coworker/friend/potential boyfriend (even if it is a cutaway gag that resets the game). But what about nightmares?

I was watching a decade-old gameplay of "You Don't Know Jack: Sports" (cause I wanted to) and turns out Guy gets reoccurring nightmares of being at a ski jump ramp...here's the quote:

"Someone has strapped long skis to my feet and pushed me down a steep hill. At the foot of the hill, my mother is waving her arms and yelling at me, "P-point! P-point! (...) Oh yeah, back to my dream. All the judges are goats in lingerie. What do you think that means?"

So yeah...spread the word, YDKJ fans. Four out of the five fucks cannonically have weird/slightly concerning dreams-NOT JUST COOKIE!

(Also, a 'P-point' is the beginning of the ski jump landing area, for those who didn't know until today)

[danganronpa96]

Oh, this is very interesting. I assume you mean like from the DR3 anime, so (rubs hands together)

DR69:

Luigi - going into a room with the lights on (as no. 2, isn’t it your duty to be in the dark? Also this could stir up some interesting situations in the dark)

Mario - running or jumping (can’t yahoo his way out of this one)

Peter - talking (yep not a peep outta funny family moments guy, no cutaway gags no nothing, what will tiktoks use for footage now)

Brian - reading or writing (no books, no laptops, no pens. He won’t be needing them)

Miku - speaking in English (as an idol, it’s her goal to spread her voice to everyone around the world, so what if it was limited? She can still speak Japanese, and Chinese, but only a select few will understand her. Sure, it’s fine for those who can translate, but what if she was in a dire situation with someone who couldn’t…?)

Teto - Hatsune Miku dying (since she loves her so much, she’ll do anything to protect her, even if that goes for protecting her own life too)

Nagito - telling the truth (kinda like his despair disease, seems he can only lie or keep quiet… How can someone who hardly has any trust here gain any now?)

Sans - telling a joke/pun (at first this was gonna be a joke answer, but… it would be tough for him to remain serious in situations where he’d rather not be)

Parappa - crying (he really has to keep believing now, or else he’ll be clawing not to let all those emotions spill out)

Fluttershy - touching another animal participant that isn’t herself (therefore she cannot tend to any of them if the time comes)

Ashley - being more than a room apart from another person (ultimately forcing her to stick around people rather than isolate herself)

Ayano - not killing anyone in 20 days (this would really challenge her “yandere” persona, and reluctance to kill here)

2D - listening to music (this goes for music out of speakers, hearing someone sing, and even humming a tune. Man loves music so what if no song machine /album ref)

Mr. Krabs - giving or accepting a bargain (not just with money, but favours, requests, and payback all count too)

Dedede - fighting with another participant (whether physically or verbally)

The Conductor - witnessing any act of violence (since he is usually is very disregarding of other’s safety, especially during filming his own movies, perhaps now he has a chance to redeem himself with preventing danger)

DR96:

Hayasaka - giving the poison antidote he was provided to someone else (he can save someone else who triggered their action, at the cost of his own life…. (I smile deviously))

Kurumada - flirting with Hayasaka /JJJ ok but actually using his physical strength to protect someone (this goes for violent acts such as punching, or manual labour such as catching heavy objects from falling)

Mai - making eye contact with anyone (she’s such an outgoing, bubbly gal… so what if she could never meet someone eye to eye ever again? Never being able to look at the ones she loves properly… oh my)

Walter - telling a lie (cue a Walter White version of the Pinnochio scene from Shrek 3)

Jesse - swearing (Jesse don’t say “bitch” challenge impossible 5 dead 20 injured)

Saiki - using his telepathy to communicate (either open your mouth or say nothing, Saiki, your choice)

Kaidou - daydreaming (this includes roleplaying as the Jet Black wings and wearing his bandages and blazer over his shoulders, no more fantasies grow up boy /jjj)

Retsuko - raising her voice (this goes for her heavy metal screaming as well, she can’t stand up for herself anymore seeing as she mostly did it on her own in private)

Natsuki - being called “cute” (I think this would be simple but effective, cue her attempting to never share her forbidden action, and doing all she can to never be called such a thing, even going so far to be as rude as possible even if she doesn’t want to be)

Yuri - everyone does not die in 30 days (if she really wants everyone to die, she’ll do all that she can to make sure it happens before it’s too late for her. Whether she utilises their forbidden actions to do the trick or not is up for thought…)

Hiroshi - touching white objects (such as plates, paper, his own scarf… how practical can one practical boy be now?)

Brian - witnessing spiritual or supernatural activity (this could be talk of religion, going to the Shrine, reading books about such things, and anything to do with Mr. Devil…)

Bojack - participating in the consumption of alcohol (rip this guy IMMEDIATELY)

Latte - verbally conversing with a student (she can be around them, and use body language, but speaking is a no-no, so much for being a professor huh-)

L - performing any of his usual quirks (includes sitting with his knees up, eating sweets, holding things with his index finger and thumb etc., L be normal challenge)

Ena - changing emotional states (meaning they can’t go into their sad, drunk, depressed etc. states. Oh boy get ready for a challenge folks)

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If it’s not too much trouble, can you please write a snippet where Zayne gets so annoyed with Jay’s talking back that he gags him? I just find the idea of him stuffing pieces of cloth in Jay’s mouth and then wrapping the lower half of his face in tape funny. I’m not sure if I should find that image funny… c’est la vie. I just like imagining Zayne watching a movie with Jay casually bound and gagged next to him.

Dear anon, an excuse to write more crack whump about them is never troubling <3 And yes, it is funny. I actually do have a duct tape drabble I need to finish but I can't resist this. How about a something like this.

Home is where the hurt is: Part 1

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Hooligans

“Again, do you have trouble with the days of the week or what?” Jay sighed when he came home from training on Wednesday evening, the one fixed Zayne-less evening in the week that he got.

Zayne impatiently clicked his tongue. He was busy opening all cabinets in the kitchen, rummaging through and taking out all the snacks. “Do you know what day it is, Jayboy? It’s the Champion’s League final.”

“Go watch in some pub.”

“Rules in some pub is to buy a pint at least twice before half-time.”

 “Well, the rules in my pub—”

But he was interrupted by a harsh scratching sound of a roll of tape forcefully being unwind. “Rules in your pub,” Zayne said, holding out the tape in both hands, “are to shut the fuck up during the game.”

With a sinking stomach Jay watched as his crisps and biscuits were spread out over the coffee table. He was presented with the ultimate moral dilemma: was he going to take this and let Zayne trample all over his boundaries? Again? As always? Or was he going to kick him out?

Yeah, as if he needed to think about that. He sighed and just sank down in his lounge chair, letting Zayne take the couch for himself. Best choice, and most painless choice, was to just suck it up and to watch the game with him. He wasn't going to hide in his bedroom... besides, he wanted to see the game as well.

“Fine then.”

“Hush.”

“It hasn’t even started yet.”

“I wanna see the preview.”

“Previews is just a bunch of bullshit prattling.”

Zayne picked up the tape again and gave Jay a pointed and annoyed look. Jay held his hands up in surrender and slumped into his chair. During the game, however, Jay couldn’t resist commenting.

“Off-side,” he said in a monotone voice, head resting against a clenched fist.

“No, it’s not,” Zayne growled, but grunted as the flag went up and the scored goal was disallowed. “Fuck…”

“You’re supporting Bayern?!”

“What, you’re for Barca?”

“Duh?”

Zayne sighed and shook his head. “Well, I already knew you had no taste.”

Jay decided it was best not to argue that and just watched with clenched teeth as Zayne ate his way through a bag of crisps.

“Oh, come on, that was clearly a foul,” he said as the players bickered while the referee re-checked the video.

“Did all that smacking around damage your eyes or something? Total Schwalbe,” Zayne said, eyes still on the screen.

The ref ran back up the field, dug around in his breast pocket and pulled out a red card.

Zayne groaned.

Jay just smiled. “See.”

“Right.” Zayne slowly stood. “That’s it.” And before Jay could even realise how screwed he was, he was dragged out of his chair and smashed face-down onto the couch.

“What are you doing?!” he all but screamed as Zayne pinned him down.

“Something I should’ve done before the game started.” He reached for the roll of duct-tape in-between the cushions.

“Because you can’t stand Bayern losing like the losers they are?!”

“Because you are unable to keep your mouth shut ever.” He buried a knee in the small of Jay’s back, snatched up his scrambling hands and rolled the tape around them. Then he ripped off some pieces of tape with Jay still struggling under him, and forcefully turned him over, dunking his back and bound hands into the pillows.

“Get off me! Get oh—mmm! MMhmm!!” The tape was forced, not too gently over his mouth, and Zayne added some extra pieces for good measure, practically taping in his chin so he could barely even move his jaw. When he held the last piece of tape over his nose, Jay started whimpering and pulling away.

“You get the message,” Zayne said, sticking the last piece of tape over his upper lip. His attention snapped to the screen as he heard the whistle for the play to resume.

He pulled him close in by the neck of his t-shirt. “If I hear as much as a grunt out of you, I will dump you on the floor and hogtie you, get it?”

And as Jay nodded – best he could – Zayne pushed him back into the cushions and sat down next to him, settling back, making himself comfortable.

He curled up and shook the bag of crisps in Jay’s direction. “Want some?”

Jay’s chest rose in rage and he tensed up, but didn’t make a sound other than some choked off angry sound in his throat and Zayne smiled, “Ah, right,” turning his attention back to the game. “More for me then.”

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Bonus: Jay making the tiniest muffled choked off cheer when Barcelona scores and Zayne just dumps him off the couch and hogties him with tape.

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Just a rant/(my) opinion

Ok I just want to get it out of my system. I did a rewatch of Grey’s anatomy. I did not know how I got through grey’s couple years ago. My aged brain could not take the drama and the emotional Roller coaster that the show kept on throwing at us. Also, there are no one functional relationship in there well expect Mer and Derek( and I love them so much then and still now) but after I did my rewatch I fell in love with Derek and Addison(?). Somehow few years later of resenting their relationship in the beginning I somehow love them more than merder(?).

I also found a pattern with shonda’s show( might be her writers(?)) with scandal etc and of course grey’s she likes to romanticise affairs/ cheating(?).

Back to Derek and Addison

I wished that they talked more in the show. I know it’s been nonexistent in their universe well because Derek’s dead( sorry spoilers) but in this rewatch he’s not. And I wished that Derek tried more.. I mean he did in season 2 but he’s basically emotionally cheating on her and then literally(sorry spoilers again). Well, they both to blamed for their marriage; I mean Addison did gave him a way out but he insisted on trying again but he didn’t(?) even put in the effort?? Like I said they both to blamed for their marriage... I mean Derek was absent in their marriage for the last couple of years so she resort to someone. I mean he should have known Addison had issues especially with the way she was brought up. Side note: Derek do have a type huh? Both women he fell in love with have mummy issues😅😂. They should have also fire that therapist they had in season 2( he just look so disinterested)

I do not believe that Derek did not look at her the same way he looked at Addison( ref: when mark and Addison had that talk during the episode where Meredith drowned). You know why? Because if you stay with someone since med school, internship, residency and fellowship, you bound to be deeply in love with someone right and have the same way Derek was looking at Meredith right ? Hell, Derek even wrote a freaking song for her about love at first sight and falling irrevocably in love with someone and believeing in forever. I bet they were nauseatingly cute that their close friends gagged, I mean they know the song word by word(as indicated in the PPx Grey’s crossover). It’s just so bazaar that the show just mostly wiped out their history(?)and props to Patrick and Kate playing their scene so well, and their chemistry is also on par with Ellen and Patrick themselves.( now I wished that they have a spin-off in pre-divorse and happy Addek but then again Patrick and Kate won’t be able to work together) please collab together for a movie or whatever. I would love to see them on screen together again.

Of course, it’s call Grey’s anatomy but if I am the showrunner(I’m not) I would wanted them to properly work it out and hopefully stay together. and I thank god for Addek fic writers cause they do them more justice than whatever the writers did that time.

Oh well, it’s been how many years, I just need get it out of my system. For now I just want Patrick Dempsey and Kate Walsh to work together.

[emsondraeling]

“Go All the Way”

Song ref/prompt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULL7apmAJTE

1. 

“What? What did I say?”

Darcy wiped at the orange juice trickling from her nose down to her chin. Gross. But kinda hilarious—just like the accidental innuendo that had slipped from the lips of the New King of Asgard/the Last Valkyrie/Darcy’s-maybe-sort-of-hopefully-girlfriend?

Catching the wary expression on Valkyrie’s face—probably wondering whether snorting morning beverages from your nose is a typical Midgardian habit— Darcy suppressed another chuckle. 

“Valkyrie. Val. Babe. That phrase has a slightly different meaning on Earth. Might I ask where you picked it up?”

The way Valkyrie’s expression went from concern to comprehensive amusement to murder-stare in a few seconds flat was impressive to watch. (And hot. Frustratingly hot, especially when Darcy was more than slightly concerned that this miiiight throw a wrench in their burgeoning relationship). 

This fear was confirmed when Valkyrie grabbed a knife off the nearest flat surface and started to walk towards the nearest exit. 

“Where are you off to in such a hurry?” Darcy tried not to sound as panicked as she felt.

Valkyrie paused, turned around, and grabbed a napkin on the way back to Darcy. The latter blinked in surprise as Valkyrie gently mopped the remaining orange juice off her face. 

“There’s a snake in need of gutting,” Valkyrie said, matter-of-factly. Her eyes were twinkling, though, when Darcy turned to look at her. “But when I get back, maybe we can revisit this…’going all the way’ business?”

Oh. Very much yes please thanks. Darcy’s brain-to-mouth filter might have disengaged. But that was okay. Very okay.

“Good,” Valkyrie purred. And then murder-strutted her way out the door. 

Darcy told herself it was definitely just orange juice and not drool that she was wiping up with the napkin. 

2.

Darcy didn’t immediately register the music. Sam usually had something playing in the background—classic jazz and pop, NPR, even the Harry Potter audiobooks, on one memorable occasion. 

~…being with you here tonight…~

Darcy paused, spare set of keys still in her hand. The music wasn’t coming from the kitchen or living room, which was where Sam usually was when he invited her over for “In-House-Date-Night.”

(Darcy complained exactly once that everyone thought get-to-know-you dates had to be prepped and planned for and stressed about, and the fun of actually getting to know someone was swamped in expectations of enjoyment. In response, when they started dating, Sam had started asking her over for casual hangouts. Movies, dinners where they cooked together, board games, speed-knitting competitions…

It was kinda great. Good companionship, lots of humor, the occasional steamy makeout following by lots of cuddling.)

Was she mayyyybe angling to do a little more? Now that she and Sam had had the Talk, sure. They just hadn’t quite found the right moment.

~…Just hold me close (hold me close)…~

But now there was music (very suggestive music) coming from Sam’s bedroom. Darcy ditched her stuff on the way to the door, and knocked hesitantly. 

“Come in,” Sam called, and…okay. He was using his “I have picked up too many of Cap’s trollish tendencies, but you’re gonna like it,” voice. 

Cautiously, Darcy cracked open the door.

“Hey.”

“HeyohmygodSAM.”

“Darcy.”

“Sam. Sam, where did you get—”

An absolutely unrepentant shit-eating-grin plastered across his face, Sam gestured expansively at the taser-themed boxer briefs he was wearing--and nothing else--on display as he lounged across his bed. 

“No idea. My money’s on Barnes or Stark for the gag gift. Probably in revenge for those custom Falcon T-shirts you hid in everyone’s closets.”

“You weren’t supposed to know about that!”

Sam’s grin broadened. “Nat told me. Anyways, you wanna—“

He joined the chorus: “~…please, go all the way…?~”

Darcy’s face split into a matching cheshire-cat grin. 

[the-nysh]

from that moth deku (lmao) reblog, i think hori was also making a ref to the new godzilla film coming out this summer, mothra is also starring in that film, which is why there's the moth deku (dekuthra 😂)

Oh! Omg really, there’s gonna be a new godzilla movie coming out!? Ahaha I wasn’t aware of that since I don’t keep tabs on that fandom, but gosh! XD I figured Hori was doing his classic nerd refs, just like how he has for Star Wars, etc. Still, turning Deku into Mothra is…quite the ??? random idea ahaha. (But I guess considering Hori’s track record to doodle Deku as a lot of gag things, something like this is right up Hori’s alley. :P)

[ironfist-clown-factory]

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Ok, it’s been a while but I’m in a better head-space now, so It’s time to get BACK to the basics with four new characters! Three of which are tied together in terms of storyline, so a mega post it is!

Click below for the whole shebang. Seriously, it’s a long one! It even includes Henry Boppleson’s proper introduction to the Nonkinaverse! (If ya didn’t know, I won Henry from a giveaway held by the lovely folks at @dailyclowns!)

Oh yeah, these three.

Kobe and Sparrow started out as a clone of Ace and Jigu-Jo given similiar dynamics, but I switched up some aspects enough to avoid a Ryu and Ken sort of thing (even though I have a lot of Boxing characters, oops).

I think I got the Bellhop angle from Spirou of all things. Probably, I don’t remember Spirou all that well. The only French comic I can recall off the top of my head is Lastman.

Also Henry was designed by a friend of mine. I wanted to give Sparrow a sidekick best friend and my own friend came in clutch.

- C-KUN, from the Nonkinaverse Design Bible

Name: Kobe-Maru Nishi Age (at the start of Nonkina Ace -April 10th, 2014): 82 DOB: June 2nd, 1932 Gender: Male Height: 8′6″ Sexuality: Straight/Asexual Occupation: Former Assassin, Martial Artist, Hotel Bellhop Nationality: Japanese Home State: Hokkaido, Japan Likes: Melee combat, Sudoku and other types of puzzles, training, coffee in the morning Dislikes: Modern art and music, street fashions, youthful people who throw caution to the wind, pepper, city life Favorite Food: Harihari-nabe Personality: Quiet, Semi-Stoic Fighting Style: Absolution (Personal Martial Art, mix of Shoot Boxing/Muay Thai, Shuri-te karate, Kun Gek Do) Clown-Po Ability: Healing Factor, Energy Dispersal

In the unwritten history of Combat, there are many legends who remain shrouded in mystery. Tales of fighters with the strength of gods, lost to the flow of time. Of these unsung legends was Kobe-Maru Nishi, known to those who have heard of his skills of a fighter as ‘The God of Absolution’.

Very little is known about Kobe-Maru. What is known is that he hails from a family of Shuri-te karate practitioners located deep within Hokkaido, and he traveled the world learning more Martial Arts to make himself stronger than the rest, combing all of knowledge to create ‘Absolution’.

And while Kobe had a small stint on the professional Martial Arts circuit, his true job was that of an assassin, going after those who fill the world with strife and woe.

However, there was always one problem that would come up time and time again: The Future of Absolution.

Kobe never really put into thought as to how Absolution will survive after his eventual death. He could never really find a suitable partner or student who he deemed worthy enough to learn it.

That was until he started working at The Heights Hotel in Diamond Star where he met a young man by the name of Sparrow Vel.

Name: Sparrow Vel Age: 17 DOB: April 21st, 2000 Gender: Male Height: 6′7″ Sexuality: Straight Occupation: Hotel Bellhop Nationality: French-American Home City: Diamond Star, New Yor-Kyu Likes: Reading, Fighting, his job, hearing stories about his parent’s adventures, his best friend Henry, getting tips Dislikes: Rude hotel guests, walking up long flights of stairs, broccoli Favorite Food: Pepperoni Pizza Personality: Adventurous, Spunky, full of life Fighting Style: Absolution Clown-Po Ability: Energy Dispersal, can tap into a sort of ‘Berserk-er’ mode

Sparrow was the son of an adventurous couple who ended up winding down into The Heights just as Kobe-Maru joined the staff.

He saw Sparrow’s golden heart at work day by day, seeing the true kindness and generosity to others he had himself as a child.

In Kobe’s eyes, Sparrow was the ideal candidate for Absolution.

So one day when he and Sparrow had off from work, Kobe-Maru took Sparrow to the forest below Mt. Inoki. Kobe had promised to show something Sparrow would have never seen before.

Finding an old oak tree that was as thick as 7 concrete walls, Kobe-Maru showed the power of Absolution to Sparrow by kicking the entire tree down in one roundhouse.

Sparrow was stunned and amazed by Kobe-Maru’s power. It was like something out of a superhero movie or an anime!

Admiring his power, Kobe-Maru turned around and spoke to Sparrow.

“This power...It’s something amazing, isn’t it? Tell me Sparrow...Do you wish to have this power as well?”

Sparrow begged for Kobe-Maru to teach him, and within months Sparrow had his Clown-Po spark to life, finally being able to keep up with Kobe-Maru, forming a strong student-teacher bond.

Within one year of training, Sparrow had finally reached the same level of power as Kobe-Maru. But Kobe wasn’t satisfied just yet. For there was one more thing that laid ahead of Sparrow’s training.

The underground fighting tournament: Battle C-Road. A tournament that Kobe-Maru himself had entered many, many years ago.

This tournament will be the true test of Sparrow’s power...

And then there’s Henry Boppleson.

Name: Henry ‘Justin’ Boppleson Age: 17 DOB: February 1st, 2000 Gender: Male Height: 6′1″ Sexuality: Straight Occupation: Hotel Bellhop Nationality: American Home City: Los Angeles, California Likes: Getting paid, working hard, girls, boobs, his old trusty handbuzzer, his best bud Sparrow, watching fights, Combat Sector Dislikes: Not getting tips for carrying loads of bags up several flights of stairs, whoopie cushions, Kobe-Maru’s lectures and speeches Favorite Food:  Personality: Laid back, easily excitable, a bit of a prankster Fighting Style: N/A Clown-Po Ability: N/A 

Henry’s not much of a fighter, or a fighter at all for that matter. He’s Sparrow’s best friend since they first met in middle school, and their bond is iron clad.

But while Henry lacks in his own fighting spirit, he’s still knowledgeable about combat sports, ranging from Pro Wrestling to MMA, to obscure PPV only events that ran under the name of ‘Combat Sector’.

Other than that, he’s a hard worker with a love for the ladies, and penchant for the old hand buzzer gag~

[adventure-hearts]

tri. Chapter 5 - Recap, Analysis, Review [ part three ]

(part one) (part two) 

Watching the Chosen Children brainstorm as a group is always interesting, but I’m particularly fond of how tri. has played with the Koushirou/Takeru dynamic, making the latter constantly ask relevant questions that point Koushirou to the right answer. After deliberating, group comes to the conclusion that Meicoomon may have been used as a "switch" by Ygdrasil, in order to bring these digimon to the real world and exterminate humans.

That is to say, at this point, the Chosen Children think that “Yg-something” is behind all the strange things that are happening in the world, and that it’s somehow against them. However, they still can’t quite understand Homeostasis’s agenda.

This is interesting because they still assume that Homeostasis is on their side but just not helping them; which shows that at this point they’re still seeing things from a narrow enemy/ally prism.

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The “horror story” sequence comes next, because this was getting a bit too serious and needed some room to breathe. Let me start by saying that humour is one of the things I value the most in all kinds of stories, and the type of humour tri. has used (often very meta, poking fun at characters and specific running gags) has been right up my alley.  Moreover, I think tri. is often at its best when it moves away from the plot for a bit and just shows us light-hearted character interactions and funny hijinks.

Yet, although I loved this scene and I think it serves a purpose in the episode, it does feel slightly out of place in the middle of a battle for the two worlds, when the characters are pretty much hiding from the media and maybe even the authorities. Sure, it’s Takeru’s idea, and Yamato immediately points out that it’s stupid, but everyone goes along, especially when Takeru enters full-on Troll Mode.

"Oh, he’s just being hopeful”, you may say. “All he wants is to cheer everyone up!", you might say. Let’s be real, he's 99% trying to piss off his brother. (Yamato being afraid of ghosts and playing air bass when he's afraid is two bits of information I NEEDED IN MY LIFE).

Jou tells the first story, because he’s The Eldest (TM) and, obviously, the funniest character in the group. Of course, down-to-earth Jou’s idea of a horrifying experience is very different from the others.

(This was an hilarious moment that reminded me of Hermione’s boggart in Prisioner of Azkaban reflecting a similar fear - but it also indicates that Jou’s preoccupation with school didn’t just vanish after his epiphany in Ketsui.)

Then Meiko gets central stage, and we see a repetition of a familiar pattern: she is amazing at something, apparently out of nowhere (see also: drawing and lighting fires in the woods). It’s the kind of thing that could come across as forced and a bit too convenient, but mostly it just shows that Meiko has talents and a personality beyond her current tragedy.

And, anyway, isn’t it bizarre to see these kids all terrified of some stupid, vaguely scary horror tale? The same kids who have faced literal demons, Vampires, evil clowns, ghosts, and darkness? Frankly, Takeru is the ONLY one who has a normal reaction to Meiko’s story.

His smile is sweet but, like always, you wonder what’s behind it. Is he happy to see Meiko come out of her depressive state and join the fun? Is he just happy to see Yamato's reaction to the whole thing? Is he glad to see the group forget about their troubles just for a while? tri.’s Takeru is a bit of a cypher, and that’s great.

On the whole, I'm still ambivalent about this segment. On the one hand, somehow it also feels slightly out of place and it’s hard to understand how the kids can forget what’s happening out there to play games in the dark. On the other hand, it delivers in terms of laughs and characterisation, and it is nice to have a little break in the middle of all this tragedy. Maybe the point is just to remind us that these are normal kids, who somehow manage to find some solace with each other.

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In contrast, the " Phone Home" scenes are a terrific depiction of the characters and relationships, via “show not tell”. Mimi and Sora supporting each other; how Koushirou can't leave the computer even for a second; that Yamato still doesn't want to talk to his mum (suggesting the dynamics in that broken family are still complicated). And Taichi's mother trusting he'll be all right and joking about his animated Summer is kind of a gut-punch in retrospective.

It’s always nice to see tri. remembering that the kids’ families exist, so I wish they can make room for actual cameos eventually!

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The conversation between Taichi and Meiko, and its aftermath, is in many ways one of the most interesting moments in this movie. In it, Taichi and Meiko’s dilemmas in the face of what’s going on are explored, setting things up for later.

When Taichi overhears Meiko admitting she's not okay, expressing her love for Meicoomon, and pretty much questioning all that talk about "hope" the other kids have been feeding her, it has an impact on him. There’s some flirting  kind words between them, while the Digimon spy on them from afar (I half-expected them to start singing Kiss the Girl).

Now, any shipping considerations aside, it's clear there's a mutual respect and empathy between these two. (See my previous comment on Taichi/Meiko). Taichi tries to comfort Meiko once again, by sharing his own doubts about growing up and how he trusts his natural connection with Agumon. It’s an interesting moment when Taichi opens up and is willing to show vulnerability. 

However, Meiko contrasts his arguments with Mystery Mans's words. She still blames herself for Meicoomon going bad. 

At this point, Taichi snaps at her. Is he getting impatient, after hearing her repeat the same doubts, when everyone keeps telling her her the same old stuff about partners and hope? Regretting his bluntness, Taichi walks away, but tells her she's wrong.

Still, you have to wonder if he’s wrong. Is it Taichi (and the Chosen Children) who can't put themselves on Meiko's place and relate to her unimaginable situation? Meiko sure envies them, the bonds they have with their partners, and their absolute certainties. As far as comfort goes, Agumon's simple advice about partners loving each other (from the Digimon's perspective) is more effective and it allows her to finally break down.

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We get Taichi's side as well. It seems he's starting to see things from a different perspective. He recalls Hikari’s words earlier, about people being unable to understand what doesn’t happen around them.  

Taichi’s inability to relate to Meiko’s situation – that is, not understanding why she simply won’t believe – is frustrating for Taichi, but it also forces him to question his own approach. This reflects the overall conflict in his story: He wishes he could go back to being a carefree child, but it’s too late; he’s already grown up. Now, he can’t not worry -- he can’t help being introspective and reflecting on things instead of jumping blindingly into the fight. His identity is changing, and the way he responds to problems is, too. Old Taichi may have ignored Meiko’s words, but this Taichi listens.

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Next morning, Meicoomon shows up again. Despite her previous failure, Meiko has listened to her friends’s advice. Once again, she tries to reach out to her partner, to understand why she’s acting this way. In an attempt to share Meicoomon's burden, Meiko asks her to direct these feelings towards herself, for not being a worthy partner.

However, Meiko then tries a different strategy. For the first time, she tells Meicoomon the suspicion she’s been harbouring throughout this episode – the possibility that the partner bond between them is gone.

The other kids decide to follow through with their plan and try and stop Meicoomon again, despite the risk that the digimon may become infected again. 

Meiko senses that Meicoomon is scared - just like she was back in Tottori and in the lab. Daigo points out that fear seems to increase Meicoomon’s powers.

Then Jesmon (who’s on Homeostasis’ side) shows up, presumably to execute Meicoomon. In response, Meicoomon turns into a new form: Raguelmon, a Fallen Angel Digimon. 

Mystery Man, who is back in Digimon Kaiser cosplay (could it be that he needs to use this form in the Real World?) is ecstatic with this development, because everything is going according to Keikaku.

Not only is Homeostasis trying to destroy Meicoomon, but Meicoomon’s powers are increasing to the point when Meicoomon's very existence is destroying the human world.

Slowly the Chosen Children are starting to realise what’s happening: Homeostasis isn’t kidding around, and it’s determined to eliminate Meicoomon, without them. 

So the truth soon becomes apparent. This isn't just “Ygdrasil's will” - this is Homeostasis working against them!

Taichi’s words express their surprise at this revelation. Until now, they’ve always faced a more clear division between “enemies” and “allies”. They always found themselves playing in Homeostasis’s team. But now, not only has (the man they think is) Gennai gone evil, but Homeostasis is trying to kill their friend and is willing to push them aside, regardless of what they want. The Reboot, let’s not forget, was suggested by Homeostasis.

The situation is a bit too complex in comparison to what they’re used to, and this drives the kids crazy. But this is the point where the Chosen Children’s childlike naïveté becomes a problem. They were wrong to assume that just Homeostasis helped them before, it’s always on their side. Above all, they were wrong to assume Homeostasis cares about bonds and friendship as much as they do. The very reason why they’re fighting is about to be challenged.

[marvelatbarnes]

Go for a Round? Part 3

Alright :) final part :)  I’m working on a Juice/OC story but have no idea when that will be determined by me that others can read it.  Thank you guys so much for reading this and giving me feedback :D

You had been living with Juice for a couple weeks now.  Happy had been taking you out on his bike every night he was in town.  You had one cheesy date that consisted of a packed picnic and a blanket but after you both laughed at how much that wasn’t the type of people you were, he started taking you to bars.  He even figured out when a big UFC fight was happening and took you to the only bar in a 50-mile radius that was showing it.  The guys were excited you moved to Charming, leading Happy to come around more often than usual.  When you weren’t out with Happy, you were helping Juice clean the house. “I forgot about your constant need for everything to be clean, honestly.”  You gulp down the cold beer Juice puts in your hand.   “Sorry.  You just start throwing your shit everywhere and I can, god—” “Dude.  I got it, don’t worry.”  You pat Juice’s stomach from his upside down position on the couch. “How’s everything going with you and Hap?”  Juice lifts his head so he can see you roll your eyes. “How’s everything going between you and Chibs?”  You stick your tongue out as Juice lets out a sarcastic laugh. “What about me and Juicy Boy, love?”  You hear the Scottish man and you hop off the couch, running over to hug him. “She’s convinced we’re in love.”  Juice yells from his spot on the couch. “She’s right.  How could I resist a man child who can’t stop cleaning?”  Chibs soaks his words in sarcasm as you laugh. “What’s up?”  You walk over to the fridge and hand Chibs a beer. “There’s a fight tonight.  Your new to town so no one will expect you to win.  We could get a shit ton of money from this.”  Chibs says.  Juice rolls off the couch and hops up next to you. “Girl fight?  I’m in.” “Hap comes to town tonight.”  You say. “Because he wouldn’t want to watch a girl fight with his girlfriend involved.”  Juice rolls his eyes. “That word is so weird.”  You shudder and scrunch your nose. “Love, are you in?” Chibs interrupts you two. “What, is she easy?”  You toss your beer into the trash, knowing that if you left it out it would drive Juice nuts. “I’ve never seen fighting like yours around here.  She’s a local so I doubt she’s fought against it before.”  Chibs says. “I wasn’t worried about that.  Just wanted to know how long it was going to last until I can go out with Hap.” “That’s the spirit, Love.”  Chibs throws his arm around your shoulder and hugs you tight.

The guy dropped his hand in the center and the girl ran out from her corner aiming to your face which you dodge.  You land a right hook to her jaw and follow it quickly with a kick to her side.  She jumps back a little and comes back at you with a knee aimed at your chest.  You grip her leg but she pulls you down, rolling you over your head as you use your momentum to flip her over on her back.  You grip her left arm and hold onto it as she tries to stand up but you sit on her back, forcing her back down. You reach behind and grip your leg, trapping her arm in the middle, and push your hips out, stretching her arm in an unnatural bend.  She screams when you feel a pop and the ref calls it.  You jump up and Chibs and Tig jump into the ring, Tig picking you up and hugging you.   “Holy shit, girl!” “Where’s Hap?”  You ask as soon as Tig puts you down.  He points just outside of the ring to see Happy smiling at you with a tooth pick in his mouth, twirling it to the other side because he knows how much that affects you.  You slide out of the ring and leave Chibs to collect the money.  Happy catches you, letting you rest on the tops of his boots, Juice flinging your tennis shoes at the two of you. “Nice job, little girl.”  Happy’s arm wraps around your waist, still sweaty from your nerves before the fight. “I’m a little bit of a bad ass, if you didn’t know.”  You kiss him on the lips while he grips your small love handles, pulling you closer. “You two are disgusting.  Honestly, who would think the person to keep tally on how many people he’s killed would be in the gag worthy couple?”  Juice says while hoping into the ring, leaving you two to celebrate. “What?”  Your eyebrows scrunch together and then you pull up the left side of his shirt, showing all of the smiley faces.  A new one is red around the edges on the edge of the rest.  He keeps eyes on your face. “Yeah, that’s what they’re for.”  Happy says.  You stare at them longer. “Are they bad people?” “For all intents and purposes.”  Happy mumbles.  Your eyes wander his face as you let go of the t-shirt.  Your hand sneaks under his shirt and covers the happy faces. “Ok.” “Ok?”  His eyebrows scrunch together. “Ok.  As in ok I won’t ask anymore and ok I can deal with it.”  You trail your hand over his hips and rest them on the dimples on his lower back. “Will you be my old lady?” “Did you really just ask me that when I’m sweaty and in a fight ring?”  You laugh and step off of his feet, sliding yourself into your own shoes. “Yes.” Happy answered.  You snort and take his sweatshirt from him, sliding it on over your sports bra and nike pro shorts.  You start to walk out of the area as you realize Happy isn’t following you. “Hap?”  You tilt your head and he frowns at you, more than usual.  “Come on, man, I’m hungry.” “That was a serious question, (Y/N).”  Happy says. “Oh, shit.  Sorry.  Of course I’ll be your old lady.  Now, I’m starved.  I would like to go grab some food and go home to watch a movie, sound good?”  You smile and hold your hand out, fingers stretched open.  He looks at it and picks up his pace, sliding his hand into yours. “Sounds great, little girl.”

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