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softlyapocalytpic · 1 year

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OKAY. i do not know if any of these would scratch the prompt itch. but if any of them doooo, "i hope hell is nice and warm when we get there." or perhaps "you’re all i need right now." (and omg no pressure to do either and definitely no pressure to do both i just wanted a backup)

aw thank you!! I appreciate this <3 (Also, hilariously, the latter prompt is the one my partner originally requested so it must be fate's design. ;) or just a good prompt). I did both! The first bit is with my Courier, Sunny, and than the other prompt is for Amy <3. Sorry if there’s mistakes, I’ll fix them in the morning, but this was always meant to be quick little drabbles for fun.

Context: Half Pint & Sunny are both the “Courier”, but for intents and purposes Half Pint is the Courier Six. Sunny just stole her half of the title and it stuck. This beat of the story takes place in 2282 towards the end of the war and after the two of them visit the Divide.

"i hope hell is nice and warm when we get there."

"Y’know, I hope hell is nice and warm when we get there."

Half Pint didn’t stir at all in response. They were curled up like an armadillo, their face turned away from Sunshine. That was fine, she knew they weren’t sleeping.

Sunshine continued on, “I was just thinking, right, that it’d really suck if it was cold down there. Like it gets really cold at night here, but if Hell is like underground or something, whatever Arcade said about that book...”

She paused, and when nothing came: “I figure that it’s gotta be the same type of weather all the time, right, since there’s no sun or moon. Cuz it’s underground. And like, okay, do I really believe I’m going to Hell? No, course not. I don’t think there’s some weird never-ending cave where all the bad people go to live after the die, but if there was I’d want it to be hot. I can deal with that. I can’t deal with the cold.”

She paused again, and when they still didn’t respond she folded her hands behind her head and got ready for a long night of staring at stars. She continued on like this for a while, and at some point she stopped paying attention to what was actually coming out of her mouth. It wasn’t really the point anyway.

It’d been three days since they’d left the Divide, and it’d been three days of roughing it out in the Mojave. Wandering where ever their feet had taken them, and doing little jobs here and there where they cropped up. Yeah, yeah, there was a war that needed to be won and all that, but after what the two of them did she had a pretty good feeling that they had a little more time.

She wondered how long it was going to take ED-E to get to Navarro, and if he was going to be safe along the way. From what Half Pint had said it was NCR territory, and everything she knew about the NCR and the Enclave (which was really very little) told her that they didn’t get along. But ED-E was tougher now, smarter, and she felt like this time it’d be okay. There was a few things more important than the odd rouge eye bot.

Sunshine knew that Half Pint was going to be okay too, but she needed to give them a little helping hand. They hadn’t actually been leading the way this time around. Rather, they were just following her. If she’d gone back to the Lucky 38 they would probably follow after, but there was something nagging at her. It wasn’t time yet.

That was fine. She wasn’t in any rush.

Her chatter filled the open air for a long time, but they did pipe up. Their voice was more like a hoarse croak than the biting sass Sunny was used to, but it wasn’t all gone.

“Dante’s Inferno.”

“Who the fuck’s what now?”

“It’s the name of the book. Arcade said that the devil’s balls are frozen. In the last layer. Gay people get sent to the one with hot sand.”

“Fuck yes. Now that’s what I’m talking about. That sounds like a nice day at the beach to me.”

Half Pint spoke up again, “I guess we’re both going there.” It was more bitter and self-loathing than Sunny preferred, but it wasn’t really up to her to poke at that.

“Eh, can’t be any worse than anywhere we’ve already been, and besides, we’ll be together. No way in hell you’re any worse off than me. I mean, come on, they’re gonna have a field day with all the shit I’ve done.”

They laughed, barely audible, but they laughed and finally they turned over to see her, “Yeah, together.”

“Together.”

Author’s Note: Fun fact, Sunny’s line about “a nice day on the beach” actually comes from one of my HS teachers who subbed one of my Dante’s Inferno classes.

"you're all i need right now"

tw: amy has a anxiety attack, but I try not to focus on the why or the fullness of what that is in this moment. move pretty quickly on to her getting the comfort portion. Welcome to world’s quickest anxiety attack ever.

Amy knew, in a sense, how to deal with a panic attack. Leo had been diagnosed with VDS at a pretty young age after his first anxiety attack, and so James had taught her how to recognize the signs, how to support someone through it, and that even though Leo was sensitive it would make him feel worse if everyone treated him like he was on the verge of one constantly. She had to talk him through several over the years, and through very many many more after they got out of the vault. As her throat seized up, her perception of the world became tuned out, and breathing got so so hard, she wondered if anyone around him now knew how to help him.

There it was again. That feeling of looking at the chaos of her own mind spinning out of control behind a glass wall unable to touch them, but this time she was in two places at once. Observer and victim.

The Observer was aware that Craterside Supply wasn’t really the time or place to have a meltdown, and that having a meltdown wasn’t the rational response at all, but it didn’t matter to the rest of her.

That same removed part guessed that Butch had probably caused more attacks than he’d ever had the misfortune of dealing with, and that whatever he was doing it was going to be floundering. Still, none of that objectivity was going to tell her what she actually needed.

No, that was the part that was currently freaking the fuck out.

When her mind finally rose to the surface for long enough to register her surroundings she realized she was outside. Wind on her face, sun beating down from above, the hot steel in her hands, and Butch’s voice cutting through the haze of panic.

“Amelia? Come on, Amy, talk to me.”

“... hi?”

“Really? That’s it?” He said it like he was annoyed, but then he brought her flush against his chest.

The leather of his jacket was warm, but the body heat rolling off of him was warmer. It was uncomfortable, actually, but the instantaneous relief she felt being wrapped up in his arms was enough to put that aside. Amy was actually surprised at that, she wasn’t a huge fan of suddenly being grabbed on a good day, but part of it was definitely the pressure. It was grounding. Made her present to the here and now rather than stuck somewhere else.

“Ames, talk to me. Tell me what you need.”

She voice still felt so unsteady, so she gripped onto him like an anchor, “Just you.”

“Just me?”

She sighed, frustrated, “I... I think you’re... all I need right now. Can we... stay like this?”

So, they stayed there, as she quietly coached herself through the rest of the steps.

She couldn’t see a lot squished into Butch’s chest, but she saw the pattern and colors of the leather. The silvery steely grey of the zipper. A piece of blue and yellow of the jumpsuit below (she really needed to get him some more clothes).

She heard his breath, felt it hot on her skin, and the pounding of his heart. She must’ve really freaked him out.

And he smelled... wrong.

Amy wrinkled her nose, but didn’t pull away. “Are you styling your hair with something else?”

“You can tell?” Suddenly, a little self-conscious, “Does it look bad?”

She pulled back just enough for him to see her face, “No, your hair looks fine. At least, I think it does? You’re a lot better at this than I am- no, you just. You smell kinda... minty? Chemically? Usually you smell kinda... sweet? And... spicy? I liked that one better.” Her cheeks flushed. “Um, sorry if that was weird.”

He laughed, a little bewildered, a little amused, “You freak out on me, and all you have to say for yourself is that I smell bad.”

“Sorry...”

He smiled big and wiped some of the wetness off her cheeks, “Nah, you’re alright. I’m teasin’ ya.”

After one long moment of staring into each other’s eyes Amy realized the full extent of the moment that was still in the middle of happening. With cheeks burning an even brighter red she gently pushed away from him and cleared her throat.

“Uh, anyway, thanks.”

Butch turned away from her, his own cheeks stained, “Yeah, don’t mention it.”

Amy definitely didn’t spend the rest of the night buried under the covers freaking out, and she definitely didn’t mention it the next morning over breakfast. And she definitely didn’t put her foot in her mouth.

Weirdest anxiety attack ever.

Author’s Note: Also, hi, I totally didn’t spend too much time researching pomade.

#fallout new vegas #fallout 3 #lone wanderer #courier six #butch deloria #butch deloria x lone wanderer #fallout fanfic #amelia lockhart #courier sunshine #courier half pint

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imalsoscarlet · 8 months

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Using StimuWrite: First Impressions

Wherein I typed up this post on the app, exported the .txt file to my OneDrive, and formatted it on Tumblr whilst laying in bed.

First I downloaded it from the official source. Then I explored the other themes. I settled on buying and downloadig one of te extra theme packs in order to have the Clear Crystal theme. I'm running into the problem that the background I want to use- Galaxy Spiral- is making it hard to read text as I type closer to the center of the spiral. I changed to the Outline theme and it seems to help but I wish there was a background that was slightly grey and transulucent. The emojis are cool but mushrooms don't go with the theme. Oh well. I think mushrooms are cute. Hm. Text is getting hard to read because the galaxy spiral is darker towards the bottom. Let me see..... Okay so I switched backgrounds. Dark works okay with Clear Crystal. I just noticed that the emojis isn't just mushrooms like I wanted. I don't like the thumbs up emote randomly showing up. Wait where'd the mushies go. 😟I like the mushies. 😟 Okay so I turned off Emoji Feedback thinking it would get rid of the thumbs up. I don't think it did but I did turn on the lots option. I don't like the hand clapping emoji either. I just want the mushies. Anways, the writing part works fine. Let's explore the fonts.

Right now I'm using Courier Prime. Let's see what else we have. Roboto Sans is basic AF but someone likes it lol. Noto Serif is very in your face serif. I understand why Open Dyslexic was added- for acessability- but omg my ADHD brain hates this font. But I'm glad it's avaible for people who need it. Short Stack is interesting in that I don't know how to describe it. It's... short and handwritingish? Ish. Marckscript are for people who cosplay William Shakespeare characters. It's cursvie so there's a huge generation that doesn't know how to write it. Illegible is definitely for people who want nothing but chaos. I don't and I hate this font with a passion lol. Okay I'm back to my favorite font of all time. Courier Prime really is the number one font ever. It is just so good and I personally believe it pairs well with the keyboard or typewriter sounds.

Speaking of sounds let's try those out. Right now I'm on Typewriter. Now I'm on Bubble. Absoulutely the fuck not. No. Omg I hate this sound. My brain is screaming. And now I'm on Bloop which sounds like a fire alarm and is giving me flashbacks from school days. NO. And here we have keyboard which is like Typewriter but lighter because it's modern. Oh there's one called Ah. OMFG I HATE IT. Just turned on Scribble and I'd rather listen to nails on a chalkboard. Plastic Rustle reminds me of my cat Maximus and how he likes to eat plastic. I see the appeal but no for me. Now I'm on Bubble Wrap. I'm having mixed feelings right now. I don't hate it but I like it. And finally, Drum. No. Just no. And I'm back to Typewriter because it's the best. Most of the sounds are a no for me, but I'm not the only one using them. They're cool but imma stick with Typewriter or Keyboard. Okay now I'm going to close and reopen the program to see if it saves me work. Gonna copy it beforehand though.

Okay it does save your work in a way. I had to change my theme again on start and recovery my session. Interesting. Anyways ratings are arbitary but I think this app is a 10/10 for what it does because I'm almost at 650 words. I wonder if I can get there just by typing mindlessly. I bet I could. This feels very stimulating. I need four more words. Oh hey I'm over 650 words. Nice.

#og post #stimuwrite 2

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itslettinggo · 1 year

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3, 18, 25, 31, & 37– dealer’s choice

YAYYYYYY thank u so much for sending me asks omg omg omg !!! okay so i used wheelofnames.com to help me pick btwn the characters im really feeling rn :)

(if anyone would like to make my day and send more asks, the link is here !! pls do these were so fun)

3. Do they have any bad habits?

dragonborn / lana antony

lana doesn’t just “have” bad habits. she is a bad habit. i’d say her main one is that she goes through life in survival mode. she jumps to the conclusion that she’s in a life-or-death situation very easily, and will act accordingly. the slightest provocation makes her go into “this person is definitely trying to hurt me, i need to hurt them 5 times worse” mode. she’s also recklessly emotionally vulnerable/desperate for love, cruel, impulsive, rude, short-tempered, naïve… the list goes on.

18. What did they want to be when they grew up?

lone wanderer / grace rook

grace wanted to be a doctor like her dad. i like to think she does get her doctorate when she gets older, so that did happen in at least one sense of the word.

25. Do they have any unique skills?

courier six / anya mcmillan

anya grew up in the brotherhood of steel, so she knows way too much about pre-war history and technology, but doesn’t know how to analyze or evaluate basic emotions.

31. Do they have a comfort item?

courier six / safina botros

safina thinks ascribing personal meaning to things is stupid (or, at least, she wants to think that as she’s been struggling financially most of her life and never kept possessions for too long. she actually really likes nice things, but that’s a separate issue), so she doesn’t really have one. but, i mean, platinum chip’s pretty important.

37. Are they a good liar?

lone wanderer / grace rook

grace is a very good liar to strangers. her lying/manipulation ability is inversely proportional to how well you know her, though. butch and her dad are two people she has a really hard time being dishonest with.

#this is Late bc i forgot to post this

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theghostus · 1 year

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Hey, you...

It's been 6 months since my last update. Fuck.

Since then, I've had 2 jobs. Both are full-time, yet something in them didn't click for me.

My first job was at a physio clinic. I thought, well, during the interview, the Head of Operations summarised the job involved simple 4 things. I was like, cool, it was something I could do. Just do the damn job and go home. Turns out, it needs a lot of my peopling skills. Juggling to do the daily job (talking and scheduling appt based on the treatment plan given), the needing to follow up with clients (and no-show ones) to the daily closing. Not including the therapists' different personalities. The daily meetings (omg). At the end of the day, I was emotionally exhausted. I was stretching myself thin. When I was hired, there were 3 of us. One by one, quit due to reasons, including yours truly. The management assured me they would be hiring more, but I couldn't see myself doing the same thing repeatedly without completing the tasks set out the day before. I don't know what this is. I supposed it's the perfectionist in me, or I'm just nuts.

For the next job, I succumbed to desperation. I agreed blindly, which I came to regret tremendously. The first day was suspiciously relaxed. After all, it's the first day. Lots of writing in my notebook (god damn, y'all don't know how many notebooks I've gone through) and taking the lead from my senior. The second day was a little more hectic but still able to cope with my senior help. Third to the Fourth day, she was on MC. That's when things took a dive. The other admin (seniors) started to push coz they saw me doing nothing. Like, duh, my senior taught me for 2 days; how would I know what I was supposed to do. Oh oh...I forget to tell you. They actually keep track of what tasks admins do. I mean for every 15 min interval. Made me key in all the tasks I had done for the day. Honestly, on the first day, I realised this job was not for me, but I still gave the job a chance. Maybe just maybe, this is just a fluke, you know. Like the day I came in happened to be a busy day. Nope, I was wrong. I was hired as a receptionist with a 45min lunch. Wow. I had to take the mail daily during my lunch. You know why, so the person covering me can update me if anything comes (courier, incoming docs) during lunchtime. Cool. I thought Chinatown was bad...fucking hell, the area was worse. Only 1 Malay food (okay, okay, I'm not exactly practising Muslim, but still, if I'm going eat the Indian food there, it's going dig into my savings) and 7-11 for lunch. Plus, I need my daily cig input. Already I was sucking 4 sticks a day. Sigh. Still, I preserved, hoping I could get through the week. On the fourth day, the senior admin lead gave me a 2hr one to one tutor. So I'm expected to understand and master MYOB in 3-4 days. Well, she didn't need to. She said since she was free, she could. Her time, her call. Each day, I found it hard to complete the timesheet as I didn't meet the 8.75 hrs.

So the Fifth day came, and my senior was still on leave. The lead senior (asst to manager *eye roll*) had expectations that I to be an outgoing person, which I never was when we first met. I know I'm supposed to fake until I make it, but I can no longer do that. Maybe because I have nothing that drives me like before (the evil house). Yes, I'm an anxious empath. I guess that's the problem. I have always found it hard to approach people. I always try to read their body language and expressions. Well, back to the bitch. She got frustrated because I didn't ask the accounts for their dustbins. After all, they always do their housekeeping (vacuuming, throwing the rubbish in the baskets) on Fridays. I mean, 1 team were out for a meeting, so I was supposed to tell them about the throwing the rubbish thing. However, when I thought my other colleague (let's call her Shorty) had informed them, I mean, let's divide and conquer for the 1st week, right? Nope. Strike 1. That's not what the bitch wants me to do. "When I told you to tell/ask/check them for their waste basket, I don't need to tell you how to do right?" So I went to tell/ask/check the rest of the office and collect the rest of them. By then, I had already gone down with Shorty to the bin and returned. "You have to tell/ask/check coz they're busy with work. Now you have to go down again!" Strike 2. After everything has settled, my manager asks to see her. She discussed with me how my week was going. Obviously, I got complained, yet she said I 'observed'. She said all the BS that I knew was coming. I lied again about the difficulties I had. Then she mentioned I opened the wrong client mail and 'explained' the importance of checking and making sure. I truly believed that I was right. Till I check again, to my horror. I opened the wrong mail. Strike 3. I had to cover my tracks. I notice one of the mail is missing. I assumed that's how she knew. I told myself to fuck it. I don't care about the job anymore. I was so mad at myself and everyone I left without switching off the lights and the mail on the table. When I reached the train station, my conscience didn't allow me to board. Thankfully I had not tapped in. I turned around and walked back 10mins. Grabbed the mail, walked 10 mins to the mailbox, and boarded the train. It was the only right thing I had to do when I served my notice on Monday.

Both jobs, of course, the hirer was shocked. I didn't give a damn about what they thought. As usual, I lied; otherwise, they would want to rectify what went wrong. At least at the clinic, I had a few folks chat with me, not about the job. I was super miserable at the accounting firm. I know I said I don't need anyone. Besides but no one went to lunch at the same time as me except the bitch and shorty. The first day, the bitch offered to have lunch together my brain wanted to say yes, but my mouth said no. Good thing I didn't.

So now I'm still unemployed.

It's 3 days till Xmas. One week till 2023.

3 months till my 40th.

Sigh.

I still have this MOE interview pending next year. That's my last full-time interview. After this, I'm done.

I'm just looking for temp jobs...I can't handle the pressure of expectations and being around people. Gonna look for WFH job if I can find one. At least it saves me the transport and lunch money.

Sigh.

2023. Please be kind.

21/12/22

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irregular-nekomata · 1 year

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I posted 497 times in 2022

That's 497 more posts than 2021!

11 posts created (2%)

486 posts reblogged (98%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@gimmethemprimals

@dire-vulture

@blooming-grove

@coatlscoatlseverywhere

@peacevine

I tagged 450 of my posts in 2022

Only 9% of my posts had no tags

#fr.outfits - 51 posts

#fr.abberation - 47 posts

#fr.npcs - 34 posts

#fr.links - 28 posts

#fr.genes - 22 posts

#fr.obelisk - 21 posts

#fr.skins - 16 posts

#flight rising - 16 posts

#fr.pearlcatcher - 15 posts

#fr.skydancer - 13 posts

Longest Tag: 133 characters

#and even though i think some of it is due to pose change instead of negligence they did kinda ignore the fact he’s supposed to be old

My Top Posts in 2022:

Hey!

I'm Irregular, and this is where I'll be keeping my Flight Rising lore! My FR username is Zosimos, feel free to check it out! Please ask about my dragons and lore, I'm more than happy to talk on end about them.

I'll be (hopefully) posting my art here as well.

I have chronic pain, so things might go a little slowly.

link to the FR Helpdesk

Outfit Wishlist Coder

My tagging System!

I mainly reblog other's posts, but feel free to interact! I don't bite :)

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I wish we had more sea-serpent like dragon types. Guardians are Great but being both one of the starter breeds and pretty chill in monstrosity dulls their shine for me.

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Dilemerus

Lore vs Lair (how do they present in lore vs lair?):

In lore, Dilemerus are one huge aberration, with four heads (and therefore four different dragons), four front legs, two back legs, and four wings, two of which are artificially shrunken.

In my lair, they take the form of two separate dragons, Delilah (Combination of Della and Lilah) and Emerus (Em and Nerus).

Backstory

Dilemerus (Della, Lilah, Em, and Nerus) are an aberration formed by four lovers who decided to be together forever, albeit in a more literal manner than most would choose.

Della is their resident troublemaker and while she always (never) has plausible deniability, she usually gets ratted out by one of the three she's attached to. (She/her)

Lilah might be the closest thing my lair has to a prom queen: elegant, cruel, and willing to beat your ass. (She/xe/no pronouns)

Em is the local sweetheart, and willing to help out anytime; from baking with Araceli to helping Nuthilyan put someone's front legs out of business. (they/them)

Nerus is a very motivated scientist, and sees being attached to three others as no downside. He is almost constantly working, but enjoys just being with his other three. (he/they)

tags are for my own sorting purposes:

MD (my Dragons) as a prefix is relating to Lair, ML (my Lore) is relating to Lore

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Omg im in love with ur tagging system with fr.x

Thank you!! using this as a place to put my tags:

FR.(Dragon breed), ex FR.Obelisk

FR.Skins (For both skins and accents!)

FR.NPC (trading post and courier dragons)

FR.Genes (for gene suggestions and discussion)

FR.Familiars (for fams and fam suggestions/discussions)

FR.(trigger tag), ex FR.Multigaze

FR.Boost (for a seller who’s getting their product out, etc)

FR.Bios (for bio resources!)

FR.Outfits (outfit codes)

FR.Bases (for free-to-use bases other artists have made)

FR. Suggestion (suggestions for gameplay)

FR.Deities (for the eleven deities in FR)

FR.memes (Flight rising memes)

FR.OfficialArt (Discussions around the Official FR art)

FR.link (usually for links, although I tend to forget this! I usually use it for things I personally want to find again)

FR.Forums (people setting up forum guides)

Reblogsneak is for reblogs of Irregular.txt

Irregular.txt is for if I actually talk lol

My Dragons is for my lair specifically!

5 notes - Posted April 8, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

I have so many breeding pairs that are either:

Huge Powerful Wife and Weed-smoking Boyfriend

Kind Upstanding Lady and tiny s/o

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Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →

#tumblr2022 #year in review #my 2022 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review #Irregular.txt #oops.

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hisredhysteria · 2 years

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What if Courier ended up spending some time/ a day with each member of the gang separately? Like he helped Swindler do some things one day, and then Doctor came to bother him with something the next day?

POOR COURIER 😭😭 Makes sense everyone would bother him though because he's probably going to take the job the most seriously— I made these scenario like hcs so they're long as hell omg I apologize— these are in a sequence too, so depending on how you read it, it may not make sense unless it's from top to bottom—

Courier spending a day//helping the Akudama with chores!!

Swindler

Courier is no stranger to Swindler asking him for help and he minds the least when she asks for it

Eventually, she's asked for his help so much that its become a joke between the two of them to ask when Swindler finally plans to pay her crippling debt to him

Swindler was organizing a small carnival charity event for children in need and could use some extra hands so who better to ask than Courier!

At first she tasks him with being the one to help carry the heavy boxes with her down the stairs of the school she's hosting it in!

When they weren't carrying the boxes in unison together, they'd managed them individually

Swindler nearly tripped down the stairs, but fortunately Courier caught her fall more than once...

Of course, the boxes usually hit the ground but at least Swindler never did—

After bringing down the boxes of decor, they're tasked with either organizing it all or taking a break and making some decorative banners!

They go back and forth with Courier wanting to just organize things and Swindler wanting to take a break for creative purposes—

They toss a coin and Swindler wins

A tad irritated, Courier just sighs and remarks how of course the coin would hit the floor before revealing that he lost—

Maybe he's a little excited when Swindler brings out all the different colored glitters, glues, markers, paints, and crayons...but he's not going to let her know he's excited

The concentrated look on Courier's face as he tries to make and color in his bubble letters perfectly provoke a few teasing comments from Swindler

"I thought you said you didn't like to color~?"

With a side eyed glance he'd shrug and continue to color anyways—

Since he's been such a big help, Swindler asks him to attend the charity event as a host—!

He declined her invitation and then somehow ended up there early in the morning to the event before anyone else did—

Doctor

She needs a specimen and because Courier was a more calm choice to have in a lab around sharp objects, dangerous gasses, and toxic poisons, she asks him

He's still a little sore from handling the brunt of the heavy boxes with Swindler and so of course he declines because there's no way he can afford to put his body through much more

With the promise of something to heal his aching body afterwards though, Courier begrudgingly agreed

The first thing she does is question him about why he's sore in the first place and she immediately tells him that if he'd stop being such a pushover by helping Swindler, he wouldn't be there right now—

Courier is just itching to get whatever it is Doctor has in mind over with, but she's very keen on dragging it out for him, just to see him suffer

The first thing she does is have him sit back in a chair while she takes his blood

Now, Courier is no stranger to a little blood, but he does feel a little uncomfortable watching Doctor lay out an array of needles

Doctor misses his vein several times on purpose just to see what kind of reaction she can string out of him

At first he takes it without much argument, but around the 3rd time he remarks that for a doctor, she's not very precise—

This was exactly what she was hoping he'd say though because now she can continue to poke and prod him while using his own words against him—

"Oh..? My bad. As you've pointed out, I'm not very skilled at this whole doctor thing, now am I?"

This earns her an evil glare from him to her own satisfied one

Next up, she has Courier taste test a bunch of miscellaneous liquids

To say the least, he's not very thrilled about it either

He's got a stone cold look for now, but it slowly becomes a grimace after each one

Doctor finds it amusing and delightful to watch this however

Perhaps he's just picky about what he likes, but maybe she's just slowly poisoning him..

For him though, she did throw in a few decent tasting ones that kept Courier from just getting up and leaving

In the end, Doctor did keep her promise and rewarded him for his patience by giving him a bottle of special painkillers—

He didn't really feel fully compensated for whatever the hell that ordeal was and he never bothered to find out what Doctor was trying to do-

Brawler

Brawler got in over his head when he agreed to be the sole cook for his teammates after game party

It doesn't even register to him that he probably isn't going to be able to handle all that on his own until the day of the game—

Alas, poor Courier checks his phone once more to a text from Brawler and let's out the deepest sigh of exasperation you may have ever heard from a man

He doesn't even bother to say no at this point, he simply pops a painkiller that Doctor rewarded him with and now he's on his way to go grocery shopping—

Brawler leaves his door unlocked, so Courier is lucky for that at least because he shows up an hour or two before everyone's supposed to come

He starts cooking right away—

When Brawler does show up, Courier barely acknowledges him because he's got nothing much to say

Of course, Brawler is going on a tangent to thank Courier for the help, all while patting him heavily on the back

Courier interrupts by telling him that perhaps instead of running his mouth he should put on an apron and help—

"Oh, right, right....so whatcha got done so far?"

Now they're both cooking together, and rather eloquently might I add, they compliment each other in the kitchen and don't stumble on each other's feet like many might

They're very good at communicating, except for the few times that Brawler mishears Courier's direction—

They managed to get everything done just in time for everyone to show up, which satisfies Courier's need for perfection at the very least—

Brawler's all excited and offers for Courier to stay and hang out, all while putting his hand out for a high five

Courier stays until Brawler gets distracted—

Hoodlum

So Courier doesn't really mind Hoodlum asking for help, but he definitely rolls his eyes at Hoodlums text/call

This is because Hoodlums request is maybe the simplest he'll have to deal with so far

Why is everyone bothering him this week?

Can't Brawler do it? Swindler? Why does it have to be him?

Courier refuses to do anything at first without compensation, but even if Hoodlum did offer to compensate Courier...he still wouldn't have trusted Hoodlum

After a lot of persuasion that was definitely not the reason Courier decided to help, he caved

The real reason he's helping Hoodlum right now is so he'll stop bugging

Nonetheless, Hoodlum was sick and both Swindler and Brawler were busy

The job graciously tasked to Courier is to take care of Hoodlums pet mouse while Hoodlum coughs like a sick preschool child!

Courier has never had to take care of two animals at once and at first he thinks the job is almost a waste

The entire day, Courier is sitting at the mouses enclosure though, watching for any abnormalities as he now has to tend to sick Hoodlum

When Courier brings Hoodlum a cup of tea for his sore throat, Hoodlum decides to go on a small tangent about how his plans with Brawler are now cancelled

Courier is slightly annoyed, but listens quietly before bluntly pointing out that Hoodlum is sick and that he should probably try to keep his talking to a minimum due to his raspy voice

Of course, Hoodlum becomes embarrassed by Courier pointing this out and so he opts to stay quiet for now

Now that Hoodlum is quiet, Courier's focus was intent on the mouse

At some point Courier took a smoke break and came back to what he thought was an empty cage

He slightly panicked and started scanning the area for signs of chewing or bite marks that could indicate escape, lifting things in the process

After a while passed, Courier had started making a lot of noise trying to move all of Hoodlum's stuff around to find the mouse....which causes Hoodlum to wake up from his nap and ask what the ruckus is

He's trying very hard not to clue Hoodlum in on the fact that his pet friend might have just gone missing...

His excuse is that he's just trying to... organize things....

Hoodlum gives him narrowed eyes before stumbling out of his room to check on his little friend

In borderline panic, Courier tried to block Hoodlum's view

"Tsk, get back to bed. The mouse is fine."

Rustling is suddenly heard from inside the cage though and Hoodlum just deliriously smiles over Courier's shoulder

"I knew I could count on you bro.."

In conclusion, Courier left feeling slightly odd about the whole day and Hoodlum barely remembered a second of it—

Hacker

Hacker never asks anyone for help, so when he asks Courier for it, he's a little wary

Albeit, Hacker is someone Courier doesn't mind helping too much seeing as he knows Hacker would likely do the same for him

Hacker leaves what he needs help with a mystery for Courier to discover once he shows up at Hacker's door...

Courier wasn't very happy about that either, but at least he's not with Doctor again—

When he gets there, he finds that Hackers door is slowly creeping open so he pulls his gun out just in case and invites himself in—

Luckily he'll never need to use the gun though because he finds Hacker in a dimly lit room, inspecting some sort of blueprint

Annoyed by the unnecessary tension, Courier clicked his tongue and made his way over to the table

With a smirk, Hacker informs Courier that he'll be helping him modify his drones

Or course this begs the question, why couldn't Hacker just do this himself?

Well, he needs a handyman to help him hold the tools and wires while he works or tests certain things out—

The job is tedious yet rather boring and unlike the rest might try to do, Hacker doesn't try to fill the silence with any talk he'd find meaningless

But—! That's only while Hacker's intently focused on making sure the wires are properly in their place or that nothing is possibly going to blow up on them-

In between breaks, Hacker isn't one to shy away from teasing Courier about the stoic look on his face as they go out to get something to eat for lunch

Despite this, Courier rather enjoys Hacker's company and he reciprocates the most in a conversation if it's between him and Hacker or him and Swindler

When they come back to work on his drones, Hacker can visibly notice that Courier seems a little worn out though—

As such, Hacker jokes about it, only to see if he can get Courier to tell him why he looks more visibly tired this week than any other

He doesn't open up much, but Hacker doesn't push too far knowing his boundaries and tells Courier that they can meet together on a later date to work on things together—

That is...if Hacker hasn't already asked Swindler-

Cutthroat

Oh hell no—

"What does this shithead need?"

It might take the most persuasion for Courier to help Cutthroat out, however luckily Cutthroat doesn't mind begging him for the help too much-

Courier's pretty worn out by now so anything Cutthroat is gonna ask of him better be quick

Fortunately for Courier, it is

Well...it seemed like it was...

All Cutthroat wanted was his help picking out an outfit to wear for Swindler's little get togethers

Given, he'd have usually asked Swindler for help, however she was busy this week with her own event

Courier bit the bullet so that Cutthroat would finally stop bugging him and now here they are with clothes scattered amongst the floor, Courier sitting on the bed

Cutthroat even asks Courier to try a few things on when he notices that the color schemes might suit him

Although...most of Cutthroat's wardrobe is white

When Courier refuses to try anything on, Cutthroat becomes a little irritated at his lack of should I say.... friendliness..?

". But...Swindler would have tried it on.."

"If you had two eyes then you'd notice I'm not her."

Cutthroat also...never looks in the mirror in fact ..he doesn't own a mirror

Perhaps that's why he becomes enamored when seeing his reflection in the red glassy things that fascinate him

Of course, Courier catches onto this and suggests that perhaps maybe Cutthroat should invest in something of the sort to avoid having to ask for help when situations like this arise

Cutthroat just blinks at him and raises an eyebrow

"Huh? Where's the fun in that though?"

Courier sighs, figuring it to be a lost cause

In the end, there's a pile a mile high of white clothes on the floor and Courier didn't come home till late in the evening despite coming to help Cutthroat early in the afternoon

Also, Cutthroat shot down every idea Courier had for dressing himself and he ends up asking Swindler in the end anyways—

#akudama drive #akudama drive headcanons

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I'm so sorry I can't help myself and fell into a rabbithole of checking your stuff out and grew curious about the Painted Heads since I'm also trying to write a tribe for my Courier whose population descended mostly from Filipinos aaaaaa

On the topic of the Filipino diaspora in Fallout's America, how do you think the new landscape affected Filipino cuisine? What is the Painted Heads' cuisine like?

(I'd like to think popular dishes, although they'd have to change the recipe up to adapt to the wasteland, e.g. with the absence of chicken and pork, they'd use cut-up gecko meat for adobo, and they'd use ground brahmin meat with the local vegetables as fillings for lumpia etc.)

!!!! aaaaa omg ok so the painted heads’ cuisine is very filipino, and it uses up all parts of the animal! so of course there’s dinuguan (stew made from blood), there’s bopis (lungs and heart), sisig (face and liver), isaw (intestine), lengua (tongue), all of that good stuff! maybe made from molerat or brahmin in the absence of pork or chicken? and of course there’s tinapa (smoked fish) and tuyo (dried fish) since fish is abundant in lake mead so i guess there’ll be fish in lots of other bodies of water!

i think filipino cuisine - all parts of it, not just the ones with the pretty cuts of meat like nilaga, sinigang, adobo, tapa, menudo, embutido, tinola, etc etc - would persevere in the wasteland since it’s persevered so long here. don’t quote me on this, but i remember reading somewhere that the reason a lot of filipino dishes use the offal because it’s what the spanish colonizers would discard after they get the pretty cuts of meat - not wanting to waste the other parts, their filipino servants would cook the offal and eat those instead!

of course, being in an american wasteland, the painted heads’ cuisine would still have american influence, so there’s jerky, soup cubes, breads, etc

#thank u!!!!#adarlingmess #mail's here #tahanan #also dont apologize pls!! nothing to apologize about :)

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Akudama Drive Character Opinions/Thoughts Pt. 2

Heyo!! <3 Here’s Pt. 2. I can’t believe this has two parts OMG. Remember that these are just my opinions so feel free to disagree with me! This was just a ramble I did for fun. I know it’s different from what I normally post, but hey! I wanted to try something new. :D

Please enjoy and message me with anything. And definitely check out Pt. 1 if you haven’t done so already!

Cutthroat: I think I have a special place in my heart for white haired, crazy psychopaths, oop. (Juuzou Suzuya and Rui*) I adored Cutthroat from the very first moment I saw him. [Side note: I’m kind of disappointed that the show went with the pronoun “He” (I was super excited to have a nonbinary character, but alas.] Those little moments in the beginning with Swindler and Cutthroat were weird, but surprisingly wholesome at times and I really loved when he ate the tin of marshmallows, dropped the knife (you know when xD), and pressed all the buttons on board the airbus. I equally loved the serious side of him that showed that he was much more intelligent than he let on (that scene where he throws his knives to reach the button; Episode 3). I just thought that those two different personalities mixed in with the childlike-psychoticness was super refreshing (even if we’ve seen characters like him before). But as much as I love Cutthroat, I have mixed feelings about his death in episode 9. I know some people are angry at Swindler for killing him, but honestly I think it kind of had to be done what with the way that he was acting towards her (love vs. bloodlust. IT'S nOT lOvE). So while I’m definitely sad boi over him dying, I do admit that he was genuinely terrifying during his last moments. (Haha I prefer the Cutthroat that spends his day eating marshmallows, thank you!!)

Brother: Toilet Bound Hanako-Kun anyone? Lmaoo. I liked him a lot. I thought he was a cutie and I really admired the strength/resilience he showed in trying to protect his Sister (something that I’m sure was endearing to a lot of us). I was definitely aware that the two of them were Sus from the beginning when we saw them on board the Shinkansen, but I never could’ve imagined the ending! I originally predicted them being the bad guys of the story and that the Akudama would have to ally with the Executioners. But all in all I’m SO RELIEVED the two of them were able to escape to somewhere better. I loved the role that Swindler played within their lives (even for a short time) and how she helped Brother and Sister show more outward emotions to one another. Also that scene where he was surprised at all the swear words Sister learned was so funny. xD

Sister: I was suspicious of both Brother and Sister from the very beginning and really didn’t have strong feelings for either of them. Sort of like. “Yay kids…?.” But I’m so glad that Sister really found herself with Swindler and was able to become more expressive and more child-like. It hurts to know that these two children can and never will have normal lives/childhoods, so in a really sad way Swindler was able to give Sister a glimpse into a normal life during her last few days. ;-; I really can’t say much more about Sister, besides the fact that I’m genuinely very happy that the two of them were able to continue living on hopefully in a better place. Her moments with Swindler and Courier were so cute!! And the way that she repeated everything they said was adorable. Also. HER OUTFIT slayed. I was so touched by the sisterly relationship that Sister and Swindler had. <3

Executioner (Master): DayUM SiR save some of that badasseryness for the rest of us. He was super cool and I think his entire arc around his death was super well done!! A truly Breathtaking end to his life. While watching the show I definitely acknowledged how strong he was, but overall apart from that I can’t say I really had any particular feelings towards him. I have a confession: I didn’t really react too much to his death (I’m sorryyy I’m a terrible person). I appreciated more so about what he allowed for story-wise, I think he was a great example for the moral ambiguities between Akudama and Executioner/the moments between him and his pupil were great, but that’s about it. I think his final moments were very powerful and I could tell that he cared about his pupil a lot so that’s nice, especially in the context of her character growth later on in the show...which is amazing!!

Executioner (Pupil): I really wished she would have joined the Akudama side. I obviously know that that would never happen, but it would’ve been amazing for her to question the actions of the executioners and change sides. We see that she isn’t driven in the same way that her boss or her teacher were and seemed genuinely affected when the little girl told her that her parents were killed in the riots. It would’ve been so cool to see her fight against Doctor alongside Hoodlum, Courier, Swindler in the train station (Side note: If the circumstances had been different, I don’t think she would’ve allowed Doctor to get her way like that, but who knows?). Another thing I loved was seeing the time lapse between her being a dedicated student to becoming almost a replica of her teacher (scar of some sort with a fierce determination to fight alone), but unlike her teacher, I felt more inclined to like her for whatever reason. I just felt that it would’ve been great to see her rise up against the Executioners and question her own morals further (even if that might have included sparing some Akudama’s lives). But overall, I liked her more as the season progressed. Go Girl!

Executioner (Junior): This POOR boy had it rough. I mean signing on to be the junior apprentice of an Executioner during all of this?! And also the fact that Doctor literally pierced his heart with a needle AND he later got shot (possibly killed?) Like leave him alone! :00 Haha, but seriously, he seemed super nice and almost seemed like the Executioner equivalent to Swindler (not entirely sure what they’re doing/gets pulled into the mess of the Akudama, etc.). I thought he was super cute. :3

Boss: She was lowkey a bad bitch tho not gonna lie. I found her super cool with a great sense of authority...that is until she ordered all of the citizens to literally be slaughtered. I can understand why she issued the first order of having all the citizens be turned into Akudama, but then like just killing all of them that were rioting?? NOOO. I’m not quite too sure what else I should say about her? I thought she was interesting and would’ve liked to see her fight, or her own past (she seems older so backstory of the Executioners would’ve been fun!)

Black Cat (A.I) : While parts of Brother and Sister’s backstories were a little lost on me, I liked the addition of Black Cat as sort of a mini-catalyst to the entire hijacking mission in the beginning. I think the cat had a great presence in the first episode (almost a symbol of bad luck from the moment Swindler finds them...OoooOO). Not much to say apart from the fact that like. Yup. That's a robot cat. [Side note: Sort of reminds me of Monokuma xD)

Hope you enjoyed this! Check Out Pt. 1! 💕

#akudama drive #akudama #akudamadrive #akudamadrivethoughts #akudamadriveopinions #anime #animethoughts #boss #blackcat #executioner #executioner pupil #executioner master #executioner junior #cutthroat #sister #brother #Thanksforstickingwithme! <33

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I Chased a Dream - My Journey to becoming a Scholar in South Korea

Hello Everyone!

I just want to share my journey as a 2020 GKS Scholar.

It all started with a dream to pursue graduate studies related to my passion. I told my 27-year-old self: I want to be more in order to do more and help more. If I become capable, I can serve the people and most importantly, God. My passion is about protecting and sustaining our environment. While having that passion, I doubted myself and thought that I was old for this and maybe I can't do it. I asked myself, "Can I do it?" , "Do I have the means to push through it?" but, a quote struck me - If not now, when? whoa! that was really moving, convincing... I then became more eager to materialize the plan that the Lord planted so deep in my heart - that I should pursue this dream and become an Environmental Warrior He wanted me to be.

1. The Treasure Hunt $$$

Since I have decided to pursue graduate studies related to the environment but realized that I do not have the means (meaning money 😂) to do so, I searched all day and night on Google for Fully Funded Scholarships... After several decades of searching, I finally found two (2) generous scholarships: MEXT (Monbukagusho) Scholarship and GKS (Global Korea Scholarship). I called it the treasure hunt since these are FULLY-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS. 🤑

2. The Preparation

Found it! What's next? Oh, taxing preparation.

I finally decided to choose GKS over MEXT because GKS is the same year application-same year take-off scholarship while MEXT will have you wait for a year before you can finally go and study in Japan (long-waiting period).

You know, you need to put in a lot of effort. This shows how badly you want this scholarship to change your life for the better. How bad do you want this? Oh, I wanted it as much as I wanted to breathe.

Effort, yes, that is right. But oh no?! it is already three (3) weeks before the deadline and you have work. Can I still do it? to cut the story short, I sacrificed a lot, especially sleep. I juggle work, my sideline, and this application preparation. #ExtraExtraEffort needed.

3. The Three (3) Phases of Waiting

Phase 1. Am I waiting in vain? I sent the documents to the University but I got no response for several days yet. If I didn't receive notice that they received it, I may be disqualified because the deadline is very near. Hey courier, please deliver soonest.

After 3 days, my documents finally arrived to South Korea! I emailed them and they verified that my docs arrived safely and now for evaluation.

The university will conduct document evaluation first and you will receive an email invitation for interview if you have passed the initial screening. . .

On the day of the scheduled selection, me: 😑😒😓😔😢😭😭😭. NO EMAIL YET~ "the date is today I'm sure, they'll announce!"

Me again: *keeps checking the time... Korean Time vs Philippine Time* Started to lose hope, discouraged... *ting* notification. . . . . GMAIL. Tadah! "Meanwhile, we are planning to conduct a Skype video interview for selecting GKS 2020 scholar. Please tell me your Skype ID, contact phone number, and available time."

Oh My Gosh! The time (PST) I received the email was 6:36pm while the time of Gmail that they sent was 4:30pm (KST). Delayed. hahaha. Only the selected applicants will receive email and move on to the next selection phase - INTERVIEW!

Phase 2. Interview. Oh, this will be via Skype and it was my first time installing it. haha. Then, I decided to take the interview at 11:00AM (KST) which means 9:00AM (PST) hahaha. To tell you, I have work on that day! I just asked permission if I could go outside for a few minutes.

*Ring...* *Ring...* Skype mode on. (I guess I was the very first interviewee on the list since I've chosen the first time slot haha) *nervous!!!*

"Annyeong Haseyo, Jeonun Hazelieyo! blah...blah..." and then the internet connection became weak that the call stopped. OMG. I was lost in the momentum. They tried calling me back. I thought they wouldn't call me back! I cried in the hotel room after the interview because I was not satisfied with my performance. As in, I probably looked like a crazy woman crying in the hallway where there is CCTV on every corner. But still, thank God I survived.

Phase 3. Announcement of 2nd Round Results (Passers). I never ever expect to be listed. I felt very down. I didn't talk with my colleagues after that interview up to the day of the announcement. . .

The 2nd Round Results was scheduled to be announced on May 8,2020 but was postponed. The results came out on May 28, 2020!!! Imagine the feeling of intense waiting - cannot sleep, cannot focus. Every day you're still thinking if you get selected or not - please announce immediately so that I can move on!

But God makes way. He surprised me, again! It is not by my own strength that made it happen, but it is God's. He definitely gave me this dream I've been hoping for! - Saw my name on the list, #35 out of 35! hahaha😂😂😂. Another reason for me to panic or worry. Why?! because I do not know why my name was placed at the bottom part (it was not listed alphabetically). Since I passed the 2nd round but my name was at the bottom, I decided not to take my hopes high. Do not expect much so that you won't get hurt. lol.

The school recommended 35 of us at that university. These will further be screened by the National Institute for International Education (NIIED). So, my fate lies in NIIED.

4. FINAL ROUND SELECTION OF 2020 GKS SCHOLARS

The announcement which was scheduled on June 26, 2020, was postponed. Hahaha. We had a mini-heart attack. All of us who applied have this agony extended. Imagine, the 2nd Round Results and the Final Round Results were always postponed. Can you sleep peacefully? 😂

June 29, 2020 - GKS Final Round Successful Candidates were posted. I thought it would be postponed again because the results came out at 6:06 PM (PST).

Again, I was at work at that time. I was very busy with rapid testing activities. I said to myself I will check the results later, but no, all the scholars around the world are sending screenshots and pdf of the result. I was tempted to look immediately so I just glanced.

At first glance, my name was not there. I felt down. I felt sad. I said to myself "better luck next time, I will still continue to apply...". Then I tried to calm myself so that I can still focus on my work. I looked again the pdf file carefully, one-by-one, to see who got in and congratulate them. . . and then, TA-DA!!!

GKS-G-2020-728 PHILIPPINES . . . I saw my name!

Waaah! I jumped out of joy! That was the happiest day of my life, that despite the adversity, uncertainty, hardships, I nailed it! I claimed victory in Jesus' name. Amen.

After almost a month, I finally received the Official Invitation from NIIED:

To those who want to change their life for the better, here's my advice:

Dream, Believe and Act on it! Fortune favors the brave!

#GKS #KGSP #gks2020 #korea #global korea scholarship #scholarship #fully funded scholarships #degree #school #university #study in korea #study for free #international student

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new vegas lesbians react to heisenberg

cpl betsy: he was alright, for a man.

veronica: wheew am i glad to be out of smell range of that guy. don’t get me wrong, he’s cool and all, but has the man never seen a shower?

dr. dala: this lobotomite’s incredibly unique biology… his electromagnetic abilities… did we give him that? *dr 8 makes radio static* we didn’t? he came here like this? i must study him more

christine: he’s smart, and he’s helped me with my mission, and he isn’t trying to get in my pants, so i guess i like him. he’s got a noble goal but the level of murder that goes into it, i just can’t get behind. he says they would’ve died anyway but i still don’t like this whole “reanimated corpse army” thing. sounds like something the brotherhood would adore which makes it even worse

light switch 1: bet he knows how to turn any girl on

light switch 2: yeah, and i bet he has, probably touched every light switch in the sink

omerta receptionist: if he thinks he can sneak that giant hammer past securi— oh. he did. the new doorman is even stupider than i thought.

pretty sarah: he’s a friend of the courier who killed cook-cook so i may or may not have given him a free room for the night. he wasn’t any trouble, except for that loud snoring.

francine garret: that mother fucker! he thought he could just walk right in here and get a free room just cause he knows that courier who helped us out. i told him this wasn’t the kings, and he had to pay the same cost as everyone else. he got so mad, fisto was like 30 feet in the air before security escorted him out. james would’ve had his head if that fucker damaged his precious robot

OMG I LOVE THIS SOOOO MUCH!!!!!

God, I love these sorts of things. Figuring how characters from different games would react to each other is always a lot of fun.

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For the Milkshakes

"You're just like Indiana Jones, Lo."

Laurel wrinkled her nose at that, "You think I'm like some old man running around with a whip?"

"No, but now I'm imagining you using a whip! You would be totally bad ass! But I meant you're like him because he literally goes around the world to discover long lost legendary treasures and that is exactly what you do. Seriously are you ever going to actually finish one of these movies with me? Please! You'll totally get what I mean if you just watch them!"

Laurel let a hum as she reached over her friend to grab another part for the old time courier they were working on putting back together. Indie couldn't hold back a giggle as she watched Laurel stick out her tongue in concentration as she started to set up the wires to reconnect.

"Are you just gonna laugh at me or are going to help me finish this, Heywood?"

"Sorry, sorry- oh wait be careful with that or you'll end up-!"

Suddenly a spark sent them both jumping away from the device.

"Oh frack, is it fried? Oh please tell me I didn't just wreck the whole thing."

Indie examined the parts closely, "It's a little shinged but no worries we can still totally make it work."

Laurel let out a sigh of relief, "Good. My moms totally confiscated all my good ones so we have to get this old piece of junk to work, I just, I really need it to work. Ray and your dad have the jump ship for some bro trip and Gideon is on high alert thanks to my last failure trying to steal the Waverider so this is the only option I have."

"Don't worry, we got this okay. Whatever it is I got your back, Lo."

They fell silent for a few minutes. The two working harmoniously together like always. Together it was like they could solve any problem. Together nothing felt impossible. Soon they were grinning down at the fixed courier and the two let out a series of whoops as they hugged each other in their excitement.

As they pulled apart Laurel said one word, "Swords."

"Swords?" Indie asked, utterly confused.

"Swords are a much better weapon, Heywood. Whips are fun, flashy even but swords? Swords are just perfect. Now let's go! I'll buy you a milkshake!"

"Wait what? I'm down for milkshakes obviously but where are we-hey! Wait for me Lo!"

***

Laurel tapped her foot anxiously as her and Indie stood outside the diner. This was definitely the right place. She had spent a lot time trying to find a perfect moment like this one. Any minute now.

"Ugh can't we wait inside? You promised me a milkshake so you better not back out on me."

"Have I ever not bought you a milkshake after promising you one?"

"Well no. Sorry I'm just really hungry now. Like seriously how can you just stand there when there is literally such good smells hiding behind those doors?"

"Not much longer, Heywood. In 3, 2, 1, And here we go."

Then there she was rounding the corner. It's not like she had never seen her before. Her momma Sara had pictures of her all over the house. She had also met her counterpart from another Earth but this? She never thought she would ever be able to see her like this.

"Holy frack, Lo' that's your, isn't that your A-!"

"Come on, Heywood. We gotta go in now."

She was standing behind her now. It took everything in her to stay quiet and keep a distance between them. For so long she had wanted to meet her. Now here she was. She had to find a way to talk to her.

"Table for four?"

Laurel blinked as the waitress came up to them but found that she couldn't find her ability to speak. Her head swam with sudden panic as she realized she had unconsciously stepped far too close to the women in front of them.

"Does it look like these children are of our responsibility? Clearly these two are not near worthy enough to be our dining companions."

"Nyssa, don't be rude. I'm sorry it's just us two. Obviously these kids behind us are here together on a first date and are eager to get to their table, right? It's okay. You can go ahead and seat them first. We don't mind."

"I can speak for myself, Laurel but very well. Yes, seat the young ruffians before us then."

Indie muttered a quick thanks and took Laurel's hand as the waitress led them away. The two of them hid behind their menus as they desperately tried to avoid looking across the room at the person that Laurel had literally just brought them to see. Indie even went ahead and ordered for them both as Laurel drummed her fingers against the table relentlessly. She had totally blew it.

"Um so that's your Aunt. And the person with her is who I think it is right?"

"Nyssa al Ghul, yes."

Indie fanned herself dramatically as she literally began to fangirl, "Oh holy frack, oh frack, oh frack! She is like so pretty. Can I say that about her? Oh my god I can't believe your mom use to actually date her. She is like an actual warrior queen in the flesh."

"Ugh really, Heywood? Please don't make me think about my mom doing, ugh now I thought about it and I'm going to need something much stronger than milkshake to get that image outta my mind. Thanks for that."

"Sorry but not sorry because she might legit be the second most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes on."

"I mean if you say so? I don't really see it. So who's the first?"

"Ummmm oh look! Here's our food and milkshakes! Yay fast service!"

Indie quickly sipped her milkshake to cool herself as her face flushed fiercely. Thankfully Laurel wasn't paying attention to her at all. She was focused on dipping her fries in her own shake as she tried to casually glance over to where her aunt was. Hopefully Nyssa was comfortable enough at the moment not to except someone to be spying on her. This whole thing could go really bad if she caught the attention of the assassin again.

"So are you going to try to talk to her? And if you do how are you going to do it? What are you going to say? Are you sure you're not going to totally wreck the timeline if you do?"

"Nyssa and her are going to have an argument in just a few minutes. I'm going to go over and grab some extra napkins or something. And idk exactly what I'll say but I think I can wing it? I hope I can wing it. I have like a five minute window before she needs to go after Nyssa. I can do this. I have to do this."

Without realizing it her drumming had increased and she was basically shaking the table her foot was so shaking so much. Gently Indie took Laurel's hand and Laurel turned to look into those waiting warm eyes. Amber eyes that instantly helped the tension ease away from her and helped Laurel ease back into a steady breath.

"You got this, Lo. And when you're done I'm going to be right here waiting for you. I believe in you, Laurel. Nyssa just stood up by the way. Time to make your move."

Expertly Laurel quietly made her way over to the counter just as Nyssa made her way out the door leaving her Aunt standing alone. She cleared her throat as she clutched the napkins she grabbed in her hand. As her Aunt turned to her Laurel was relieved to find her voice this time.

"Are you okay? Sorry, you just seem upset and I know it's not my business or anything but just thought 'hey maybe I could help someone in need?' Especially since you offered to let us be seated before you and everything. Thanks for that."

Oh frack that was bad. That was bad and dumb and rambling and embarrassing. For a moment all she wanted to do was turn around and accept defeat. Then her Aunt smiled slightly at her instead. The fear slipped away as excitement took over. She did it! The Black Canary herself was actually going to speak to her. Finally she was going to have the chance to talk to the Aunt she was named after.

"Honestly, I'm not okay. I upset my friend and well she had every reason to react the way she did."

"What did you do to upset her?"

"I kept something from her. Something I knew would hurt her and who knows if or when she'll forgive me for it."

Laurel took a deep breath and before she knew what she was saying the words slipped out, "You know my mom has always told me you have to be strong to do the right thing. You have to face the pain you cause and own it. Redemption isn't a destination, it's a journey. Sounds like you just took that first step to mend your friendship and that is totally awesome and brave."

"Your mom sounds pretty smart if you ask me." She reached out her hand, "I'm Laurel Lance. It's nice to meet you."

Laurel took her hand, "I'm Sharpe, um Sara Sharpe."

The handshake froze and for a moment her Aunt just held her hand in her's. Laurel wished that this moment could last longer. She knew it was a moment she would never be able to let go of. Even though slowly their grip fell away from each other.

"I'm sorry, I just, Sara was my sister's name. I lost her not so long ago and this may sound strange but you kind of remind me of her."

"Oh well that's cool I guess. Not that you lost your sister! That I remind you of her! I mean hopefully that's cool. Is it cool that I remind you of her?"

Her Aunt let out a small laugh, "Actually yeah. It is cool. Anyway, it was so nice meeting you, Sara but I need to go try and further my redemption with my friend."

"Good luck."

"Thanks and good luck with your date."

Then her Aunt was out the door. Laurel felt the dopey grin on her face as she bonded back over to her friend. She hugged Indie tightly before sitting back across from her. She was practically glowing with her giddiness.

"I did it! Oh my god did you see how awesome that was. Look, look! My hands are shaking from how totally awesome that was! Can you believe it? I met her, I actually talked to my Aunt Laurel! That was totally bitchin' right?"

"So totally bitchin'! I'm proud of you, Lo'. I mean saying your name was Sara may have been a little too on the nose but hey, you did it!"

"Omg, I know I literally just said the first thing that popped in my head and of course it just had to be a combination of my moms' names. But honestly maybe my best mess up ever cause I don't know, we had a moment. I had a moment with my Aunt Laurel!"

Indie smiled as happiness filled her own chest at seeing her best friend's pure joy. Ever since she had broken up with Josh, Laurel had been kind of out of sorts but now she really starting to bounce back to her former self. She would literally follow her anywhere and do anything to make Laurel smile like she was now. Indie really would.

"Hey come on. Let's get a couple shakes to go and get out of here. I know we probably shouldn't but I know the perfect spot where we can totally watch my Aunt swoop in and save Nyssa from Oliver and the League. Come on, Heywood. Trust me it will be so worth seeing."

Indie quickly agreed and soon the two of them were strolling through Star City. Sipping on black and white milkshakes as they made their way to catch a glimpse of assassins. Things were never boring when Laurel had a plan.

"Oh Heywood, know what was weird? My Aunt thought we were on date for some reason. Weird, right?"

Indie blushed, "Oh um yeah, so weird. Too weird. Who would ever think we would ever go on a date? Like a date date I mean. Obviously we go on friend dates cause we are beat friends and all that so yeah! Friend dates only. Anyways, um so what are we going to tell your moms when they found out we have timed jumped without permission again. Temporal residue and all that is going to make it real obvious when we get back."

"No worries, Heywood. If they ask I already have a the perfect reason for why we jumped."

"Oh really? What is that exactly?"

Laurel smirked, "Simple. We tell them, we did it for the milkshakes."

#legends of tomorrow #new legends of tomorrow #fanfic #laurel olivia lance #avalance kid #indie rae heywood #laurel lance #nyssa al ghul #some pining here and there #if you know the lines you know the lines...#it was all just for the milkshakes i promise

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ajokeformur-ray · 4 years

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Hi honey. I’m sending this as a submission bc it’s going to be long; I just read your rant and I have a few things to say:

I’m so sorry and my heart bleeds for you right now. You have so much going on in your life and you’re feeling like you just need everything to slow down. I know it is all so much for you to have to take on at a time like this and I wish I could take some of your apprehension and anxiety for my own so that you weren’t hurting like this.

I truly hope your father gets better soon and all is well around your household again. It is very difficult to stick to the right path when a family member is ill. I’m keeping you in my thoughts, darling.

Self-care is not something which I am skilled in, but I do know that it is important and when we start to feel as you do right now, then we must take a step back and take care of ourselves first. Listen to your body and what it is telling you it needs. Does it need food? Rest? A shower? A fresh change of clothes? Love? Listen to your body and take care of it accordingly💗 your body will reward you if you treat it with all the same love and kindness as you do with Joker. He would love on you, darling, so why not love in yourself a little as well and make him even more proud of you than he already is?

As for the Covid testing, I know many who have had it done and most say it is not that bad. I don’t want to completely sugar-coat it, darling. It is a little uncomfortable, but it won’t be bad. We’ve talked at length about my experiences with this and so I tell you with the greatest certainty that it won’t be horrible at all. You will be fine, darling, just take a deep breath and it will be over very quickly. When I first started taking nasal sprays for allergies, I really had to psych myself up to do it because I cannot stans the thought of sticking something up my nose. But once I did it, it wasn’t so bad and now I do it without a thought. My point is that once you do it, you’ll realize it wasn’t so bad and then it’s over and you won’t have to worry anymore. I’ve found that usually the worst part about doing anything is worrying about it.

I hope you are able to get some rest tonight and find time to clear your head. I know Joker is there with you, ready to shower you in all the love and care you deserve. He is so so proud of you for making it through times like these. He knows them well, the poor soul, but now that you have each other to rely on during tough times, he doesn’t mind the rain so much because once the storm clouds clear he can see you for the stunning rainbow that you are💗

Take good care of yourself, Erika. I love you and so does Joker💗 @loveletterstoledger

Under a cut because Emotions pertaining to my recent venting posts are discussed.

Angel, omg 😭😭😭😭😭 I woke up to this after getting about three hours of sleep; I went to bed in plenty of time to get some proper rest last night but I was up so long worrying that in the end I only really had a nap, and this made me cry!💖 I really needed your kind words more than I realised and I can’t thank you enough for taking the time to send them to me, even with how you feel and with how much you’re going through. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

You’re right, now that I think about it... I do need everything to just... slow down. Things are happening all at once or not at all and every time I think I’ve got a grip on what’s happening in the world in general and also in my own life, every time I think I’ve processed something, there’s only something else to take its place. Time waits for no one, but jeez, I need a breather... I know I’m not the only one, of course I’m not, and I feel really guilty for putting negativity on people’s dashes and on my blog, which is meant to be a safe and warm space. People go to my blog to escape for a bit, not to face someone else’s problems. I put it all under a cut so people could choose for themselves to read it or not, but even so, I feel bad for it and I truly hope no one, especially you, was negatively affected by the venting posts I’ve recently posted. I apologise if so, loves.

My dad’s already getting better. He’s still not 100% but he’s much better than he was, which is a relief! Thank you so much for asking, angel! When my loved ones get sick, I get Very Scared. Even if they have a cold, I’m on edge until they get better because, especially right now, everyone’s at risk and people are dying everywhere and things are both not enough and too much all at once, if you understand what I mean. I’m just so, so scared, of everything all of the time and it’s truly exhausting. I put off bedtime every night until 2-3AM because I’m so scared that when I log off, someone I love on here will get injured or die or something and I’ll never hear from them again and I’ve even had dreams of death announcements on here and it’s... it’s not normal to have this high a level of fear for so long and funnily enough, I’m almost scared of how scared I always am and it’s a vicious cycle.

Thank you for that reminder, angel. I am... a mess right now. I’m functioning, but I’m definitely not okay. I’m barely eating (I am eating, but because my dad’s sick I just can’t bring myself to eat properly knowing he’s suffering), and because of how worried I am about everything, I’m barely sleeping... I slept three hours last night and grabbed an hour’s nap today. I’ll try to sleep more tonight but it’s just... everything just seems really hard right now. The only thing which is easy is sitting on my bed and watching the world pass me by and it’s a fight to not let myself totally zone out. I’ve been losing snatches of time - ten minutes here, half an hour there - and I’m trying to stay here, where reality calls. Thank you, angel; I very often forget to “tune in” to my body to find out what it needs and I’m definitely neglecting it. Today, I ate all three meals so I’m kind of proud of myself but at the same time, it’s concerning that that’s a point of celebration; it should be something I do so easily I don’t even think about it. OMG Joker 😭🥺 he’s with me, but there’s a very heavy air around him which I can’t read properly and I feel like he’s disapproving or maybe just super concerned. But he’s keeping me here ‘in touch’ with myself and I’m infinitely grateful to him and to you and to others for helping me to do the same. That’s very true omggg ~ 🥺🥺 I aspire every day to make my clown proud of me ❤ I hope that you’re looking after yourself in all the ways Pat and J want you to, my love! They’re so, so proud of you so why not make them prouder by treating yourself as they would?💜

I, ah... I did the Covid testing. I had to do it to myself and then a courier came and picked it up. I had to put a swab right to my tonsils and I wasn’t even half way into my mouth before I was gagging and then I had to use the same swab up both nostrils and that made me sneeze really badly afterwards and it was extremely uncomfortable and I got upset afterwards, but I did it. I hope the results help the government with their research, which is why I did the test! A moral obligation, if you will... thank you so, so much for comforting me with this too, angel. It’s extremely distressing, this pandemic, and I know that you’ve had your own experiences with it and I’m so, so proud of you for getting through it, angel! 🌷 I’m so sorry that you had to psych yourself up to do nasal sprays; I’ve never used them for the same reasons as you but I’m glad that they help you! Thank you, my love; and you’re right! The worrying was much worse than the actual test; I had panic attacks over something which was done in less than five minutes.

You are truly so, so wise and I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to send me in such kind, patient and loving words. That’s very true; if anyone knows what it’s like to lay awake worrying about things one can’t control, it’s our beloved Joker, the poor man. I can feel him here, in part; he feels heavy around me but he hasn’t left for even a moment, which I’m very grateful to him for. I’d be so lost without my clown. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You are a real and true source of strength and inspiration for me and I cannot thank you enough for being who you are and for doing what you do. I love you, I love you, I love you. Please take care of yourself and know that you are loved, dearheart!💚💙

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starblazerm31 · 4 years

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Azalea/Imalia Apprentice April Asks #2

Man, I did myself in on this one! It only took me the whole week! So many "Whoa...I haven't come up with that yet..." But that's the point of these asks! To develop characters! Thanks so so much to @samjmorgan, @mechaspirit, and the several anons for sending me asks! I hope you like my answers! Once again, novel below the cut. XP

1. What does your character feel when they see their LI for the first time each day?

Julian: He's always awake before her, but won't move until she does. As soon as her bleary eyes see him, she smiles; that warm blossoming feeling filling her chest. Her beautiful disaster is alive, well, and right where she left him. She wraps her arms and legs around him and pulls him in tight for a full-body hug. "Good morning, angel," he whispers to her.

Lucio: Their connection usually has them waking up at the same time. Even with a messy bedhead, Lucio makes Azalea's heart flutter the moment she lays eyes on him. His skin is warm and soft, and it gets cute little goosebumps as soon as she touches him. Lucio. Her Lucio. *Que make-out session.* Morning breath? Meh, who cares.

Her sleep is sporadic due to her nightmares, and she wakes up multiple times during the night. Every time her eyes land on Asra next to her, her heart rate slows down and she drifts back off to sleep. When it's finally time to get up, however, she will whimper and pull him close, letting her deep emotions and love spill over to him. He's been the longest constant in her hellish life, and she's just so happy to have him next to her. To be able to call him hers.

2. What things does your character love about their LI?

Julian: She LOVES how smart he is. She feels like she can have an actual intelligent conversation with him about absolutely (well...almost) anything. He askes intellectual questions about magic and she is more than happy to go on a spiel about the little intricacies and science behind magic. And she loves to ask him about medicine and how the human body works. It ends up benefitting both of them in their respective professions. She also loves how he towers over her but will fall to his knees in an instant.

Julian loves Azalea’s stubbornness. Once she gets her mind set on something, it’s gonna go her way. (she snagged him, didn’t she?) He absolutely loves it when she throws off all of her inhibitions and goes on a night run across the rooftops. He can’t keep up with her when she’s elevated. The sky is her playground, and it makes her look even more angelic to him. He adores the way she speaks to him and holds him when he’s feeling stressed. She’s so soothing and comforting, and she won’t let him go until he asks.

Lucio: She loves his energy and excitement. He's not the smartest pickle in the jar, but he can match her when it comes to being active. Running races, playing sexy hide-and-seek, sparring...he's the only person in the world who can wear her out. And he has been the most encouraging person to her. His wonder and awe when he watches her do magic makes her feel as awesome as he says she is. And he loves it when she reads one of her new stories to him. He sits there, riveted by the images she's weaving with her words.

Lucio loves how completely and utterly kind she is to him. She actually listens to him and encourages him, believes in him. No one has ever done that before.

Imalia loves everything about Asra. She loves how beautiful his magic is. Watching him cast leaves her utterly spellbound. The glowing swirls, the glittering lights, the musical trills his magic makes. It is unlike anything Imalia has ever experienced. She loves how she can talk about anything and Asra immediately seems to understand. Magical theories, sacred geometry and leylines, blessed and cursed artifacts, enchantments, ancient incantations...he is just as invested and curious as she. She can teach him a new spell and he can get it right almost immediately as well as understand it. And he is the most calming presence she could be around. If her anxiety is flaring up or if she had a particularly nasty nightmare, Asra can calm her down within minutes.

Asra loves how giving and encouraging Imalia is. She spends so much time learning new things only to turn around and share her knowledge with even more enthusiasm. She simply can't keep knowledge to herself. And she would gladly give her life to save someone she loves.

3. What things about their LI annoy them?

Julian: He can still be a spastic dumbass. And sometimes he will go on these long tirades about how he just doesn't deserve to be with her. She will let him get his grievances out, and then calmly explain WHY he is wrong. And he has this really annoying habit of leaving his dirty socks right beside the laundry hamper. And Julian tends to leave cups of cold, unfinished coffee just lying around the place. As for Azalea herself, she tends to think that he doesn't always understand what she is talking about, so she will spend too much time re-explaining a concept he already knows. And sometimes she can be a little to micro-managey when it comes to stuff around the shop.

Lucio: As above, spastic dumbass. He also has absolutely NO idea or sense of money management. And he can be lazy. And if she's spending too long on her shop's expenses/cleaning, or if she's reading and not paying enough attention to him, Lucio will start to whine and flop around like a little kid. Azalea herself still has a few trust issues with Lucio on certain things like money. He’s so used to lavish things and sometimes needs reminding that Azalea’s shop doesn’t bring in THAT kind of revenue. Azalea KNOWS Lucio doesn’t understand what she’s talking about sometimes, so the re-explaining isn’t so bad. But it does bore Lucio. He can’t help but feel put-out with Azalea’s micro-managing. He wishes she would just sell the shop and move them back into the Palace since she is Court Magician.

Asra still likes to run off on his own without giving any specifics about where/what he's doing. The running off is fine, but Imalia would at least like an idea of what he's planning. Just in case he might need some help. Her worst fear is for him to get in trouble and need her, but she isn't there.

4. Who does what chores?

Julian: Azalea handles the cooking, laundry, and cleaning the floors. Julian handles the dusting (putting that height to good use!) and the dishes. They both do random little fix-its around the shop, but Azalea is better at it since she had spent three years randomly alone. Azalea loves Julian's expressions when she climbs on the roof and hangs upside down to fix a shingle or the shop’s sign. He’s trying to catch a glimpse of his favorite boob.

Lucio: (assuming he is no longer Count and lives with her at the shop) OMG this lazy bum. It took Azalea a while to get him used to the idea of washing his own clothes, and even longer to teach him how to do it right. She still takes care of cooking (he is NOT allowed!) and the floors, but they share dusting duty. And she taught him how to fix things. The first time he got a chair to stop wobbling, she had to stop him from throwing open the windows and yelling "I AM THE FIX-IT KING!!!" to the entire neighborhood. She also gave him a job as shop courier. He needed to learn how to earn his living. Also took him a while to figure out how to deliver orders without breaking anything. 😒

Well, Imalia has servants at her estate, so she doesn't really NEED to do any chores. But she's not the lazy type, and will at the very least cook for herself and the entire household. She likes seeing their faces when they taste her latest atroci-uh dish. In seriousness, she's a pretty decent cook. Asra will usually gather reagents and ingredients they will need in their magical research. As far as household chores, he keeps the windows clean. He loves how the sunlight filters in through the stained glass.

5. Do they prefer to stay at home, or do they like to go out?

Julian: Being the working stiffs they are, they will usually stay at home. But a few times a week they will head down to the Rowdy Raven for a good time, or visit with their friends. Azalea does eventually become Imalia's apprentice again and gets tutored three times a week; they will usually go out somewhere as a group afterward.

Lucio: Lucio, being the exhausting booger he is, has to go out and mingle with people. So they will typically go out when the workday is done. When Azalea becomes Imalia's apprentice again, Lucio is encouraged to do ANYTHING else but come along. (Imalia and Lucio dated for three years, and that ended badly; so she tries to steer clear of him) It doesn't always work, however, because Lucio is nosy and he remembers how well Imalia's head-of-household Ben made desserts.

Since she and Asra both like to travel, they typically go out somewhere. Even if they stay at home they will be traveling the Magical Realms.

6. What are some little things they do for each other throughout the day?

Julian: She will make him coffee and prepare him lunch to take to the clinic with him. She will leave him little notes in the lunch telling him how amazing he is and how much she loves him. If he is working late, she brings him dinner. He will tie little notes to Malak's leg for her to receive, or bring her flowers when he gets off work. He has also become the new bearer-of-pumpkin bread. When he gets home, she will sit him down in a chair and give him a shoulder and back rub or draw him a nice hot bath.

Lucio: She keeps a full cookie jar for him. She keeps the pantry stocked with food he likes and will cook it just perfect for him. She also whispers dirty little nothings in his ear and will give him sneaky butt pinches. He needs to know he's wanted, after all! If his prosthetic is bothering him, she will help soothe the irritation. He will give her random shoulder rubs and neck nibbles and will make sure Corva's food and water are always full. He also likes to blow most of his money on random gifts for her.

She will paint Asra's nails while telling him lots of "no shit, there I was" stories. Smoking green with him while reading, going on long walks with him, and constantly praising him. Asra will wash Imalia's hair when they bathe together and give her amazing scalp massages to ease away tension. He also loves to brush her hair and come up with new braid configurations for the top of her head.

7. What are some private jokes they share?

Julian: There was this one time when they were adventuring overseas and they wanted to grab something to eat before they set out to investigate this temple that Imalia had told them about. It was supposed to have this magical jar that could hold a human soul. The only vendor in the town they were in sold this strange grilled fruit on a stick that smelled absolutely awful. They still ate them and it didn't taste too terrible. But it strangely filled them with energy and they made it through the temple just fine. Now when they see kebabs, they look at each other and snicker. Also, when they pass a haberdasher and see a nice pirate-style hat, Julian will pass Azalea a quirked eyebrow and grin.

Lucio: Whenever Azalea hears a goat bleat, she will glance to Lucio and snicker because his laugh sounds exactly the same. Lucio will laugh like a madman when Corva will imitate Azalea's frustrated "Fucking hell!" He also taught her how to say "Mama's ass" in his accent. Lucio: "Ey, Corva, what's the solution to this problem?" Corva: "Mama's ass!" Azalea: "OMG!!!" *blush* Corva: "Fucking hell!"

She and Asra have run afoul of a few bandit gangs with the most ridiculous names. So now when they hear of bandits causing trouble, Asra will say "Is it The Fighting Dragon's Blood Macho Men again?" Imalia: *snarfs her drink* "It might be the Serpent's Hand." Asra: *laughs out loud* Faust: ?

8. What are some embarrassing couple stories?

Julian: One time Azalea was bringing him lunch at work, and the thank-you kiss became rather intense. A patient came in, and Julian realized that he had gotten...ahem...excited. He had to come up with a lame excuse to give himself time to calm down.

Lucio: One time he and Azalea were toking up in the loft of the shop when Nadia came in. It was a new strain that was really potent, and Lucio couldn't hide the fact that he was high as hell. When he tried to follow Azalea down the stairs, he lost his balance and tumbled the rest of the way down, ending up in a pile at Nadia's feet. He instantly blurted out in a loud exaggerated whisper: "Azzie, don't tell Noddy that I'm high!!" Nadia: "Don't worry Lucio, I will never find out." Lucio: "Good. Hey, Azzie, are we gonna screw when she leaves?" Azalea: "....Omg...I am so sorry, Nadia." Nadia: "It's alright, you took him off of my hands after all." (I'd draw this if I could XD)

One time she and Asra started "getting down" in her study. They were so focused on each other that they didn't notice Ben come in and set down a tray of refreshments for them. When they were done, Imalia noticed the tray and said "How long has that been there?" Asra: "I don't know...I swear it wasn't there before...we..." Imalia: "...Shit, Ben, why do you have to be such a ninja?" They couldn't look him in the eye at dinner that night.

9. Is their relationship open or exclusive?

Julian/Lucio: Exclusive. Azalea gives her heart to one person only. Her love envelopes her lover and all she longs for is them. More than one person would feel mediocre and cheap because she would have to divide her love. She loves with everything she is. And it turns out that both Julian and Lucio get really jealous at the thought of sharing her.

Imalia and Asra are exclusive and deeply committed to each other; but they would have a threesome if they met someone who struck both of their fancies. That hasn't happened yet, however.

10. How often do they need to be intimate?

Julian: They need to be intimate at least twice a week. Jobs can be stressful, and they need to relieve that stress. Azalea is all too happy to indulge Julian's desires, and he is happy to service her needs in return. He's amazing at following direction. ^_~

Lucio: Sex is a daily occurrence with them. Rarely, they will have had such an exhausting and busy day that sex just wasn't in the schedule...but rarely. More often than not, it's vanilla sex. But they make an effort to have several spicy sessions a week. There have been weeks where they went at it a little rough at the beginning, and they were too sore to keep up their normal routine. Those were sad weeks.

At the very least they have sex once a week; however sex can happen at the drop of a hat with these two. Anywhere, anytime. The longest sessions happen in the Magical Realms where they can explore and experiment for as long as they want.

11. Have they ever fought?

Julian: Over little things, more than most. Things get tense with two people trying to be in a committed relationship. Something as stupid as “geez, dirty socks on the floor AGAIN?! The laundry basket is right here!” can, unfortunately, escalate into a rather heated argument about something entirely different. But dammit, we are COMMITTED!!! (I’m NOT leaving this bitch/bastard because I LOVE them, and we have been through WAY too much SHIT for something as amorphous as emotions to drive a wedge between us!) Cue some time apart to get their thoughts and emotions together and a very teary-eyed snotty apology.

Lucio: Yeah, mainly over money management. Lucio always thought the word "budget" meant "cheap." He didn't understand that you can't use the money for shop repairs to buy that gaudy cloak he saw in a store window. He also didn't know that shops had to buy the things they sell. He thought store wares just...appeared.

Asra gets irate at the risks Imalia is all too ready to take at a moment's notice. He wants her to stay safe and it's quite hard when she suddenly decides that she has to drain a quarter of her blood as a reagent for a spell that will lift the curse on a village. She thinks that she will be alright since she merged with the Lord of Nightmares. But Asra reminds her that Lon is a chaos goddess and might not save her.

12. Describe their perfect date

Julian: It's been busy at the shop and the clinic, and Azalea and Julian have been wanting a date night for a while now. Azalea closes the shop early and prepares a picnic for the two of them. Meanwhile, Julian closes his clinic and hauls ass down to the Rowdy Raven to pick up a special bottle that he ordered from Barth. He gets back to the shop just as Azalea is tucking everything away in a basket. Arm in arm, the walk to the hidden garden. They spread out a blanket and set everything up. Under the glow of the Deadly Starstrand, they feed each other and enjoy that entire bottle. They giggle and snuggle together, talking about the "remember whens" of their first meeting. Azalea then pins Julian against that crumbling wall and enacts her secret desires of that night long ago.

Lucio: Lucio got permission from Nadia to set up a special rendezvous in the palace garden. (She adores Azalea and helped him come up with the idea) A table with a magnificent spread was set out for them with a chilled Golden Goose. They spent the evening laughing and talking, Lucio telling Azalea stories of his past glories. Azalea confesses that she didn't think much of herself or her talent until he came into her life. Lucio spends a while kissing up and down the length of Azalea's arms, showering her with praise. He then takes her up to his old wing via the portal in the garden and gives her the full Count experience. ^_~

There is a meteor shower tonight. Imalia sets up a tent (looks small, but is huge inside) in a clearing in the Dark Forest that has all the trappings. A magician's feast, different types of drinks and wine, and big fluffy bed covered in tons of vibrantly colored pillows. Outside, they lay in the grass and stargaze. Imalia tells Asra the history and mythology behind the constellations overhead and what significance they have to different kinds of magicians and mages. Asra already knows all this, but he loves to hear Imalia talk. They watch the shooting stars flit by overhead, and both exclaim when a particularly bright one passes by or makes a loud popping sound. They then retreat into the tent where they eat and weave light magic in the air to entertain each other. Then Asra pulls out a stick of that special incense and the rest of the night is spent rolling in those pillows.

13. Do they have an evening routine?

Julian: When they are home for the night, Azalea will make some tea for them and Julian will pick out a good book. They will sit and read together for a while before drawing a hot lavender bath. They will wash each other and cuddle until the water gets cold. Then a cup of chamomile before going to bed. Fun times may occur at this point.

Lucio: Azalea will spend some time teaching Lucio how to read for as long as she can keep his attention. She will then reward him with some intimate time followed by the lavender bath. She will pour him a glass of wine and tea for herself, and they will talk and tell each other jokes and stories until they fall asleep.

They don't really have a routine; the only routine thing about their evenings is the fact that they go to sleep. They are usually working on experiments together, exploring, reading, drinking, or playing games.

14. Describe a "paid scene" with your character and their LI

Julian: Julian and Azalea are getting ready to attend a soiree at the palace. Azalea helps Julian button his cuffs and slips in some sweet kisses to his wrists. She then tells him to hold his arms up and don't move. She slowly buttons up his shirt, leaving smoldering kisses up his chest as she fastens each button. Julian is a blushing mess, each kiss making him hotter and hotter. When she closes the final button at his neck, she gives him a mischievous love bite right below his collar. She then tells him to help her fasten the back of her dress. He gets a wicked glint in his eye and does as she says, but throwing in a little bit of the temperature magic she had been teaching him. Icy touches make her shudder while hot touches make her groan. He finishes off with a blazing kiss to her shoulder which he drags up her neck and ends with a playful nip to her earlobe.

Lucio: An aerial dancing troupe had performed in the palace earlier that evening. Azalea talked to Nadia and got the troupe to leave their rigs up. The room seems to be littered with draping curtains and ropes. Azalea easily coaxes Lucio into the room and ties a blindfold around his eyes. She tells him to count to ten and then come find her. He does as she asks, but pouts when all he can see are the curtains and ropes swaying. He creeps around each one, listening for her. He hears her giggle and sees some of the curtains move. He dashes forward to find her, but she isn't there. She leads him around the room like this for a good while until finally she spins down from one of the curtains and hangs upside-down in front of him. She gives him that classic Raimi Spider-Man upside-down kiss. He asks her what else she can do from that angle. She replies by sensuously touching him while swaying from the fabric. Eventually, all riled up, he plucks her down from there and hurries off with her to her room.

Imalia tells Asra that she respects the Arcana, but doesn't really hold much reverence towards them since they seem rather useless to her. Asra pulls out his deck and offers to give her a reading. Imalia sighs, but agrees. He lays out three cards and flips one. Just as he suspected, it's The Empress upright. He listens to the card and tells her what it says. "Of all the opportunities you've had, there is one you have wanted more than any other. It scares you, but it's embedded so far down inside you that it's part of who you are. You want more than anything to be a mother." Imalia starts, her face turning a deep red. "It's expected of you," Asra continues, "so a large part of you wants to reject the idea. The idea pins you down to your royal bloodline. But that isn't why you want it. You want it because you want to share the bond that you had with your father with a child of your own. You want to teach them, encourage them, and watch them grow into something amazing." He puts the cards away and looks at her mischievously. "What do you think of the Arcana now?" Imalia grimaces and says "I think they talk too much."

15. Would they go on a double date?

Definitely! Azalea/Julian and Azalea/Lucio have gone on double dates with Imalia/Asra many times! (However, with Azalea/Lucio, Imalia and Lucio typically end up trying to outdo each other with stories of their badassery)

16. Who pops the question?

Julian: They propose to each other!! They both wanted it, knew they did, but weren’t exactly sure how to go about it. They snuck around each other (the only time in their relationship that this happens) and bought rings. Then, on the night each had planned, Julian goes to the kitchen to make them tea and get the ring he’d bought. When he turns around, Azalea is already kneeling in front of him with the ring she’d bought. He’s flabbergasted, and kinda numbly holds out his ring. The next day was full of them guffawing and telling the story to everyone else.

Lucio: He did. It was not at all what Azalea was expecting. She always thought he would propose at a party, in front of everyone in Vesuvia. But no...he waited until they were alone and comfortable, lounging in the grass of the palace garden. He just...asked her. No flourishes, no showy display. As for the ring...he did really well. It wasn't some huge gaudy thing that wouldn't look right on her at all. It was a simple silver band with three gorgeous moonstones set on it. He really thought about what she would like.

She does. They are on holiday together in Nopal during the Painted Daisy Festival. While sitting next to each other at a bonfire, Imalia stands up. She proclaims that she has had the vast fortune of traveling the world, having many adventures, performing great deeds, and teaching some of the brightest minds the world has ever seen. But it all pales in comparison to the person she has fallen in love with. She simply can't see herself doing anything greater than spending her life with him. She kneels down in front of him and produces a golden ring etched in magical runes. She says that he has been there longer than anyone else in her life. Would he mind keeping that bad habit up for a while longer? Say, forever?

17. Describe the wedding

Julian: It takes place at the Palace (at Nadia's insistence). Julian is a nervous wreck, thinking that surely Azalea will change her mind and leave him standing at the altar. Portia smacks sense into him, reminding him that she was part of Azalea's bridal party and had JUST seen her. Imalia is Azalea's maid-of-honor, and is bossing people around like a drill sergeant, accompanied by Mazelinka; they wanted to make sure Azalea could just enjoy this day and not be bothered by the minutiae. When Azalea walks down the aisle, she is a glittering spectacle of white pearls, moonstones, crystals, and feathers from Corva. (she had been saving Corva's shed feathers for this occasion). When they exchange vows, Corva perches on Julian's shoulder, and Malak on Azalea's. They present them with the rings. Que smooches and a hell of a reception with lots of table dancing!

Lucio: Same as above, at the Palace. Nadia and Azalea arranged everything, but kept Lucio's tastes very close in mind. Azalea wanted a nice wedding, but not anything as huge as the Masquerade. The palace was littered with white roses and moonflowers. Imalia actually tended to Lucio in this one. His mother was invited and actually showed up, which made Lucio nervous as hell. Imalia assured him that everything was going to go smoothly, and if Morga did anything, Imalia would do something worse. Despite her choice of groom, Azalea was still her best friend and this day was going to go PERFECTLY. Down the aisle, Azalea was escorted by Mercedes and Melchior. They looked amazing, all clad in white. Azalea’s dress was the same as above, but she actually wore diamonds (even though she hates them). The rings were tied to M&M's collars...which could have been a horrible decision if the dogs got riled up, but Imalia had Balthazaar at the ready to pursue and snatch, should that happen. With the final kiss, sealing the deal, M&M tore out of the sanctuary to chase birds. The reception was a big party, just like Lucio wanted. He never left Azalea's side for a moment, showing her off to everyone in the kingdom.

She and Asra elope. Something to spring on Azalea randomly. XD Plus, Imalia is exhausted with royal and court life; arranging a royal wedding would cause so much headache, and she just knew she would be sending a few nobles to the infirmary with their murmurs about Asra's social standing. Better to just say "Oh, by the way, this is the person I married. Suck it."

18. Any babies?

Julian: Two kids: Nora and Rylen. They both inherit Azalea's premature greying so they enchant their hair like their mother. Auburn at the roots, but Nora's fades into gold. Rylen's fades into deep green. Nora is tall and has the same proclivity for acrobatics that her mother does. She also has a tendency to get into fights. Rylen is shorter and is a bookworm who wants to be a doctor like his father.

Lucio: Two kids: Darien and Etoile. As with the previous two, they inherit Azalea's greying. But they don't enchant their hair. They both like how the blonde roots fade into silver at the ends. Darien is a sweet kid who is just really unlucky. He gets into jams, his magic goes wild, and he tends to lose important things. This is due to whatever deal Morga made when Lucio was a baby. Etoile is an overachiever who is headstrong and bulletproof like her father. She inherits Azalea's smarts which makes her even worse as far as being headstrong because she is, unfortunately, always correct. She does deeply care for her older brother, however, and will knock someone out if they mess with him. She ends up helping him with his crappy luck by making him MANY good luck charms to counteract. The two of them become an adventuring duo, furthering magical research and discovery.

She and Asra have one child (at first; I want to create two more), a daughter named Celestia (Lessie). She is slightly darker of skin tone, with Asra's beautiful white hair and Imalia's crimson eyes. She is coy and mischievous, but can also turn on a dime into a yelling ball-buster. She is best friends with Azalea's kids (both versions) and they get into all sorts of trouble together. She is very good at inventing new magic spells. Mainly good for pranks. She eventually follows in her mother's footsteps and becomes a Magister as well as a potential heir to the throne of Seiruun.

19. Do they stay in Vesuvia, or eventually move somewhere else?

Julian/Lucio: Vesuvia is home. It's where her heart is and it's where she learned all of her greatest lessons in life. She could never leave.

Imalia and Asra set up a portal to Imalia's home country of Seiruun. They have dual citizenship there, and Asra is given the title of Prince since he married Sairuun's only Princess. As such, they have to make appearances at court functions. But Vesuvia is home. Until (or if ever) Queen Dreen Suval has children of her own, Celestia is named the heir to the throne of Seiruun.

20. Talk about that family life. What's it like?

Julian: Azalea continues to run the shop and Julian his clinic. But since the family got so large, they had to move out of the loft and buy a house (they found a nice one close by). Azalea teaches Nora and Rylen how to make potions and tinctures, as well as nurture their magical talents. Rylen wants to be like his father, so Julian takes him on as his apprentice at his clinic and teaches him everything he knows. Azalea has to come to get Nora from the guards after she gets into fights on a somewhat regular basis. She decides that Nora should get a proper "schooling" from Imalia. So Imalia keeps Nora nice and busy and helps her channel her energy to more productive means than fighting. Meals are always spent together as a family.

Lucio: Azalea continues to run the shop, and Lucio actually steps up to help in raising Darien and Etoile. They move into a fancy house. Morga steps in every so often and insists on taking the children out on hunts. When she sees how horrible Darien's luck is, she spends more attention on Etoile. Azalea isn't pleased with this. So she makes Darien her helper and apprentice at the shop and teaches him ways to counter his awful luck. Etoile is the one who figures out exactly what he needs and makes him a LOT of luck charms. They need to be re-energized every so often, but they seem to do the trick and Darien's true potential starts to shine. Morga is forced to eat her words on one hunt when he slays a bear larger than any Morga has ever seen. She begins to piece together Darien's condition and realizes who is actually at fault. Her. So she sets about to rid Darien of the curse of bad luck. Lucio and Azalea love spending time with their kids, reading, telling stories, and playing with magic. Meals are a family event with everyone taking part.

Imalia tries her best not to dote on Celestia, but she just can't help it sometimes. The child is so amazing, and she loves how much like Asra she is. She and Asra take her on family trips the the Magical Realms and help her construct her own Magical Gateway. Asra introduces her to several of the Arcana, and the Magician absolutely adores her. At one point, Celestia manages to slip into the Devil's realm and paints a penis on the frozen Arcana's face. Imalia is immensely proud when Celestia agrees to take on the massive responsibility of becoming heir to Sairuun, but she doesn't put off her education either. Through her own effort and hard work, she becomes a Magister.

BONUS. Petnames.

Azalea calls Julian "Beautiful Beanpole" and "my darling doctor" and Julian calls Azalea "Angel," "darling," and "dearest"

Azalea calls Lucio "Hot Stuff" and "babe" and Lucio calls her "Azzie" (sounds like Ozzy) and "baby"

Imalia calls Asra "Starlight." Asra calls Imalia "Professor." Imalia also calls Lucio "Shitiot" (Shit/Idiot)

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