#she might be a kleptomaniac. no one's really sure

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Coral cave act 1&2 mix playing in the bg

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

Other theories I have about the conclusion to the Meursault arc, in no particular order and in varying degrees of conviction and likelihood:

Dazai believes he is not going to make it out of the prison and in fact thinks he is going to die. He says that he will make sure Sigma gets out but doesn't mention himself. Says his goal isn't to escape but to kill Dostoevsky. He's also being weirdly open about his emotions. Mind you, I think it would be odd if he were to actually die in this arc given that it doesn't make a lot of sense to me character-wise but. Idk.

Dostoevsky is not going to die this arc. Look, we still know nothing about him! I feel he's a much bigger threat than Fukuchi and that we're just barely scratching the surface with him. We know nothing about his ability, nothing about the V connection, nothing about what he's been setting up for apparently longer than most of the younger cast have been active. It can't end like this for him. In fact, he's the only one I'm adamant won't be killed in this arc.

Gogol is the true wildcard and may end up as a spanner in the works - he says he wants Dostoevsky dead but when Dazai or Chuuya or both gain the upper hand, he sways events to give Fyodor an advantage while brushing it off with "it's more interesting and entertaining like this". The real reason is that he doesn't actually want him dead at all. At the same time, I wonder if he might find Sigma and try to work with him to get the info he wanted. I seem to recall he wanted information on what Fyodor's ability was. Gogol is on no one's side. Let him be chaotic.

Sigma will manage to extract the information from Fyodor - as he cannot kill ability users with his own ability. Based on that one theory that Crime and Punishment only works on non-ability users, hence why Fyodor tricked Ace into killing himself and shot Catgirl with a gun. I wonder if Sigma, spurred on by a new burst of confidence, will take some initiative, figure it out (he's quite intelligent, actually, so I wouldn't put it past him), and get the information he needs.

Chuuya deflected the bullet shot at Catgirl so that it drew blood but did not kill her. Or Catgirl froze time long enough to make a plan with Chuuya. (*sob* i just don't want her to be dead)

They are able to use the info Sigma got to send it back to the Agency, thus wrapping up the DoA arc. However, Dostoevsky has gotten away, which means the four of them - Dazai, Sigma, Chuuya and Catgirl - need to go on a chaotic manhunt/road trip to find him. Chuuya is driving. He is livid at Dazai and is giving him the silent treatment while turning on the radio in the car with music he knows will annoy him. Dazai is shoved in the backseat between Sigma and Catgirl, pouting. Catgirl is revealed to be a kleptomaniac who keeps stealing stuff from them and all the places they stop at. She's not even supposed to be there she just enjoys the drama and the vibes. And poor Sigma does not want this at all but he has some moments where he and Chuuya get to talk and that's somewhat civil. Maybe they end up recruiting Adam for assistance. This makes no sense. :)

Gogol saves Dostoevsky because he doesn't really want him dead. This sends him into a crisis where he becomes more and more volatile and unpredictable. Terrible road-trip #2 electric boogaloo. Gogol keeps trying to kill him and becomes erratic, poisoning his drink, brandishing a knife, holding him at gunpoint. He tries to strangle him but cannot follow through. Fyodor does not care because for as long as Gogol's attachment exists, Fyodor is in control. Gogol knows that for as long as his attachment exists, he can never be free. I am aware this sounds like a screwed up fanfic premise. I want angst. :)

Dostoevsky put something in place for Chuuya on the off-chance that he managed to escape the brainwashing. There's no real evidence for this other than I think it makes some sense that Fyodor would have an emergency measure in place. Perhaps access to misleading information that might make him question things? Idk. Fyodor plays the long game. I want some real effects on the cast.

Got anything to add? :D

[17mujipens]

the dragon prince season 5 live thoughts:

the way Rayla constantly has the weight of the world and her parents and her personal relationship and then the world again on her shoulders is insane

Terry is bf goals, he really saw his girl having a meltdown and was like here are some nice textures. autism wins again

Callum really was like ‘my girl can commit any crime she wants :)’

that little bug elf person is so scary for no reason

loooove the dragon designs. like every time we see a dragon i’m fascinated

im so glad that in-universe people understand that Ezran is just a kid. like its heartbreaking but i’m glad it is discussed

side note but Corvus and Soren are def fucking and Corvus is not proud of it

i love how everyone is experiencing trauma and Rayla and Callum are in some second chance romance fluffy story

THEYRE SO CUTEEEE

VIREN mindscape

that scene between King Harrow and Viren genuinely has me hyperventilating

oh Harrow is that bird for sure for sure

oh to have a partner as dedicated to your success as Terry….

baby Soren is such a sweetie!!!!! im gonna cry

oh even more beautiful dragons

i totally forgot that Aarovos whispered something to the previous queen and now that intrigue is back

i feel like i gotta stop saying something every time Terry does/says something incredibly sweet because we’ll be here for so long

they keep reiterating how important family is to Viren and i mean it’s not a necessarily new characteristic but it’s more intense now. like the way morality doesn’t exist when it concerns them. before it was all for power and now its all for them and it doesn’t matter that Soren is on the ‘enemy’ side so it has me thinking that something is going to happen to one of his children that will. result in either Viren’s self sacrifice or his betrayal of Aarovos

Amaya and Janai are so so real

OMG baby Claudia!

Callum and Rayla’s frustration over being forbidden from going to Lux Area is hilarious, especially how Callum gave a freaking illustration shdjjdbdb

Aunt Amaya is a real one

oh i just knooow Karim’s storyline is going to be so so messy

also this made me think. like what the fuck do you even do after you get banished. like where do you go

Claudia and Viren sinking and saving each other is mirrored is just muah delicious

Soren running away terrified Viren but Claudia turning out just like him is scaring him even more

Claudia is my wet cat pathetic but also op character

some eye of sauron shit in Lux Aurea

the nerd elf is so cute and way too innocent for all this bullshit

Aunt Amaya is a real one pt. 2

omg. didn’t i say Karim’s story is going to be insane

i feel like Amaya’s monologue about love is going to be so heartbreaking in a few episodes

i’m usually a throwback montage hater but this one is so cute and sweet and it really highlights just how much they’ve grown and how far these two have come

Stella is a little kleptomaniac. sweetie.

Karim is constantly misunderstanding things because of his own biases. like how he thought the Janai wouldn’t fight because he came to the conclusion that the throne doesn’t matter to her because she didn’t lead like he wanted her to. and now he thinks that what Sol Regem needs is sight when what he actually needs is hope

the ‘i would do anything for you’ is sounding scary in the context of we just heard that that’s what started Viren’s descend into darkness

the library fight sequence is great, always fun to see their different fighting styles and how the cooperate

but it also gave me so much anxiety because Amaya is exactly the character that’s important and beloved enough that the writers might decide to make her infected so we all suffer

Dragon Queen to the rescue!!! oh how powerful dragons are…

why are u always leaving Bait behind :( he’s just a baby :(

NO I SPOKE TOO SOON!!! AMAYAAA

AND CORVUS TOO??????? agony and pain in Xadia

oh and i totally forgot about the Queen herself!!!!

oh Viren’s brain is doing a full reset

EZRAN YOU SWEETHEART <33333

i’m obsessed with Tina already. her design and her grumpy old woman attitude

oh Terry and Claudia you will always be famous to me

Akiyu and Lujanne would be besties

‘ when your mind is telling you to speak, instead you must listen’ LMAO

i know this Bloodhuntress is evil, they even say this out loud but… she’s kinda hot, yeah?

im really hoping that they find some way to cure the dragon queen. we don’t need to preteen kings

that boat set up is terrifying. and way too similar to Charon to be comfortable

bright hope cove…or scumport

this made me realise how much i just need at least a short story or something on Rayla years alone

this is such a fun setting. i have a soft spot for these types of towns in stories

i NEED the reaction pic someone already should have made of Ezran and Bait after Finnegran announced the ship’s price

omg pirate return!!

Claudia my girl who is worse <3

baby glow toads are 80% eye and 20% body lol

oh another return appearance!! i hope Nyx’ll bring some interpersonal drama

yeah, and she’s already pushing Callum’s buttons lol

damn, Soren is strong as hell, swimming in armour

oof i think she shouldn’t trust Miyana, wasn’t she Karim’s lover?

now that i see the Bloodhuntress in daylight, i have to say im not a fan of her colour scheme BUT powers are so cool visually, this whole fight sequence is amazing

Callum is just so powerful… i feel like we forget it sometimes but he is the first human mage to use any primal magic and the scale of the spells he’s using here is just insane

ITS A FUCKING HERMIT CRAB?????

oh god seeing Anaya in pain and despair is somehow worse than anyone else. and seeing her grief turn into anger muah chefs kiss

why is this y-7 show giving me anxiety. i literally started watching this to relax and think about interesting fantasy concepts what’s all this!!

oh shit this intro has Callum in it. shits about to hit the fan

i feel like that sea shanty has to have some deeper meaning. i hope it’s not that they’re going to drown our heroes

WHY IS THERE TORTURE IN HERE!!!!

don’t get me wrong i’m a tragedy enjoyer, i should know that by now but holy shit i just wasn’t emotionally prepared for all this

Soren, himbo of all time

Finnergrin is a great character to contrast our heroes actually and push them over

HES FREEZING HER BLOOD

oh Callum :( i love those moments where his anger boils over but i also love how they show how that scares him

Finnegrin is putting Rayla in mortal danger…i HOPE Callum goes feral

oh yeah this is some serious levelling up!!! Go Callum!!!

Soren, sweetheart :( he really saw this wood man get treated like trash, recognised it and at great personal cost helped him free himself :) using his daddy issues for the greater good

oh wow that greater good is apparently killing! slay

i feel like i gotta say something about Callum using dark magic to free himself but god that’s just plain heavy

oh Zubeia is still grieving and she’s just going on for her kid :(((

it’s day 30, damon what a way to up the already high stakes

Ezran was so sure that the prison being underwater would stump them but they figured it out so quick

my one thing is, this is open sea, if they’re even approximately at the same place, shouldn’t they have seen each other?

Aaravos really says every single sentence like it’s some dirty talk. like bro is saying something about borrowing consciousness or whatever with the same voice u usually hear say some shit like ‘oh you like that?’

finally Claudia and Callum and Ezran meeting! the way she truly believes that the ends justify the means and that all that dark magic hasn’t had its affect on her… wow

OUR CHILD? this whole monologue has me in hysterics

also because like…if he didn’t say anything, and was just like ‘kill this homunculus and your life will be restored’ Viren probably would have done it

i fear that ultimately, Viren will be too little too late for Claudia. because while he turned into who he is while an adult, Claudia was raised to be like this. so if he tries to change her, it’d be a betrayal to her

yeah, see Claudia is even more extreme than her father. because she has nothing else besides him, there is not status or prestige, or brother, or anyone else. it’s just her and him

fucking hell, i KNEW Miyana wasn’t to be trusted!

i think Karim will have a devastating win in s6, but it’ll be short lived, because like i said before he lacks critical thinking

what the hell is this mushroom mage and how soon can he help us retake Lux Aurea

what the fuck did he mean by ‘swallow’

Claudia is literally destroying herself in her quest. like we know that dark magic is detrimental to not only your physical but also your mental health, like we saw with Viren, and Claudia’s hair, but now literally her leg is gone. how far will she go?

side note: i think that because Viren reset, that’s why all his mentality and soul came back and that’s why his morals are so much stronger than we ever saw them?

OH THATS JUST A CRAZY INSANE CRUEL PLACE TO FINISH THE SEASON WOW

[irbcallmefynn]

Hit my posting limit so I shall use this to update my pinned!

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[starry-arii0]

lee & lovie

pairing: pope heyward x black!fem reader 

notes.... jonathan davis is one fine ass man and the fact that i can only find like 5 Pope fics in comparison to the 10,000 jj fics is kinda crazy so i’d like to change that, disclaimer this is my first story so please bare with me... comments and criticisms are very much appreciated 

synopsis: A fun summer with the people she loved that's all Aaliyah wanted this summer she didn’t ask for wildgoose chases, treasure maps, or running around The Outer Banks like the damn Scooby-Doo Gang

“We’re the pogues, and our mission this summer is to have a good time, all the time.”

John B stood on the rooftop of the semi constructed house putting one foot in front of the other as if he was about to walk on a balance beam like a damn idiot. “That’s what, a three-story fall to the deck? I give you about a one-in-three chance of survival.” Pope’s comment caused Aaliyah to turn around taking her focus away from the beautiful horizon. “Mmmmm I’ll make that a one-in-four chance.” Aaliyah’s snide remark caused Pope to roll his eyes. “Hm. Should I do it?” John B contemplated, sticking his finger in his mouth testing the wind as if he was actually going to attempt it. ”Yeah, jump. I’ll shoot you on the way down” Pope cheered on his stupidity, the girl scrunched up her face and looked at him as if he was insane. ”Please don’t.” Aaliyah said, trying to dilute the idiocracy unfolding in front of her with reason. “They’re gonna have Japanese toilets with towel warmers.” The information Kiara relayed surprised no one as she walked out of the house, JJ replied with, “Of course they are. Why wouldn’t they?” Kiara peers over at Aaliyah to see her slight stressed and looks up at John B, “Can you please not kill yourself?”She says as if it was just a slight suggestion. “Don’t spill that beer.” JJ warns, “I’m not giving you another one.”

As if on cue, John B drops the beer and Aaliyah just so happened to be in the splash zone. The girl gasped as she felt droplets of the lukewarm liquid spray her face. John B groaned as he looked down at the remnants of his splattered beer while Pope laughed at both John B and Aaliyah’s reactions to the whole scene. The group’s fun soon had to be put on hold as they saw the security car pull up the driveway. The group ran, dodged, and ducked around the two security guards while laughing as they made their escape to JB’s van. At the sight of the fence Aaliyah groaned, hiking up her maxi skirt as she prepared to jump the fence with Pope right behind her. “I thought you would’ve known by now to not wear those long skirts when you’re hanging around with us Princess.” Pope teased Aaliyah, finding it comical watching her prepare for the jump knowing that she didn’t wanna rip yet another one of her skirts. The girl simply just rolled her eyes having no comeback knowing that what Pope was saying was true but she would never admit that. She jumped the fence Pope and JJ following right after. Aaliyah laughed as Pope fell to the ground not even bothering to help him. The moment was short lived as JJ soon came to help the boy up while laughing, “Get up, Pope, fatso’s coming.” As the trio made it into the safety of JB’s van Kiara and Aaliyah scolded the boys as they taunted the security guard worried that they might send the poor man into cardiac arrest.

“The Outer Banks, Paradise on Earth. It’s the sort of place where you either have two jobs or two houses. Two tribes, one island….. The Pogues that’s us…”

“That’s JJ, my best friend since the third grade. He’s about as local as they come…. Best surfer I know. Just don’t tell him I said that. Mild kleptomaniac and future tax cheat.”

“And that’s Kiara, or Kie, as we call her. And when she’s not saving turtles, or listening to Marley, or getting a dolphin tattoo, she hangs out with us. I’m not really sure why, though. She’s a rich kid, actually. Foot in both worlds… Guess we all sort of have a thing for her, except for Pope but more on that later.”

“And that’s Pope, the brains of the operation. Finalist for the Lucas T. Vanderhorst Merit Scholarship. And the smartest person I know. Little bit of a weirdo… He was a Pogue, just like the rest of us.”

“And this one, that’s Aaliyah, Liyah for short. The other brains of the operation and the other smartest person I know. Now unlike us Lia’s an actual Kook Princess. The Kook sweetheart, as we like to call her because unlike the other stuck up pricks on Figure Eight, she is the kindest person you’ll ever meet. The reason may be because her aunt, the sheriff, basically raises her since her parents are always away.

“And that’s me, John Booker Routledge.”

[jade-of-mourning]

guess whooooooo

so I don’t want to be agitating and I noticed you said you’ve been busy but I genuinely do not remember if I sent you an ask recently or if that was a dream?? so if I’ve been bugging you pls just ignore me I will not be offended 😭🙏🏼

the reason for my presence in your inbox today is because I was looking thru the mako tag and saw ur avatar mako snippet. I then began to experience Thoughts and decided you might enjoy if I shared them :33

what I’ve been thinking about is the possible dynamics of this au because. tragic backstory x avatar is something we didn’t quite get w korra because all her Avatar Trauma happened during the show. however,,, mako and bolin got that orphan swag

so for one I wanted to reference one of your older posts about mako and lin having a history across each other at an interrogation table. just imagine how she feels seeing the little brat (who she’s almost certain is zolt’s little prodigy) turn out to be the avatar who she now has to tolerate and work with to protect the city that never gave him shit.

and besides the early momboss and detectiveson feelings (linzin reconciliation?? kyalin reveal????) the other dynamic is just mako and republic city as a whole. this was actually kind of touched on in canon w how korra had to acclimate to the entirely different world of a revolutionizing industrial city, but instead it would be mako learning to cherish the streets that had chewed him up and spat him back out.

another reason this would be cool is bcuz it already happens in the show as well. despite mako’s character being completely abandoned after the love triangle, his becoming a cop kind of shows that he has grown to want to protect his city. being a police officer in the atla-verse means you have a real devotion to your city—under a boss like lin, you just get replaced realll quick if you don’t (eg, those two guys who pissed on mako when varrick framed him for domestic terrorism or whatever was going on there).

it also can’t be only for money, because if it was he would’ve gone back to probending; something he was just indifferent towards. anyway, what I’m trying to say is that somewhere offscreen he had that development in view as he grew to want to protect the city for more reason than that it would keep he and his brother safe. so essentially, in the avatar mako au, he goes through that development earlier, when he’s still a kid.

this would probably also affect his personality. if he was taken care of earlier on, he wouldn’t have stonewalled himself away out of distrust for the rest of the world. so basically he’s a snappy, sarcastic little bitch by canon because he never taught himself to bite his tongue or die—it also parallels him to korra (cough and katara cough) a bit more which I thought was nice.

I just totally lost my train of thought but uhhhhh,,, sorry for the long ask. hope you’re doing okay :)

much love

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HI SNAILON!! i'm sure you saw my very late response but yeah dw you did not hallucinate that ask kjsdffgkjfsdh

anyway!!! i'm enjoying your avatar mako thoughts so much omg. mako and bolin really do got that Orphan Swag:tm: and i do love a good trauma backstory avatar. (still no one could ever compare to korra but shh we all know she's the most superior avatar of all time in our hearts…)

woah i forgot to think about the potential of lin & mako's relationship in the context of the au as a greater entity. aughhhhafjkhafdhk she's probably be pissed as hell at the start; i feel like tiny avatar!mako is absolutely the stiff bitter kleptomaniac sort specifically designed to get on lin beifong's nerves like no one else and that would agiatate her SO MUCH. but i think that over time as she starts to see him for what he really is and sees a little more of the good in his heart, she'll… actually she'll still treat him pretty harshly because now she doesn't like that she sees herself in him, but she has a greater amount of empathy for him and in vulnerable moments, i think that she would actually turn out to be the adult figure that mako would be most willing to seek out, surprisingly.

also yes i'm really excited to explore how mako rekindles an actually kind relationship with this halfway awful city. i really want to steep it in culture and i think i'll project my experiences in taiwan onto it because it's such a place of all time. the idea of hole in the wall restaurants that could not possibly meeting the hygiene standards and the owners are tough and impersonal but also they're the most natural people to be around, and the food is the best you've ever tasted for the cheapest price possible as you hop from sagging overhang to sagging overhand, never sitting down for a full meal but something about the perpetual motion is so comforting. anyway. republic city taiwan allegory. just really want to write about that, roughly.

i agree about the point of cop!mako :P even though i have complicated feelings about his assumption of a role that had been one of the primary institutions that enforced the system of how he and bolin lived as kids, i also think that he views it as a twisted form of redemption for himself as a child that i frankly think he doesn't have to assume moral culpability for, but i also understand that it's the sort of tangible thing that i think a guy like him would need to ever feel worthy enough of living. i have a lot of thoughts about this that i will have to condense into actual words sometime later…

i'm a big fan of mako actually getting to express his salt. i think that canon mako (and bolin, to an extent) takes a great amount of effort to restrain the Absolute Heathen that he was raised as in order to fit in with this impossible to understand high class society. (it's actually a point i'm going to explore in the fic with this version!) but yeah i feel like there's a lot of carefully trained-out language and habits that must exist in both mako and bolin who are trying so hard to not be perceived as the children they were, because their public images are very dependent on the exterior that they put out to the world. they need to be passably proper to get a fanbase which might land them support from higher up people which might land them a sponsorship which might enable their team to actually rise above as underdog which might lead them to win the pot which might let them finally build a lives for themselves. anyway. honestly avatar!mako would absolutely be hypermonitored by tenzin about his vocabulary and habits (coughing at this excerpt i wrote some time back: "He forces his breath to settle in his chest and forces himself to be grateful that he doesn't have a cigarette that he can lose himself in; he doesn't need Tenzin catching one more of his bad habits to take away from him."). but i think that in the presence of korra who will piss him off SO MUCH he won't have the same qualms about trying to fit into high class society because he'll have settled into this actual protection and stability provided to him by adults for the past several years, and he'll allow himself more to slip back into cussing her out with the vehemence of a Trained Asshole. it'd be funny trust.

i dont think i enunciated that very well but i have also had many thoughts on language and habits that mako and bolin forced themselves to eject for the sake of their precarious position in society. i think that it's also an ingrained part of them that when they're older along in life and have more stability, i like to imagine that they might end up casually incorportating back because their lives don't depend on their manners LOL. older mako would be only half the foul-mouth that his younger self was but asami would still be extremely mortified tbh. and bolin would just be COMEDY ohh

[of-thieves-and-witches]

Ethan

Inspired by @ossyserenity

Her heart pounded loudly in her throat as the green vehicle came to an abrupt halt.

" Your residence awaits m'lady" Kevin voiced in an ol timey British renaissance tone with a giant goofy grin on his face.

It seemed fitting at the moment, given how the topic this fine evening together had been Shakespeare. Gwen had been taken aback on his views on the writer, mostly due to the fact she didn't think a guy like him would actually take out the time to read anything that wasn't a car catalogue, but was pleasantly surprised nonetheless.

What was more astonishing was how they both had similar opinions on the playwriter.

He sucked. And they both concurred they could make a better love story than he ever could.

Gwen hadn't heard his comment, she really couldn't over the ringing in her ears.

" uh Gwen? We're in fro.."

" WHAT THE HECK KEVIN?!"

He jumped slightly at her sudden outburst. He thought they were having a good time and now he worried he may have miscalculated.

" uhh what'd ya mean?"

The red head shut her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose. " you call that driving? We almost hit a truck and died!"

" ahhh but we didn't" his tone laced with pride and satisfaction, recalling how he had managed to maneuver out of the way at the right time. It would've been catastrophic but he knew what he was doing, he always did.

Gwen sighed, " there's no way on earth you actually passed a driving test, because I really can't think of any lunatic on earth who would approve this "

Now it's not like she wanted to be mean to him, not after the nice time they had, a great time actually since the third wheel wasn't around and Kevin didn't need to put up his " tough guy who doesn't care about anything" act. But coming face to face with a near death experience , and mind you this wasn't the first time Kevin had been reckless, could make a girl lose her cool.

Kevin straightened up in his seat a little annoyed. Driving was one of the things he was genuinely proud of, beside his ability to con his way out of any situation, and he was not pleased to have that aspect of him be insulted like this.

" first of all Gwendolyn, we're fine. We've always been fine cuz I know what I'm doing. Second of all, I do have a driving license , and instructor was not a lunatic. Sure he had a giant t rex tattoo on his face and a crazed look in his eyes, and he might have believed donkeys were government spyware, but he was NOT a lunatic. Just a little unstable. And a little bit of a kleptomaniac"

Gwen just stared at him wide eyed, not knowing how to respond to that.

" so what I'm hearing is that you don't have a real legally approved driver's license. Which just further proves my point of you not having one."

He narrowed his eyes at her.

" no, I do have state licensed one , I did a test and everything a couple of weeks ago at the DMV as back up. And that instructor was completely sane."

He could see that the anodite still wasn't buying his story , so he pulled out his driver's license from his back pocket and handed it to her, as sort of a " i told you so" moment.

" See , there you go. My license"

Gwen couldn't believe it. He really did have one. She read over the details and it looked legit.

Kevin watched her as her eyes scanned the card, before noticing a smirk forming on her face.

" um Kevin?' she let out, trying to hold back a giggle.

" what?"

" Ethan? really?"

Kevin shrank down in his seat as she chuckled, mentally smacking himself for not thinking this through.

[nocompromise-noregrets]

Barduil Month sneak peeks part 8!

I've posted all the ones that got more than one vote in the poll, so now I'm going to post a couple of my favourites - one now and one later. First up we have the fairytale AU, in which I attempt to shoehorn everyone into the Cinderella story... :D Featuring Tilda the wannabe kleptomaniac...

Sigrid broke the red wax seal on the back of the envelope and drew out a card, just as heavy and beautifully-lettered, and she read it out loud.

“Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm, being desirous of making suitable matches for his son and daughter, invites all those of marriageable age and noble birth to a Masked Ball on Midsummer Eve.” She paused, eyes wide and eyebrows raised. “And then it’s got my name on it, and ‘with chaperone’. I suppose that’s you, Da, but…but me? I’m hardly ‘of noble birth’, really, not at this point. We’re all just skivvies for the Master.”

“Our great-great-however-many-times-Granda was still Lord of Dale,” Bain pointed out, and Sigrid sighed.

“I can’t possibly go,” she said, “I haven’t a single nice dress. Or nice shoes. We’ll just have to send my apologies, although how on earth we’re going to do that when we haven’t any nice notepaper, I don’t know.”

“I can get some from the Master’s study,” suggested Tilda, “he’ll never notice me running in and out.”

“No need, kitten,” said Bard. “Sig, you can wear one of your Mam’s dresses, they’re still packed away in the cupboard.”

“If they fit me,” said Sigrid, “and if they’re even remotely in style, and if the moths haven’t got to them.” She sighed despondently, but then a tiny smile began to creep across her face. “Although can you imagine? A ball, in the palace in the Woodland Realm…”

“If you want to go,” said Bard, “we’ll make sure you can.”

“We can always make you a dress,” said Tilda, “the Master has lots of silks and velvets that he never wears, he’d never notice if one or two of them fell out of his wardrobe.”

“No, Til,” said Sigrid firmly. “We’ll work something out. Hilda might have something to spare that we can do something with.”

The rest of this one will be coming along on Sunday! In the meantime, come and join us at @bi-widower-dads for a whole month of the Bi Widower Dads (other interpretations are available)!

[msm-tsotmw]

So we're still in the middle of nowhere, Toorie's staring off into the distance and Mondo's just curled up in fetal position in the boat hatch. Probably because of what happened with her earlier-and with me butting into their conversation.

Maybe You Should Apologize. He Looked Really Embarrassed When You Said That ...

What? They were being really-

Really What ?

He's HORRIBLE at-

Horrible At What ?

That was really cheesy, and-

And?

I-

(Sprigg ponders for a moment.)

You know what? You have a point. Maybe I SHOULD say sorry.

You DID Do That For No Apparent Reason ...

(Sprigg looks back at the boat hatch. After a few minutes—and what feels like the loudest silence—they finally open it.)

..Hey, uh, Mondo?

yea

I'm, uhh... sorry for butting into your conversation with Toorie earlier.

eh dw about it no need to apologize

Yeah, but. I kinda did that for no reason. At all. I'm sorry, whenever I'm trying to do something and some others are doing something REALLY MUSHY, I get ticked off for some reason. Sorry about that.

its ok

i kinda do that too sometimes

esp when bombidabul and her girlfriend zalde start actin all uhh

nvm

i aint against her having a gf but their flirting gets kind of annoying sometimes

Wait, you never told me your sister had a girlfriend.

yea she does

oh wait actually i mean fiancé

Your Sister's Getting Married ?

yea

its in like a month tho

A Month ? Oh, Wow! Good For Them! Hey, Are We Invited ? I've Never Been To A Wedding Before :O

yea were all invited i think

Cool !

...So where's it taking place?

idk maybe plant island

Oh, so where I grew up.

What's It Like There ?

On Plant Island?

Pretty warm. There's a lot of plants (and it looks nice there,) but then there's Jackle and Seethroo, who are basically Plant Island's resident tricksters.

Like How My Home Island Has My Sister And Hehe ?

Yeah, basically. There was this time Jackle almost set the Castle on fire.

My Sister Almost Blew Up A Storage Once

excuse me what

My Family Has Issues . Kind Of . Dizzie’s A Pyromaniac/Kleptomaniac , Ritika’s Very Shy (And Has Breathing Problems) , Crysta Doesn’t Feel Like She Belongs , And Eyevee’s Very … Ignorant .

Sounds like you all need a group therapy session.

hey we need one too

i have issues

she has issues

you have issues

Don’t we all, Mondo. Don’t we all.

…You Know , With This Warm Weather And Talk About Home , I’m Starting To Miss Earth Island . Sure , It Was Really Hot , And Some Residents Kind Of Bugged Me , But It Was Home .

Yeah, I miss Plant Island, too.

same goes for me and cold

but uhh hey at least we got to visit it

…And At Least We’re Making New Friends !

And discovering new things. Who knows, we might find something groundbreaking.

Yeah ! Like Strawberry Tacos !

…Toorie, those aren’t groundbreaking.

They Are In My Heart .

and youre groundbreaking to me

Huh ?

nothing

~~~~~~~~~~

OH and btw the “Hehe” mentioned earlier here is my mutual @paidexp’s Hyehehe OC

go follow them, they’re poggers B)

-Mod Jimmy 🗣️

[erigold13261]

Do you have neurodivergency HCs for the NSR cast?

Not extensively. Only a few vague ones really. This is gonna be a more messy post with not a lot of organization, so sorry bout that.

I definitely headcanon Papa, Mama, Yinu, 1010, Mayday, and Dodo as some kind of autistic. Though that could go to a lot of the cast actually.

Papa, Eloni, and Dodo are (was in Papa's case) non-verbal. Dodo being fully non-verbal, with Papa and Eloni being selectively mute (Papa being even less verbal than Eloni).

Neon J and Mama have PTSD, Neon from war and Mama from the death of Papa (also a grief disorder, but I see his death being so traumatic that she has similar symptoms to PTSD, especially if she needs to go to a hospital).

I saw a headcanon, or analysis, of Eve once that said she either had Bipolar disorder or BPD (I think it was BPD) so I kinda see her as having that. Maybe autism and trauma as well. She might also have an Avoidant Personality Disorder. So either way I do think she has a personality disorder.

Tila has schizophrenia. Another headcanon I saw someone else had around the start of NSR coming out, which I really liked but just haven't explored more. (Though it is less common for a teenager to be diagnosed with schizophrenia, it is still something that happens. I don't think Tila is fully diagnosed yet, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have it).

Purl is definitely something. Autistic is definitely one of them, but I see them as also having some kind of anger issues or personality disorder, I think some of the Cluster B and C personality disorders fit Purl a lot (like the Antisocial and Dependent Personality Disorders).

Oh yeah, Eloni, Purl, Eve, Remi, and Sofa also have sever anxiety. Honestly the whole Sayu Crew has anxiety. (Just figured out that phobias are a type of anxiety disorder so next paragraph will be that).

Zimelu has claustrophobia (small spaces), Haym has acrophobia (heights), and Rin has a pretty strong fear of bugs (not sure if it is on the same level to say it has entomophobia, but it is really bad at times which only gets worse with Eloni's pinned bug collection). Oh yea, Purl has thalassophobia (fear of the sea, which they hate given they are a navy bot, but the war fucked them up with the sea).

For DJ... I don't know, he does have some sort of superiority complex, but I've seen people analyze them and talk about how selfless they actually are in wanting to make sure humanity is remembered (he was just going to be the avatar for Earth). So like, I don't really know. There is the fandom headcanon that he has Narcissism, which I do think about some times. And honestly I remember someone with Narcissism saying the difference between someone with Narcissism and not is that a Narcissist can't be content, they always need that new fix to make them happy because they literally can't be content with life (at least that is how I am remembering it, I really hope I'm not misremembering and thinking of a different mental disorder), and with that i can see DJ as having Narcissism with the way he also acts in game (though it could literally just be a big ego).

He probably also has autism/sensory issues and depression. Actually, speaking of depression, I can see Mama, Zuke, Neon, Purl and Eloni as having depression. Also Dew to an extent.

Rin also has a really terrible memory. Whether that is because of a mental problem or mechanical one is up for debate, but it really doesn't remember things and sometimes that is a huge stressor for it, especially in relationships. Maybe it's ADHD, specifically the Predominantly Inattentive Presentation one/version (is version the right word to use here? idk).

And speaking of ADHD, I think Mayday, West, Remi, and Haym definitely have some form of ADHD. I can also see Zuke, Sofa, Papa, and Maragold as having some ADHD as well.

Carna is a kleptomaniac, or is at least showing early signs of kleptomania. Thankfully fae hasn't stolen anything outside of the mansion right now because fae hasn't been out much, but 1010 and Neon would have to keep a close eye on faer to make sure they either stop faer or pay for whatever is stolen.

Going back a bit, I think Sofa has an eating disorder, so does Purl (which isn't as impactful as they are a robot, but in human AUs Purl still has an eating disorder which gets really bad in their teens).

Kliff might also have some narcissism going on. Maybe some autism as well. I feel like he has something else going on, but I can't think of anything at the moment.

Oh Neon also had/has an addiction problem or a substance use disorder (he had it and have been sober, but it is still something he struggles with daily). Purl also has a drug problem, and I can see Zuke, West, Mayday, and Eve also having mild substance abuse problems. They would not be seen as fully addicted by societal standards (except maybe Purl, they are an addict definitely).

Tatiana, hmmm... I think she has an attachment disorder, or like a fear of abandonment that she copes with by pushing people away. Maybe a bit of depression too.

Also, though it is less a mental disorder and more signs/symptoms of other disorders, I think Mama, Neon, and Tatiana all have anger issues. Whatever it stems from, i don't know, but they have them.

There's probably more, or these will change at some point. But that's what I have for now. Sorry again for it being messy.

[muppeteyes1001]

Are you a kleptomaniac or do you just like stealing because you can?

My Muse is Under the Effects of a Truth Serum! Ask them Anything!!!

She perks at the sudden voice in front of her. Looking up from her work, which happened to be some minor repair on a piece of her gear, Kitt spies the greyface. Her icy green eyes narrow towards them. She had grown a great distaste for these cretins over the past couple months. This one, however, just seemed more nosy then aggressive in their approach. It was their only saving grace from her now usual vicious manner towards them.

Turning her attention back to her task, she decides to answer without bothering to look at them. Though, her ears stayed alert for anything suspicious.

"Hmm .. Not gonna lie! .. Pfft, well obviously" she mildly quipped before continuing.

"But, I do admit that bein' a klepto has it's thrills ... It's no secret that I'm quite partial to whatever lovely trinket happens ta capture my eye ... But ..... Am I a kleptomaniac? .. Well, it's not as if I'd just go an' do absolutely anything for somethin shiny an' sparkly like some daft magpie .. Believe or not, I do have my boundaries .. Such as, for example, a location .. If it's gonna be anything deep sea related, that's just an all out 'no' for me ... The sight of a sunkin' ship scares the hell outta me, so lookin' for the lost treasure of Atlantis is NOT gonna happen .... Or, if I see that the prize is simply not worth the trouble, that's also a definite turn down .... Unless, I have an employer whose willin' ta pay through the nose for my valuable skills .. Then we might talk ... Might" Kitt exclaims with a minute glance over at the anon.

"However, if you're really that keen on knowin' the real reason I chose my rather dubious occupation ... I guess you can say it's a sort of .. payback, in a way" the felinoid replies as she reaches for her canteen. Taking a long drink from it, she licks her lips before continuing.

"Ya see! .. Where I come from ... As well as in many other places, I'm sure .. money talks ... The more you have in your pocket, the more power you have .. The more power you have, the more control you have over the populace ... An' the more claim you have that your voice is that of the people ... What a joke!

In saying that, those who don't have power .. Children .. especially those without families ... have no voice .. Not for their own wants .. nor for their own futures ... They tend to become pawns under the authority of those who place more value in their titles an' bank accounts than the very lives they gamble with. Workhouses, servitude, military .... These are pretty much the only options made available to them ... Each life just another banknote neatly folded away in some avaricious bloke's pocket.

When I became orphaned after my parents deaths years ago, I pleaded an' begged not to be placed under the care of someone who they claimed was to be my new 'guardian' in my parents' will ... They never cared what type of person he was .. Nor did they listen to anything I said. They simply did their 'duty' an' got paid for it.

So, to put it simply ... I steal because, yes, I can! ... I'm damn good at it ... It took me years to perfect what I can do ... An' it gives me both pleasure and business doin' it .... Especially to those who'd be absolutely distraught an' angry over their loss of coin an' whatnot ... Funny enough, it seems to be the only way for many of them to show any kind of emotion when it comes ta swipin' their goods"

She then looks back up at the grey face before giving them an almost prideful smirk.

"Oh I won't be pickin' your pockets, mate ... If those cheap shades ya wear are any sign of what you have ... You've nothin' ta worry about"

[thepjoarchivist]

I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher

The chapter titles are both funny and functional. You might say they put the fun in functional. Chapter one is titled: I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher. Immediately intriguing and no offense to anyone who likes math, but I would have been happy to vaporize my pre-algebra teacher if it meant getting out of doing pre-algebra even though he was a nice young man.

Look, I didn’t want to be a half-blood. 

This is the first sentence of the book and then we the readers get a little warning afterward, telling us that being a half-blood is scary, dangerous, and even deadly. It’s curious that just reading this book is implied to be able to “stir things within you” and make someone come after you. I assume that the vaguely mentioned they are scary, dangerous, and even deadly. 

Our protagonist is named Percy Jackson. He’s twelve years old. We’re told that “until a few months ago” Percy attended a private boarding school for troubled kids called Yancy Academy. I’m not sure if Yancy is a real boarding school in upstate New York or if it was made up for this series. However, I assume that Percy is the one writing this and that he’s writing it from several months into the future. 

I could start at any point in my short miserable life to prove it, but things really started going bad last May. 

Apparently I jumped the gun by assuming there would be any fun here. So far we’ve had a regret about the status of Percy’s genetics, a serious warning, a school for troubled children, and the mention of a short miserable life. I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that perhaps our protagonist is depressed. At twelve years old. Oh boy. I think we’re in for a ride. 

Percy mentions being in sixth grade here, going on a field trip with 28 students and 2 teachers to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It sounds like a normal field trip to me but Percy is clearly not excited about it. 

Our second character, Mr. Brunner is introduced. He’s a middle-aged Latin teacher who uses a motorized wheelchair. So it’s not Mr. Brunner who is getting vaporized today. It must be the other teacher. Describing Mr. Brunner’s hands-on method of teaching is the first time that Percy has said anything positive. Mr. Brunner is apparently into Roman armor and weapons and brings them into class. In 2005, I’m surprised that this was allowed. 

It looks like Percy normally goes on one field trip a year and that he’s been to different schools for at least the past three years. I’m not sure if he was expelled from the schools or if he was voluntarily withdrawn, but it seems like there was some accidental trouble and that Percy completely blames himself for it. 

This trip, I was determined to be good. 

Nancy Bobofit is our third named character! She has freckles! And she’s a bully kleptomaniac. Does anyone actually eat peanut butter-and-ketchup sandwiches? Does RR know someone in real life who eats that kind of sandwich? Has anyone bit the bullet, made this abomination, and ate it? Please tell me what your experience was like. 

Grover is our fourth named character. Mr. Brunner didn’t get a first name and Grover doesn’t get a last name, which is interesting because these are described as the two people that Percy likes the most (thus far). Grover is described as an easy target for bullying, scrawny, with a wispy beard and acne. Grover is also described as having curly brown hair. He ‘walks funny’ like every step hurts him but somehow manages to run into the cafeteria for enchiladas. I don’t exactly understand but Grover’s disability isn’t expanded upon in more detail so far. 

One more thing of note in this paragraph is that Percy says that Grover ‘must’ve been held back’ but doesn’t seem to know for certain. It’s strange that Percy hasn’t asked his best friend something as basic as if he’s been held back. 

The headmaster had threatened me with death by in-school suspension if anything bad, embarrassing, or even mildly entertaining happened on this trip. 

Both Percy and his headmaster are extremely dramatic. 

“I’m going to kill her.” 

Oh my goodness. This is the first speaking role that Percy has in the series thus far. What an introduction. To be honest, so far, we aren’t having a lot of fun. Percy is miserable, he’s angry, he doesn’t have very many good things to say about anyone or anything; especially himself. 

Grover has to physically restrain Percy from going after Nancy Bobofit. Future Percy, who is writing this, regrets that he let himself be calmed down and would have rather decked Nancy Bobofit if it meant that his destiny would change. 

Despite Percy’s initial complaining about the museum trip, he seems to be interested in the Greek and Roman exhibits and he actually wants to learn about this stuff. I wonder how much of the complaining is real and how much is hiding his insecurities. 

Mrs. Dodds arrives on screen as the other chaperone teacher. She’s the math teacher! The one who gets vaporized! She’s described as a little math teacher from Georgia who always wears a black leather jacket and gives Percy the evil eye. Percy seems to think she’s some sort of biker. Mrs. Dodds came to Yancy halfway through the school year, which would be…December. 

She would point her crooked finger at me and say, “Now, honey,” real sweet, and I knew I was going to get after-school detention for a month. 

I’m not sure if most kids know this, but teachers aren’t allowed to call students by pet names due to the risk of a teacher grooming the student or in case the student is triggered because of abuse at home. So this is a big red flag. So is the next paragraph where Mrs. Dodds keeps Percy in detention until midnight, erasing workbooks. Maybe that’s a normal thing for private boarding schools however, a teacher being alone with a student into the wee hours of the night makes my skin crawl. 

Percy suspects Mrs. Dodds isn’t human and Grover agrees. Considering that this is supposed to be about Greek mythology, I’m going to assume that they’re being serious. Grover, why do you know that Mrs. Dodds is a monster? 

Percy blushing because he’s embarrassed for being loud and then blushing again because he knows the answer to a question is cute. 

The exchange between Percy and Mr. Brunner revolving around the downfall of the Titans and the rise of the gods is interesting but also clearly setting up exposition for the rest of the book. Mr. Brunner is clearly in on the Greek mythology thing because he otherwise wouldn’t ask why Percy needs to know the myths in real life. Does this mean that Nancy Bobofit is also part of the Greek mythology world since so far every other named character is part of it? 

Percy, what are radar ears? 

Mr. Brunner had this look that wouldn’t let you go – intense brown eyes that could’ve been a thousand years old and seen everything. 

This feels like foreshadowing. 

So we’re back to the part where Percy’s studies into Greek mythology are important to real life somehow. It makes Percy angry that Mr. Brunner pushes him so hard because Percy doesn’t believe in himself. Now we find out that on top of being an unintentional troublemaker, Percy is also bad at school. He’s never made above a C-, which begs the question of how he’s never been held back a grade, as some schools won’t let you pass with anything lower than a B. Percy also has ADD and dyslexia, which make it difficult for him to memorize facts and spell correctly. 

Another hint that Mr. Brunner is not who he appears to be. I don’t remember a Brunner in Greek mythology, but I’m not an expert so maybe I’m forgetting something. 

Overhead, a huge storm was brewing, with clouds blacker than I’d ever seen over the city. I figured maybe it was global warming or something, because the weather all across New York state had been weird since Christmas. We’d had massive snow storms, flooding, wildfires from lightning strikes. I wouldn’t have been surprised if this was a hurricane blowing in. 

Some of the language in this book (global warming rather than climate change) really dates the book. So much and yet so little has changed in the past seventeen years since the book was released. I’m interested to see how many other things I can catch. 

I’m also noting the date of Christmas. Remember how Mrs. Dodds showed up in December? I wonder if the freaky weather is due to her. 

Percy is super negative about himself and everyone around him. He considers them all to be loser freaks who can’t make it anywhere else. From what he’s said prior to this, Percy doesn’t think he’s ‘making it’ at Yancy either. 

Grover didn’t say anything for a while. Then, when I thought he was going to give me some deep philosophical comment to make me feel better, he said, “Can I have your apple?” 

Percy may be negative and pessimistic, but he does clearly want someone to make things better for him. He’s hoping for comfort and he finds none. 

In the next paragraph, Percy thinks of his mom in their apartment. Clearly, he wants someone to comfort him. It’s noted that they’re on Fifth Avenue and the apartment is only a little ways uptown. I wonder how far the taxi would have to go if he did call one. One more thing about his mom…the last time he saw her was Christmas. I’m noticing a pattern. 

Okay, so Percy says that he’s been to six schools in six years and he’s been kicked out of all the previous schools. I wonder why he was expelled, if it was the accidents or his grades. 

There’s more bullying but I don’t like the way Percy dunks on freckles. Freckles are cute, Percy. Don’t be a hater. 

Percy goes to see a school counselor for his anger but it doesn’t seem to be helping very much based on everything else that has happened thus far. He gets so mad that his mind goes blank and he hears a wave roar in his ears. Normally I’d chalk that up to his heartbeat or his blood rushing through his veins - something internal - but apparently it’s a literal wave.

I don’t remember touching her, but the next thing I knew, Nancy was sitting on her butt in the fountain, screaming, “Percy pushed me!” 

Nancy didn’t see Percy’s wave, but everyone else did and they’re all whispering about it. I’m curious if this blank mind/wave thing has happened before and if it had anything to do with the previous mishaps on the field trips. It should be noted that Mrs. Dodds has not yet been vaporized but she’s trying to get Percy alone for some punishment so there’s still hope. Not that I’m sure how a wave is going to vaporize her? 

Grover attempts to take Percy’s place and Percy’s only thought is that it’s very out of character for him. 

I gave her my deluxe I’ll-kill-you-later stare. 

Percy wants very badly to kill Nancy Bobofit. 

Mrs. Dodds is clearly not human since she’s materializing and moving faster than she should be able to…

I have moments like that a lot, when my brain falls asleep or something, and the next thing I know I’ve missed something, as if a puzzle piece fell out of the universe and left me staring at the blank place behind it. 

…but Percy chalks this up to his ADHD. Apparently, he loses time a lot. I’m assuming it’s a short/long term memory problem? Does this come up again? His counselor says it’s Percy’s brain misinterpreting things and Percy doesn’t believe it. So is this ADHD or something else? 

If Grover wanted to get Mr. Brunner’s attention, why didn’t he get up and go get his attention? Why is he just looking at Mr. Brunner? Based on what we’ve seen so far, I’m not entirely sure that I like Grover very much. 

Mrs. Dodds does successfully isolate Percy from his peers (and apparently there’s no one else visiting that part of the museum at the time) and apparently being alone with a teacher isn’t a normal thing in private boarding schools because Percy is also feeling nervous and finds the situation weird. And would find the situation weird even if Mrs. Dodds wasn’t growling? What on earth? 

I cannot believe that Percy hasn’t run away yet because growling teachers crosses a line for me. 

I did the safe thing. I said, “Yes, ma’am.” 

Just makes my heart hurt. The safe thing? Oh no. This speaks to very bad things that have happened to Percy in the past. 

She’s a teacher, I thought nervously. It’s not like she’s going to hurt me. 

Has someone who isn’t a teacher hurt Percy? 

Percy’s illegal stash of candy that he’s selling in his dorm room could mean that he’s not supposed to have candy, let alone be selling it…or that his candy is literally illegal because it’s laced with some sort of drug. At this point, I truly don’t know which one it could be. 

MRS. DODDS IS A CREATURE! I really like the imagery of the leather jacket becoming leathery bat wings. Is she just a normal demon? 

It would have been funnier if Mr. Brunner threw the pen-sword at Mrs. Dodds and slayed her on the spot instead of making Percy kill her.

With a yelp, I dodged and felt talons slash the air next to my ear. 

My knees were jelly. My hands were shaking so bad I almost dropped the sword.

Absolute terror ran through my body. I did the only thing that came naturally: I swung the sword.

 Percy has wanted to kill someone since the book started, but he really wanted to do it on his own terms and it’s very clear that this is not what he pictured. I’m not sure if it’s because Mrs. Dodds is a monster or if it’s because she’s not the right victim or if it’s because Percy feels outmatched. 

Mr. Brunner really gave Percy the pen and then left him. Did he even wait to see if Percy was going to survive or did he throw the pen and do a 180 with that wheelchair to book it? Why didn’t he actually help? I am having negative feelings about Mr. Brunner. 

My hands were still trembling. My lunch must’ve been contaminated with magic mushrooms or something. 

That is such a specific drug to name. Percy is being unnaturally chill about this despite the trembling hands. Does he do drugs and hallucinate killing people…often? Has this happened before? I don’t think that you can put magic mushrooms in candy (like you can with cannabis and LSD) so I don’t think he’s selling the magic mushrooms but he must have a hook up somewhere. Maybe whoever hurt him gave him magic mushrooms. 

Mrs. Kerr?

Percy, I am right here with you. Who is Mrs. Kerr? 

Also, things are happening with the weather. The storm has symbolically broken open, leaving a downpour to drench our depressed, angry, troubled protagonist. 

Oh, Grover is a liar. 

Mr. Brunner is a liar too?! 

Still don’t know if Nancy Bobofit is part of this Greek mythology thing but that was an interesting read! I’m excited for chapter two. 

[starkitters]

Alright Fellas who wants some MM ocs

I’ll stick with like, the ones I made for the classic series to start? and even then this isn’t everyone because I’m still making and fleshing out more ocs. Putting it under a read more cuz this got kinda long.

Jazz (DTN. 000):

• The first robot of her line, and therefore the “eldest”. She acts as a lab assistant, but she also helps out with general housework and the like. In reality, she doesn’t exactly have a “set” purpose (aside from being Dr. Takahashi’s daughter), as she was built to act as one of the other prototypes created a year or so after Dr. Light introduced the world to The First. As such, Jazz considers herself more of a “Jack of all trades”, and is glad to not have one specific purpose.


Rodeo Man (DTN. 001):

• The second in the DTN line, and built for cattle herding as well as general farm work, Rodeo Man currently works on a large ranch. Acts as a big brother figure to many of the DTNs, Jazz included, and always tends to look on the bright side of things. Roadie is honest to a fault, and cannot lie to save his life. At most he can tell half truths and little white lies, but a full on fib? Nah.
 If he uses his hat to cover his face it’s a dead give away there’s something he’s hiding/doesn’t want to talk about.

Crow Man (DTN. 002):

• He probably should have been named “Menace Man”, because this bird bot is probably one of the most annoying members of the DTN line you’ll meet. I’m still struggling to figure out exactly what I want his job to be? I can’t decide if I want it to have something to do with scavenging or something else. I did have the thought of him being a search-and-rescue type bot for forest areas, since Crow’s are really fucking good at remembering people. He would sell his siblings to robo-satan for one bottle cap. Not Wily though. Never Wily. He may annoy the shit out of everyone but that is a line he would never willingly cross.


Disco Man (DTN. 003):

• Built to act as a skating instructor (possibly doubles as a dj, not super sure), and the result of Dr. Takahashi’s love of the genre, Disco Man has a very flamboyant and positive personality.
 He loves his job a lot, and really enjoys teaching people how to skate. I honestly think he might get along pretty well with Top Man? Gets really. Really annoyed whenever he catches Crow trying to squirrel away the shinier bits of his armor on his off days. Like excuse you I understand you’re a kleptomaniac when it comes to shiny things but leAVE MY SHIT ALONE.

Glass Man (DTN. 004):

Tentatively named Gaffer Man during development, Glass Man was built to assist in glassblowing work. I haven’t quite figured out what specifically yet, but I know when/if he ever gets a weapon he’s literally and figuratively going to be a glass canon. He can and will eat the glass making pellets and just. blow them like bubble gum. Fun forbidden snack.

Squeaks (DTN. 005):

• Squeaks was built for cave exploration and mapping, as their small stature allows them to get into tight spaces.
 However because of this, this lead to them being the shortest member of the DTN line and they absolutely hate it. They’re even shorter than megaman, and he’s a child! Crow and Shark tease them nonstop about it and Squeaks always retaliates by kicking them in the shins for it.

Moth Woman (DTN. 006):

Moth is a nocturnal robot master created to pollenate flowers at night. Perpetually sleepy and soft-spoken, Moth can come off as rather spacey at times and prefers to go with the flow. However, she’s more aware of things than people give her credit for. Seriously she has so. much. dirt. that she’ll probably never use, or at the very least will share on accident. She can/does wake up in the morning, but she's much more active in the evening. During the day her perpetually sleepy/sorta high vibe is even more visible.


Base Man (DTN. 007):

Built for chemical mixing and development, Base Man works at a chemical plant. He’s very confident in his work, but so. god. damn. picky about it at the same time. Every measure has to be EXACT with this bot, otherwise he’s going to get real snippy real fast. Do you WANT to make ammonia? because you’re going to if you mix THAT chemical in. He absolutely loathes Acid Man for how he constantly jumps into the chemical tanks to check the levels of each chemical. Stop doing that you’re going to fuck up the PH balance!! Get out already!!

Shark Woman (DTN. 008):

Created for ocean exploration and mapping, so she spends most of her time in the deep down dark deep down. She LOVES the sea, loves swimming around, and would probably never leave if she 1. didn’t have to go in for maintenance and 2. didn’t wanna see what the rest of her family is up to and annoy them (affectionate). Surprisingly, she’s able to withstand high temperatures, and can go through areas with hydrothermal vents no problem. Likes biting at fiber optic cables, and also enjoys scaring the shit out of scientists that are trying to take footage of the ocean floor.

Lava Man (DTN. 009):

Created for volcanic exploration and cataloguing, Magma is often sent to active volcanic hot-spots to gather data. He is also Shark Woman’s younger “twin”, being activated 30 minutes after she was (to her amusement and his annoyance). Despite his namesake, Lava is actually rather calm and collected. He really only blows up (ha) after things go unchecked for a long period of time, and it’s usually for a good reason. Constantly has to remind his more chaotic siblings that no, you cannot eat the lava, not even once.

Float Woman (DTN. 010):

• Built to handle heavy lifting and transport large equipment, Float Woman can often be found working at the city’s docks. There are times where she’ll be sent to supervise equipment transportation, 9 times out of 10 she stays to make sure nothing goes wrong when shipments come in. She’s a very warm, bubbly individual who has an optimistic outlook on things.
 She can also be kind of a worrywart at times, not wanting anyone to accidentally get hurt because they weren’t careful. Gets along very well with her siblings, though she sometimes has to step in and diffuse any arguments. Humans:

Dr. Madeline Takahashi:

The creator of the DTN line and an old classmate and friend of Dr. Light’s. She’s very kind and caring, but will absolutely wack you on the head if you say something out of line. Seriously she’s able to lift most of her robots with little to no problem don’t test her. She cares greatly about the robots she creates, and views all of them as part of her family. As such, she absolutely dreads the day Wily remembers he had a few other friends in college that he could mooch off of for world domination.

Kress:

Tooootally a human and definitely not an alien robot cosplaying as a human. Totally. Ignore how their sclera sometimes turn black, they’re just wearing contacts! It’s fiiine Jamie introduced them to this cool anime and they really got into it, don’t worry about it. They can take things a little too seriously at times and can be a bit protective, but they mean well. *Really* doesn’t like Shadow Man for some reason, for Asimov’s sake stop hissing at him Kress!!

Jamie:

Works as a mechanic and is pretty damn good at his job, and can (and has) patched up robots when the situation calls for it. However he is very much a dumbass and sometimes gets into more trouble than he probably should. He’s got a big interest in supernatural stuff, and as terrifying as it was at first he’s ecstatic that his roomie and best friend is an alien robot. He will protect them with his life. Really, really wants to go spelunking in an old abandoned Wily castle but Kress said no. He’s gonna go one of these days though. Somehow.

Alexis:

Currently works in retail and is just. trying to get through college. She’s a big space nerd, and NO, Jamie, Pluto was designated as a dwarf planet for a REASON they can’t just put its planet status back! As much as she’d love to become an astronaut she’s fucking terrified of heights and math is not her strong suit so she’s content stargazing on solid ground thank you very much. She’s been friends with Jamie for awhile now, and found Kress more than a little intimidating at first. Now she considers them one of her close friends.

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What's a line, scene, or exchange you've written that made you laugh?

Uh, well, I often laugh at the bits that make me think "they're going to fucking kill me for this once I post it." My husband calls it 'pre-cackling.'

Aside from that, Sasha always makes me laugh. I guess it's the total bluntness paired with the total brazenness. Some of my favorite Sasha lines underneath the cut:

"You've obviously got a crush on him. Don't ask me why, but you do," she says in a long-suffering tone. "Crushes make people stupid, and no offense, but you're being stupid. I mean, it's like he's got you on a leash. A rational person would be like --" She tugs at an imaginary collar around her neck, making exaggerated choking noises. "'Oh no! Get this thing off of me!' But you, you're licking his shoes and doing tricks for him..."

Her lips curl up in that way that means she's a half second away from annoying the crap out of you. "Is sex really that great?"

"Sasha!"

"I mean, I might die without ever finding out, least you can do is tell me."

You roll your eyes. "You are not going to die."

"So you want me to find out on my own, once I get out?"

"No! Not until --" Until she gets married? She would pounce on the hypocrisy there with glee. "Uh, not until you're older, and you find someone you can trust, like really trust, and you always always ALWAYS make the guy use a condom and if he says no, I don't care how much you like him, you tell him to take a hike, and -- and you always pee after you're done, because urinary tract infections hurt like hell --"

She perks up. "This talk beats the heck out of the first one you gave me. How about size? Does size matter?"

You smack your hand to your forehead. "Oh, for God's sake. Uh, kind of, but I mean, lots of things matter. For me, what's most important is what's between the guy's ears..."

Sasha ponders this. "So... Stepstool Man is really handsome? 'Cause that's sure not how I'm picturing him."

You burst out laughing. "I meant his brain!" Or magic, or whatever. You're not entirely sure there is anything between where Sans' ears would be, if he had ears.

"Oh. So... he is ugly, then?"

"I think he's handsome in his own way."

This makes her laugh until she has a coughing fit. "Yeah, but we've established that you're suffering from sex-induced temporary insanity."

You can't help but smile. "Maybe a little."

Sasha's the one to break the silence. "So you're not just a bitter rich girl, you're a kleptomaniac too?" All three of you stare at her, and she blinks. "What? I meant it in a good way!”

She continues, "A skeleton's human-shaped, at least. Uh, but... doesn't that feel... creepy? Like incredibly creepy?"

"A little, at first. But now, it's just... it's just how he is, you know?"

"Uh, I can't really say I know at all... I mean, uh, how does he even... uh... oh God I don't want to know let's just stop right there," she says, the words tumbling out in a rush.

You laugh. "Good idea. I said no more secrets, but it’s probably better for some things to stay secret.”

"Yeah, if you tell me any of those kinds of secrets I’m going to stab my eardrums out with a thermometer. Changing the subject."

Taking more questions to celebrate the upcoming Halloween chapter! Find the list here.

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This family started with only like 14$ in the bank so I had to get them some money to at least re-start the garden. As Eustacia came over to visit, Hortensia sold her a crate of tomatoes [201$], because that’s what happened during the Carbonneaus’s round anyway. She also sold 10 crates of tomatoes for 2000$ to her BFF Ernest Emere (merchant). Then she planted 3 rows of plants.

~*~

I rolled #86 Master Herbalist Diploma. I’m supposed to max Gardening, learn Physiology, and Lifelong Happiness. As Hortensia is a Plantsim and already has the Golden gardening badge, I feel like it would be a bit unfair, so I’d do that with her daughter. However, these sims are not supposed to be literate, so in the end I decided to reroll it, while still working on gardening for Olga Leila (she ended up getting a Silver badge).

I rerolled and got #31 I just need to get a pack of cigarettes. I guess the man of the house who had already left for war will never come back to join his family. I might have them get divorced if they don’t die before the war is over. I rolled his wife would hate him, but kids are OK with this. If they get divorced I guess that works for being enemies.

 ~*~

As Hortensia and Olga Leila are both vegetarians, they started preparing spaghetti, which makes sense, especially that they are tomato suppliers.

Hortensia gave birth to 2 baby boys. One of them is blue-eyed, the other – gray-eyed. I wanted to kill Hortensia off, as her roll was quite low (25, that’s really the odds I have of dying, but I roll 3 times at twin birth). She would suffer from some postpartum fever and she would die when Olga Leila would become a teen. I also realized she’s for sure doomed, because I forgot to summon the midwife they live so far away from everyone and there was no other adult to send for the midwife to come. 

Unfortunately, I had so much trouble killing this Plantsim off without cheating that I decided to just lock her in a room. She’s been doing absolutely nothing since her babies became toddlers. The last kid she took care of was her heir. I do realize they shouldn’t really have more than 3 kids but I’m not separating twins, especially now when I still don’t have an orphanage or anything. I’d really like the orphanage to be a part of the convent.

~*~

Hortensia is an Ambitious, Family-oriented, Socially awkward Vegetarian and Kleptomaniac.

Olga Leila is a Vegetarian, Sailor and Daredevil that Loves to swim. I guess she’d like to get away from this place where they are pretty much exiles. Olga is a Gemini – 1 Sloppy, max Outgoing, 7 Active, 0 Serious, and 7 Nice. I rolled Olga’s aspiration and it’s Family, which is great if she’s going to be a mom figure to her siblings.

Castor is Family-oriented, Brave & Lucky. He is an Aquarius with 6 Neat points & 8 Active points (like his mom), 2 Shy points, 9 Playful points & max Nice points. Castor was taught all toddler skills by mom and his sister taught him the Nursery Rhyme.

Declan is a Cowardly Great Kisser with a Green Thumb. He’s a Scorpio (like mom), but with a different personality. He is 0 Serious & 5 Nice (like mom), but also 9 Neat, 7 Outgoing & 7 Active (like his twin!). He learnt all toddler skills from his sister and a Nursery Rhyme from his older brother Castor.

Ronan is Socially Awkward, Inappropriate and he has Good Sense of Humour (dirty jokes incoming!). He’s an Aquarius, like Castor. He’s 6 Outgoing & 5 Nice (like mom), 9 Playful, 4 Sloppy & 7 Active. Ronan unfortunately only learnt to use Potty and to Walk, so I guess he has some communication issues. He actually already rolled quite bad traits as is, so I think that’s enough for now…

 ~*~

I believe they earned 2201$ this round and they dug up just a bone.

660$ – tax

1000$ – rent

= 1660$ to the Royal Wallet (rounded down to 1600$). There is 17,850$ in the treasury (87,850$ earned in total).

220$ – tithe to Church (rounded down to 200$). The Church has 16,900$ now.

They’re left with pretty much nothing again, since they spent some money, growing crops. They’ll sell them next round. They might have to sell all the produce they have left next round, because they need more beds and possibly a room, especially that their mother is just wilting away in one.

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Beastification - Chapter 4

The bad batch argues if they should take Mr Beast with them or leave him behind

The Bad Batch x Mr Beast

Tags: sfw, Crack fic, slow burn, Mr Beast AU, crack taken seriously

CW: the y/nification of Mr Beast, mentions of child abduction, braindead Mr Beast, Mr Beast talks to an invisible camera, lore breaking content

Words: 1213

Will updated on Wednesdays and Sundays

... | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | ...

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Cid and Hunter retreated to Cid’s office to discuss the details of letting Mr Beast tag along. 

„Look, I know he can be a bit annoying but I got a soft spot for the guy. He suddenly appeared here a while ago and I felt like I just had to take him in. I don‘t know what it is, but there’s something about him that got to me. He can’t stay here, the Empire would figure it out with him screaming around with that booming voice all the time.“

Hunter couldn’t believe he was actually considering this, but he understood what Cid meant when she said there‘s something about Mr Beast. Just his mere presence in a room created the urge to stay close to him and take care of him, it felt like mind manipulation.

“If you take him with you, I‘ll let go of your debts, and I might stop adding some things to your bill. See it as child support.“ Cid tried to bribe. „And I want to see him once a month.“

Hunter furrowed his eyebrows. Being able to leave their debts behind would be huge for them. He couldn’t make this decision on his own, though. He needed to talk to his brothers about this.

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„You can‘t be serious.“ Echo reacted as expected. And so did Omega, who was smiling from ear to ear at adding her favorite video creator to her family, at least for a while. Tech and Wreckers reactions weren‘t as easy to read though, both looking like they were deep in thought.

Wrecker felt torn. On one side, he felt ecstatic at the thought of having Mr Beast around for the long run. Having the chance to get to know him better, maybe finding out what exactly it is that makes him feel so incredibly attracted to the man. On the other hand, if he was with them on jobs, he would definitely get distracted a lot more. As well as him not being sure if he could handle himself being locked in a space and as small as the Marauder with Mr Beast for extended periods of time.

Then, Tech spoke up: „I think Cid knows more about Mr Beast than she lets on. It doesn‘t make sense for her to care about Mr Beast this much. We should take him with us. Cid offering to forget about our debts is too beneficial to just let go. Besides, he seems rather easy to take care of, he can entertain himself quite well.“

Everyone turned their heads towards Mr, who was sitting at the bar, explaining how ‚Hello Fresh‘ could make meal prep and healthy cooking so much easier, to seemingly nobody.

“If he actually has more going on than we see, I don‘t know if it‘s the best decision to let him go with us. He could get us into even more trouble than we‘re already in.“ Hunter replied. Echo added on to this, stacking negatives: „Apart from that, how could he possibly be useful to us on missions? He‘ll only be in the way.��

“From what we know about him, he seems to be pretty good at extractions?“ Omega tried to argue. 

„Omega, I wouldn‘t count his weird liking of child abductions as a positive. He‘s more like a kid kleptomaniac.“ Echo shot back.

„I think we should keep him around. Tech‘s right, taking him in in exchange for clearing our debts is a pretty good offer. Besides, it would make the kid happy.“ Wrecker finally spoke up.

Hunter tried to weigh out the options. It was risky bringing someone like Mr Beast on a job, but they could just leave him on the ship while they’re gone, right? To be fair, he didn’t really seem capable of stealing their ship, seeing as he was, again, convincing some invisible person to buy his candybars. Plus, it seemed everyone, except maybe Echo, had taken some interest in him, though in different ways. While Wrecker looked at Mr Beast as if he was the most beautiful creature he ever had the pleasure to lay his eyes upon, Tech looked at him as if he wanted to dissect his brain right then and there to see what was really going on inside there. Hunter himself couldn‘t deny that Mr Beast's nature made him curious, as well. If there actually was something about him that Cid refused to tell them, he wanted to find out what it was, if just to have something to hold over Cid‘s head if she tried to threaten them again.

Of course, Omega‘s liking of the psychopath and those videos he seemingly created influenced Hunter's decision too. As well as the undeniable fact that no longer having to worry about any credits that they owed to Cid, would make their lives a lot easier. 

Cid walking back into the room from her office ripped him out of his thought process. „Alright, you made a decision?“ she stood there with a smirk on her green face as if she already knew what their answer would be. And she was right about it, too.

“We‘ll take him with us. But only for a trial run, for now. One job, then we‘ll give you our final answer.“

Omega jumped in excitement, while Echo let out the most annoyed groan any of them had ever heard from him. Tech kept his neutral expression, though seemingly falling even deeper into his thoughts. Wrecker tried to contain his excitement and failed miserably when a little squeak broke through his lips that any other time only let his normally deep voice pass through.

That‘s when Mr Beast suddenly appeared right next to Hunter, a little bit too close for his liking. „HELLO EVERYBODY, IT‘S MR BEAST.“ he introduced himself, even though everyone was by this point well aware of who he was. This was met with happy clapping from Omega and an eye roll from Echo. „We know who you are.“

“Alright, now that your newest crewmember is here too, I can explain your next job to you.” Everybody listened up, except for Mr Beast who was looking like he was fighting the urge to do another ad read. “My client needs you to retrieve his kid. He woke up to an empty crib in his kids room recently and is obviously panicked, so try to be swift with it. Details are on this.” She finished her sentence by handing a datapad to Hunter. Everyone leaned in to try to get some information out of it, including Mr.

“OH, I know where that kid is!” Mr Beast said this sentence as theatrical as he did any other one, making everyone in the room feel first scared, but more importantly, confused. He was delusional enough to talk to an invisible camera but then, minutes later, knows where to find the target they are looking for from just glancing at the information Cid provided? 

“How do you already know that with this small amount of information we have on the target?” Tech asked, more interested in hearing about Mr Beast's thought process than actually caring about the job itself.

Mr Beast replied, gesturing furiously with his hands and a big smile plastered on his face. “Because I took the KID!”