#so like. why would i let an ai steal my fun when i am given permission to do silly lil analysis for a grade ?!?!?!?!?

[mishkakagehishka]

But honestly i do judge people who use chatgpt for their college work. Literally if you chose to study something, why would you use ai for your work. If you chose something you want to study, doesn't it feel like a waste to not do your own research and work for essays and the like.

[copperpieceharlot]

Bud I’m sorry to swing into your inbox uninvited like this but my soul is having an OOTS renaissance thanks to your content in the tag and did you say Leverage AU

haha holy SHIT this got Long. but yes. i’ve been. Thinking. (also literally Never feel like you have to apologize for sending me messages. i was Hoping someone would ask me about this. now i have an Excuse to share EVERYTHING ive written abt it :3)

Obviously, Roy is the leader/brains of the outfit. He grew up having some Strong Opinions abt what’s Legal versus what’s Right due to tragic backstory involving the death of his little brother which was definitely SOMEONE’S fault for negligence but since there technically wasn’t any illegal behavior, there were no consequences for it. Also he’s still angry at his dad bc he thinks his dad is also partly culpable (and also also just a dick). He’s the Moral Backbone of the team (alongside Durkon, more on that later) in basically the same way Nate was in og Leverage. He’s actually not the best at figuring out what people want (that’s Haley and, shockingly, occasionally Elan), but once he has that info, he is the absolute best at figuring out the ideal plan of attack to use in any given case.

Haley is still a thief. I mean she maps to Parker almost PERFECTLY. Her dad was a thief & a conman, her mom wasn’t but knew about it and mostly accepted it, but she died tragically in a mugging gone wrong or smth, which made Ian crank the paranoia WAY up and taught Haley to do the same in the name of “safety”. Let’s keep the “Ian is in Trouble and Haley needs money, Fast” which is why she signs on to the first job in the first place. She’s less acrobatic than Parker, tending towards finding (or making) weak spots in security, but she can still make a tumble check when she needs to.

Elan is the grifter who is somehow an Idiot but also not???? It baffles everyone. When he’s playing a part for a con, he’s FLAWLESS, but then the rest of the time he’s just. No Thoughts Head Empty. He probably gets lured in initially because he’s decided to try his hand at being part of a full team, rather than the two-man cons he’s been running that invariably end w his partner conning him as well and stealing half of his take. Also he likes the idea of being Crime Friends. He’s that tweet where it’s like, Roy: “after the heist is over, we split up and never communicate again” / Elan: [about to unveil his Crime Buddies Forever Friendship Quilt Puppets]: “never?”

Vaarsuvius is the hacker/gadget person. They have a Vaguely Snobby Yet Unidentifiable accent, dyed(?) purple hair (nobody has ever seen their roots) and nobody knows who they “really” are or where they came from, but they’re good at what they do so everyone just accepts the mystery. They probably got suckered into the team by their initial employer (who I’ll get to Eventually, lol) framing it as a challenge to their intellect, like, “oh, I see, you’re not smart enough to make this team work for you...” to which they were like Fucking Watch Me and also melted his computer. Anyways. They are joined (digitally) by their Intrepid Friend And Co-Conspirator (his words, not theirs), a fellow hacker known only as Blackwing, or, on certain forums, Blackwing_Bird. (In the first season, V only occasionally references him when saying they’re “calling in extra help” or smth for a particularly complex hack job. He starts showing up a little more in s2 and eventually by the start of s4 is a regular & established presence, but only appears as actions in a computer interface or output.) Elan is convinced he’s an AI, Belkar doesn’t think he actually exists, Haley pretends she doesn’t think he exists, and Durkon and Roy try not to think about it too hard, as long as B and V still get the job done.

Belkar is the hitter. He is on the team bc their initial employer got him out of jail for it. He doesn’t have a tragic backstory, he just likes doing violent crimes. As the series progresses, he grows some empathy & stuff, but really only for people who actually deserve it. Assholes still get decked. It’s all very touching. (Also he has dwarfism caused by achondroplasia. It doesn’t actually bother him and is useful in fights bc his opponents frequently have no fucking clue how to approach him, but he likes Pretending to take offense at stupid things just to see how far he can go with it.)

Aaaand last but not least, Durkon is the least involved member of the team. He’s actually a career criminal and Roy’s mentor, and wasn’t a member of the initial team that [redacted, I’ll tell you later, PROMISE] put together for a couple of reasons, the main one being that he’s Officially retired in order to spend more time with his family, which consists of his mom, his friend (not girlfriend) Hilgya, baby Kudzu, and a truly stunning number of aunts, uncles, and cousins. Roy frequently calls or visits him for advice and he Occasionally shows up to help out on local jobs, but generally he avoids doing crime if he can (as part of a deal with Hilgya, who is also a career criminal; basically, they’ve both cut back on the crime in order to provide a more stable home environment for Kudzu. But sometimes, you gotta do a little crime, and in those cases, Sigdi enjoys spending time w her grandson.)

NOW. THE BIG REVEAL YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR. Who got the team together in the first place?!

The answer: Lord Shojo (or whatever Normal Person Name you want to assign him). Now this is where it gets tricky: he had them do a thing that they thought was good, THEN they thought it was BAD, but then when they confronted him he revealed that it Appearing to be bad was actually a test of character and would they consider working as basically internal investigators for him? But then he had a heart attack, so, rip. But THEN it turned out that he’d left them a bunch of money anyway and they were all feeling kind of Inspired so they formed the Order of the Stick, LLC (which, no, i am not coming up with a new name, actually, because I just don’t care. someone else can come up w a justification for that name, tho, i’m sure it’s possible). Also Miko was there and was unhappy abt their actions, and also their general existence.

Moving on. Villains!

Redcloak is the Sterling replacement, because that DEEPLY amuses me.

Xykon is a season-long main villain, probably one that Redcloak finds himself working for but then “teams up with” (read: blackmails) the Order to bring him down bc even Redcloak finds Xykon distasteful. That’s season 3, let’s say.

Tarquin is another season villain, say season 2. Nale probably shows up pretty early in s1, actually, as another recurring antagonist like Sterling but uh. Less good at it. Anyways the s2 final 3 eps deal with them (accidentally) discovering that Tarquin runs some Evil Empire Company, then trying to outplay him and take him down. Idk if Nale still dies in this version tbh.

Tsukiko is a one-off s1 villain who returns briefly in s4 alongside Miko, who has gone well and truly off the rails.

Season 1 finale has to do w Roy finally getting Vengeance for his little brother.

The vampire squad is the s4 finale villain who do smth terrible to Durkon and then get the Mother Of All Revenge served up to them by the Order.

I envision the show as being 5 seasons (like og Leverage) but I’m not going to sketch out s5 because I think it should be based off whatever happens in the current story arc, possibly involving some legacy of the OotSquiggle.

Other stuff!

The Order of the Squiggle is a legendary criminal team from the 60s who stole a BUNCH of famous shit & then proceeded to legendarily implode. This has no bearing on the plot I’ve sketched out, I just think it’s fun.

The Sapphire Guard members should probably be reworked as FBI. I don’t care about most of them but I do think that Lien and O-Chul could be like, FBI agents who Choose to look the other way while the Order does their very-much-not-legal-but-still-fair Justice Crime, and maybe even help them out on occasion.

So, the Final season-by-season outline, based on everything I’ve written so far:

s1 e1: getting the team together, doing a con for Shojo, then at the end he dies and the gang is like “dang what now?" and intend to split up except then they Don’t.

mid-s1: Nale shows up and tries to trick the Order, but then gets beat like a drum.

late s1: Tsukiko is an underling of the Villain Of The Week, winds up in police custody. But She’ll Be Back.

s1 finale: Roy’s Vengeance: The Vengeaning. also we meet Redcloak as an antagonist.

s2 e1: the truth abt Haley’s father comes out

early s2: The Two Live Crews Job but it’s the Order vs the Linear Guild and the Linear Guild ARE all bad guys.

mid-s2: Redcloak returns. ugh.

late s2: the sapphire guard FBI makes its first appearance, hello O-Chul and Lien.

s2 pre-finale: once again they’re in conflict w Nale over smth, he spends the whole episodes making Cryptic Remarks, they basically beat him (like a drum!) but then the stinger at the end is that Tarquin reveals himself and Elan is like “Dad?!”, roll credits.

s2 finale, part 1: Elan is hanging out w Tarquin bc he’s DEEP in Denial, the Rest of the team tries to take Tarquin down, but it doesn’t work.

s2 finale, part 2: Elan finally gets a clue and they manage to beat Tarquin. still haven’t decided if Nale dies or not, but I’m leaning towards yes. also they rescue Haley’s dad.

s3 e1: fuck dude idk.

early s3: Redcloak shows up, AGAIN, everyone groans. he has blackmail on them, he wants them to take Xykon down.

mid s3: The Rashomon Job but it’s about stealing the Talisman of Dorukan and it turns out that Nale was there too (“oh!” Elan says. “I was wondering why I looked so weird in all those mirrors! But it wasn’t my reflection, it was Nale’s!” “Sweetie, that wasn’t Nale’s reflection,” says Haley. “Huh,” says Elan, “so the mirrors were broken?”, cue eye rolling from everyone else.), and the Successful thief was Hilgya, who’d nabbed it from the owner before it even went on display.

s3 finale: they beat Xykon, actually factually, because he deserves to get his ass Thoroughly kicked, even if only in AU form. Lien and O-Chul are there, so are some other less helpful FBI people. There’s a bit where O-Chul Exact Wordses his way out of telling his superiors about the Order’s less legal activities without technically lying. King shit.

s4 e1: doesn’t really matter. maybe smth to do w some legacy of Tarquin’s company to set up the drama w Malack & Durkon later.

early s4: Durkon gets SENT TO PRISON. Malack approaches the Order abt this because sure they have Different Ethics but they’re still Friends. (Roy is surprised and a little hurt that he’s never heard of Malack, but he ignores that in favor of Let’s Get Whatever Fuckers Did This To Our Friend.)

immediately after that: Miko and Tsukiko return as a Team, preventing the Order from working on the Durkon situation

mid s4: Redcloak makes another unexpected & unwelcome appearance but he’s maybe a little less of a dick? the Order collaborates with Malack & his Crime Buddies (hello, Vector Legion) to pull one over on him tho, because “less of a dick” does not mean “a pleasant or decent person”, and also he was mean abt Durkon being in jail, so he totally deserved it. he still gets whatever he wanted tho, just takes a blow to his pride. also prevents the Order from helping Durkon. they’re having a LOT of setbacks wonder why that could be, not to make sure the season fills its whole length or anything, no sirree

s4 finale: something something taking down the organization, headed by Hel (yes that’s her real name), which framed Durkon for their Big Crime. Durkon goes free and Extra Firmly retires, For Good, He Swears, but says he “met someone new” who might be an asset.

s5 e1: minrah joins the team! and the episode is set in like, somewhere really snowy. that’s all i got.

the rest of s5: don’t know, don’t care, it’s open-ended until the comic finishes up.

[fictionimitateslife]

I had an idea for a possible young avengers’ storyline in the MCU. So I decided to post it here. I know nobody asked for it, and most likely nobody will read it. But I wanted to post it somewhere, so who cares?

This is an idea based on what we already know is gonna happen in the MCU as well as some speculations.

Now these are just a bunch of ideas that I think would be interesting to see happen in the MCU for the YA. I have no idea if anything like this is gonna happen. At all.

First, I would like to point out that I am a huge YA fan. They were my first superhero comic ever. So, I would love for the MCU to adapt them as close to the source as possible. But I know that is not happening. So, let´s move on to the “plot”.

So, for starters, let´s answer the biggest YA question right now. Iron Lad. I think we aren´t getting Nate Richards as Iron Lad. Rather, I believe we are getting Harley Keener as Iron Lad. Now I could be wrong, and all this would be useless, but I don´t think Marvel would do such a complicated time travel storyline like Nate´s. Add to that Harley´s appearance on Tony´s funeral, and I think he will most likely will become Iron Lad.

The other option would be for Ironheart to take his place. And nobody really wants that to happen. It would be dumb and insulting. So, between no Ironheart, and Harley as Iron Lad, (knowing he has no personality yet, and therefore can be given Nate´s personality), the only option to take is the second one.

With that in mind, here is how I would turn Herley into Iron lad:

1) Give him Nate´s personality, trading his obsession with time travel, for science.

2) Make him responsible for the first big YA villain. Which one? Ultron. More specifically, his return with a new body.

How Harley would make that? Well let´s return to infinity war for that. We know Shuri downloaded most of Vision during the movie. I think it would be interesting if Tony salvaged what she did download of him, and rebuild Vision, as an AI, without his emotions. At this point, I think it would be interesting if Harley was on an internship on Stark industries. Like the one Peter said he had, except a real internship. We know Tony pushed himself away from most of the world between IW and Endgame. But what if Harley was the exception? Tony set up his internship so that Harley could have a good future, and kept watch over him. That would explain his presence in the funeral. Even if he was far from Tony, they kept a connection through science.

Now, let´s move to Endgame. If Tony rebuild Vision, why was he using FRIDAY? Simple, he wasn´t done yet. Maybe he had just finished it and didn´t have time to start it. Or maybe he didn´t even finish rebuilding Vision, Harley did it.

Now, where is Vision then? I think it would be interesting to contrast Harley to Peter Parker here. While Peter is Tony´s legacy on superheroics, I think Marvel should make Harley Tony´s legacy in science. And that is why I think Tony could have given Vision to Harley. And contrasting Peter to Harley, gave the latter access to Stark Industries scientific/information resources, while Peter got more access to resources that could be used for superheroics. Now, I know MCU Peter is a scientist too, but differently from comic´s Peter, that is not his big thing. Harley, on the other hand, is much more of a scientist/builder.

If I could touch one both of their storylines, then I would move Harley´s into a hero´s jorney, while I would slowly make Peter more of a scientist/builder. But that is just me.

Anyway, like this, Harley would have both access to Vision, and access to Stark Industries resources, which he could use to build Ultron´s new body. How that happens? After Tony´s death Ultron pretended to be a human, and talking to Harley online, influenced him into helping Ultron create an even better body than Ultron ever could. Then influenced him into creating a prototype, just to prove they could do it. And that was enough for Ultron. He took over the prototype, and flew away from Harley´s lab, went into hiding, and slowly upgraded his prototype body, according to Harley´s project.

Harley, ashamed, hide this and decided to take care of Ultron himself. Now it´s important that I think both Harley and Tony didn´t want the boy to become a superhero. Which means maybe Harley promised Tony he wouldn´t do it. However, he has to break his promise, and for that, creates a new suit of armor, based on Tony´s own armor, and his new Ultron project.

With access to an Iron man type of armor, and an objective, Harley realizes that he can´t defeat Ultron alone. So he uses a hidden file on Vision (left behind with express orders to only be used in extreme emergencies), the avengers fail-safe program. A program made to find youngsters with ties to the avengers who could become new avengers in the future.

Harley finds 3 close candidates: Eli, Billy and Tommy.

Now, moving on to these 3, Tommy and Billy would appear in doctor strange 2, but still end up dying, and being resurrected. Billy is close and Harley recruits him. Tommy is in Juvie, and therefore Harley can´t reach him. How Vision found them? Once Hex!Vision connected to White!Vision, he also connected to AI!Vision. At that point AI!Vision was able to keep tabs on the boys. He learned they had superpowers, as well as the signature energy for those powers. So, once AI!Vision found said energy signatures, he put them on the program.

Eli shows up in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, where I would use the Truth storyline. Now, I think Tony (or maybe only JARVIS) could end up finding out the truth about Isaiah, and decided to keep an eye on the Bradley family, even if just to protect them. I would end Eli´s storyline in TFATWS with him getting shot to save Bucky, and getting the blood transfusion from his grandparent. Which would put him in in the program again, since AI!Vision would predict him getting super soldier powers.

Iron Lad, Asgardian and Patriot form the first version of the young avengers. They start training, but not superheroing yet, while Harley looks for Ultron. The other boys don´t know he helped Ultron rebuild his body. Just that he found out Ultron was still alive somehow. Their first adventure happens in secret invasion.

Moving to Captain Marvel 2, we already know the enemy is gonna be the religious skrull. I would also use the movie to introduce Teddy. Basically the movie starts with us fiding out, in a flashback, that Mar-vell had a son, Genis-Vell. He fell in love and had a son with the princess of the skrull. Except he had to abandon them, in order to hide their existence from the kree. When her child was still a baby, the princess´s ship was attacked, and she was killed. She was able to give her son, Dorrek VIII, to her handmaiden, so he could be hidden. The handmaiden went to earth, and sought refuge with Talos´ people, not telling anyone the boy´s real identity. She raises him as a human boy.

At some point in Captain Marvel 2, we find out about a prophecy that tells Dorrek VIII will turn the Skrull into an Empire, and that said Empire will start on earth. Therefore, the new wants to capture earth to ensure that will happen. We are introduced to “alien” magic, which Monica confirms is like earth´s magic. The queen is defeated and then religious skrull decide to go after their prophecised emperor.

They find Teddy on earth, when he starts using his powers for Greg. He fights with Greg tho, and ends up in a bad place. The skrulls appear before him in the middle of a school day, and try to get him to join them, except he refuses. Billy is present for that, and calls for Harley and Eli, so they can help Teddy, thinking it´s a kidnapping. They “rescue” Teddy.

The religious skrulls end up revealing their presence on earth, alongside their violent intentions, and start a takeover of the planet. Secret Invasion starts. The boys help Teddy escape the skrulls, even releasing Tommy out of juvie, in order to have more firepower. Billy and Teddy start a romance. Teddy, at some point, takes the form of his favorite avenger, the Hulk, and discovers his super strength. Secret Invasion ends, and Fury helps hide the boys´ identity, including Teddy´s. He helps close the juvie that made experiments on Tommy. He also promises to keep watch over them.

They become the young avengers.

Hawkeye ends with Kate mentioning her sister´s wedding.

Ant-man 3 ends up with Cassie having a suit build for her, so she can travel through the quantum realm. She is forbidden from using the suit after it, and from becoming a superhero. She steals the suit anyway.

Young Avengers movie starts with Jessica Jones being hired to investigate the boys, who have started superheroing for real after the end of secret invasion.

The boy´s try to stop and attack on Kate´s sister wedding. The attackers have special weapons that incapacitate them. Kate saves the boys.

Close to the place where the wedding happened, Cassie, who was looking for the boys to join them, meets Kate, who also wants to join the team. They also find Jessica, who tries to convince them to give up being superheroes, given her experience. She realizes she can´t convince the girls, and decides to help them find the boys, thinking they will be safer in a bigger number. Jess, being Jess, finds them easily. The boys answer they are busy, since they realized the wedding was a trap. Harley says it was probably a trap from Ultron, who figured out what Harley was doing.

They decide to go after Ultron, since he is probably doing something big at that moment, hence, the trap.

Now, this is where things get fun, since I would mix up the children´s crusade storyline, with the “kang” storyline.

My idea would be for Ultron to have learned about magic, since he was connected to AI!Vision, who learned the truth behind Wanda. Ultron realized he couldn´t do shit alone, so he joins up with whoever is the villain from doctor strange 2. Now, for this, I would use Mephisto as the villain.

Now, I think Wanda won´t go bad, after the multiverse storyline. She will end up in a horrible place, but will remain a superhero. At the start of young avengers, she ends up in NYC.

Ultron and Mephisto set up a trap for her, and joining technology and magic, are able to take control of her. Or at least try to. The boys find them and start trying to free Wanda, who is passed out. The girls show up and join in saving Wanda. However, they still lose, since they had set up traps for the boys in case they appeared.

They disappear. Not before Harley is able to hack into Ultron and find out their plan. They wanted to use Wanda to cast a spell that would kill all humanity (for Ultron) and would give their souls to Mephisto. They came up with the spell together, and kept it inside Ultron´s memory. Harley stole the spell and erased it from Ultron’s memory.

The young avengers go to their hideout, where Harley explains what he found out. He decides to use the spell as bait, in order to save Wanda.

The villains, in control of Wanda, find the young avengers. They start losing, because of Tommy´s speed. Mephisto uses his power´s along with Wanda´s and they resurrect Pietro, another speedster, to fight against Tommy. The young avengers flee.

They decide to find out more about Wanda, and end up in westview, after Harley probs AI!Vision. They find out about what happened in there, at which point AI!Vision finishes explaining the truth about the twins. (This point could be used to have Ralph tell he is actually Simon Williams, and have him turn into Wonder Man in some way, I actually have a whole idea about how this could happen). Ultron and Mephisto find them. The YA runs away.

Cassie leads them to the pym laboratory. They explain what is happening, and Scott berates Cassie. They end up being found again.

At some point, Billy undoes Wanda´s magic control over Pietro, and he joins the kids.

Ultron and Mephisto realize they need to take the kids seriously, and get more violent.

The YA tele-transport again, but are intercepted by Doctor Strange, who noticed the insane amount of magic being used. They explain the situation to him.

Mephisto and Ultron remember they are heroes, and decide to attack New York to make them come out of hiding. Now, I hate the “save New York, save the world” trope. But seeing as most of the YA are from New York, this is one of the few situations where it would fit well. Mephisto releases a horde of demons on New York.

A final battle starts. Ultron steals the spell back from Harley. Wanda starts casting the spell. Agatha says she believes Tommy and Pietro´s powers have some sort of magical nature. They can bend time, and because of it, they can cancel out magic. Therefore, after the spell is activated, they circle Wanda and keep the effect of her spell inside.

The avengers from the D+ shows appear to help.

They divide into 3 teams. One to defeat Ultron. One to Defeat Mephisto. And one to stop Wanda.

They realize Wanda´s spell can´t be stopped, since only the caster can stop their spell. However, Billy can undo Wanda´s spell (when he released Pietro from her control), maybe because his powers come from hers.

He doesn´t know how to do it tho. Strange tells him to release his magic, and the other spellcasters will mold it to undo Wanda´s spell. Billy does so, but ends up losing control. We have the iconic YA vol. 2 scene, where Teddy helps Billy control his magic (in a perfect world, they would end up kissing in this scene).

The spellcasters use his power to undo Wanda´s magic. That also undoes the control over her. They all converse on Ultron and Mephisto.

Hawkeye realizes Mephisto has messenger demons. Teddy turns into one and takes him down by surprise.

Ultron builds a shield around himself, and tells the heroes he still has a second plan. He has control over the nuclear nukes on the world, and he will activate them. Eli tells him they have a Cassie. She appears inside the shield and stomps on Ultron, winning the day.

Of course, I also have many other ideas for specific character storylines. But I am tired of writing, and might add them on another day.

IDEK why I wrote this actually. I guess I just wanted to share it somewhere.

[yuna-dan]

Only the Ocean (Ch. 3)

starstruckfireblizzardChapter three: Into the Open Air

I wrote this like a month ago, but I just post it cuz it just got beta’d by the bestest friend someone could ask for @awkwardkindanerd

I have not feeling any okat, tbh. Writiing is kinda helping distract myself for a lot of things that’s happening right now, and yeah. I don’t wanna be like i need validation to write but it’s nice and it would make my day better.

Huh, I don’t know what to say, so yeah, Thanks!

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The first thing that Logan noticed was that the Royal Ship was enormous. His eyes were shining as if he was again that little kid who saw a Marine Ship for the first time. The Royal was bigger than Logan’s old ship, that was for sure.

The salty air was hitting his face, and he felt some excitement going through his veins.

“Welcome aboard .” The-his (his) Captain said. Logan noticed some members of the crew waving at him as they were standing in the middle of the deck. Near the rudder was what he assumed was the Captain’s cabin. “Thomas, Virgil, show him the rest of the ship. Patton come with me, Dee and I need to discuss something with you.” Remus turned around, leaving Logan staring at his long greenish coat. The sound of his boots against the wooden floor echoed, as the rest of the crew aye ayed at his order.

“The rest of you, go back to whatever you were doing.” Dee, Logan assumed he was the first mate. As he barked the order, the rest of the crew went back to their work. He counted at least other seven people, and he wondered if those were enough for a pirate crew, since when he worked for the Marine, they were almost twenty sailors plus the cookers. Then again, pirates worked different.

A young boy who couldn’t be older than seventeen approached him. “So,” the teen said, standing right of front of him with his hands behind his back and a soft smile on his face. He was shorter than Logan, “follow us, Virge and I will show you the way.”

“Huh?”

“I am Thomas, surely you heard our Captain telling us,” His thumb pointed at Virgil who, now Logan noticed, changed his demeanor, standing taller and with a small frown on his face, “to show you the way…”

“Oh…” He said, following the teen around, “I’m Logan…” he said, after an uncomfortable silence surrounded them, earning a chuckle from one of them. Thomas made a noise of acknowledgement but continued walking. “That’s the Captain’s cabin,” pointing at the small room where Remus, Patton and Dee had disappeared, “The small room next to his is Dee’s, his name is Damien and he’s the first mate as you can already imagine.” Logan nodded, his fingers aching to write that down on the small journal that he was still holding.

They walked towards the beak, “You already know where the dungeons are, and welp,” Logan kept glancing at Virgil, who hadn’t said a word since they started walking. They kept walking until they reached some stairs, “This is where we sleep,” He gestured to a room where there were some bunk beds and a small bathroom at the end. “That way, to the right it’s what we call the kitchen and were we eat. We normally take turns to make the food, but Pat’s in charge of that…”

They kept walking, showing Logan were the supplies were kept and where they stored the maps to keep track of their routes. They ended the tour at the infirmary, which apparently was also Patton’s responsibility. “Any questions?”

He glanced at Virgil, who was looking at him with a softer smile, “Not really…” Thomas nodded, turning around, ready to leave. “Just… Is it safe to have kids here?” Virgil laughed at that comment, throwing his head back. “How old are you, Thomas?”

Thomas, on the other hand, still with his cheerful smile said, “I’m old enough to know you haven’t been on a pirate ship before, so technically older pirate-wise than you…”

“Okay, okay. That was uncalled for, Tom.” Virgil said, messing with his hair, “go help Remy, I’ll take Logan to his bed.”

Thomas agreed, mumbling down something like stupid or probably something even more rude, but Logan decided to ignore it. “He’s seventeen and he rarely participates on the fighting, he helps with the maintenance of the masts. The Captain met him when he was probably like ten years old and since then he stuck with us, so…” He shrugged, walking towards the rooms, “Patton knows the complete story. If you want to know, ask him.”

Logan couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “The Marine didn’t let kids on board.”

“Yeah, well, we’re not the Marine, are we?” Virgil snapped back, which was probably the normal answer to that, “Don’t go comparing everything with the marine, most of us won’t take it good, ‘kay L?” He said, as they arrived at the room where they sleep. “That bed is free so you can keep it.” He changed the subject completely before Logan could say anything else.

“Take a quick shower, I guess you can use some of my or Terrence’s clothes, we’ll buy you some things at our next stop…” The pirate stared at him. “Go, shower, hurry up.”

Logan hurried, he wasn’t sure what for, but something told him he didn’t want to be late.

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Remus’ head was on his desk. He kept banging his forehead against the map sprawled on his desk hoping that way he could finally understand it.

He had been looking for that specific place for almost ten months now. Maybe it was an imaginary place that his father had made up just so they could sleep when they were kids, but when Roman presented the wet map to him and told him that it was supposed to take him that specific island, he became obsessed with finding it.

He didn’t really know what he wanted to achieve by finding it, but he needed to know. Roman kept saying it would give him closure, but closure of what? He had accepted that Romulus was dead since he was ten years old, or probably younger, and he accepted that his mother was dead too. Truth be told, he didn’t want to dig too deep into his emotions, because deep down he knew exactly what he needed to deal with, but that didn’t mean he was ready to do it.

He pulled his hair out of his eyes, staring again into the piece of paper. He knew it was pointing at a specific place, but he didn’t know where in the vast seven seas (technically eight) it could be. He was ready to hit his head once again when he heard the door of his chamber opening, instantly knowing who was there.

“Is everything okay, Damien?” He asked, not even looking up.

His first-mate groaned in response, and Remus heard the way he threw himself into his bed. Remus chuckled at the dramatic expenses of his friend, “No. Tell me again, Captain, why am I in charge of training him?”

“Who?” He played dumb, biting his lower lip to held back the smirk on his face, even though Damien couldn’t see him.

“You know exactly of who I am talking about, Captain.” He hissed, and Remus stood up stretching the muscles of his back, feeling the way the bones cracked as he did it.

“Luke?” He guessed, trying to keep his face straight but failing miserably.

“Logan, but yes, him.” Damien was laying on his back, staring at the chandelier that was hanging on the ceiling. He had taken off the handkerchief that hid the burn on the side on his face and Remus couldn’t help but feel a pang of happiness at the fact that he was the only one who get to see him without it. Sometimes he wanted to touch it, to feel the wrinkled skin under his fingertips. However, he knew better than that and while he also knew that Damien would say yes if he simply asked, he would never put his best friend on that position.

“I don’t know, do you think Mo was a better option?” He asked, sitting on his bed, right next to him. “He doesn’t know combat like us, and that’s a disadvantage. I’m not willing to risk it… you were the best option, and you know it.” Remus noticed the way Dee’s lips tugged at the end, like fighting back a small smile. “Is he that bad?”

“I think Thomas was better, and he started training at the age of twelve.” They shared a laugh, as the Captain lied down next to Dee. Remus still wondered why the fuck he had given in to his brother’s and Patton’s pleads, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t have his own fun.

It had been almost two weeks since Logan became a part of the crew, and ever since then, Remus refused to call him by his name, even if he now knew it. Of course, he was aware it was driving the other man crazy, but if he wanted to be petty, he was going to be.

His thoughts were broken as he felt Damien’s scarred hand brush the white-streaked hair from his face, “What are you thinking about, my Captain?” Damien whispered, almost inaudibly and the only reason the Captain listened was because they were close, almost too close.

Remus shrugged, “The Map.”

“Still can’t figure it out, huh?”

Remus sighed, “According to my compass it’s at the North of the village where Romulus met my mom, but I’m not sure anymore…” Dee hummed, not moving his hand away from the Captain’s hair, the pair now too afraid to move. “I guess we’ll have to wait. We will arrive at the next port in a few days, and we need more food, as well as gunpowder. Has Lucas decided what weapon he’s going to use?”

Finally, Dee removed his hand from the hair of his Captain, laying it instead on his shoulder, “I don’t think so, no. However, if I may give my opinion, he could use one of long distance damage, a rifle maybe, that way he wouldn’t have to engage in hand to hand combat.”

“Virgil won’t be too happy he’s stealing his… thunder.” Remus noticed the stiffness of Damien but decided to ignore it. Sometimes he would be like that, Damien, almost flirty but then when Remus decided to flirt back, he would become flustered and awkward. The merman found it almost cute but confusing as hell, so he played dumb.

“Yeah…” He said, finally. They stayed like that for a few more seconds until Damien cleared his throat, and abruptly stood up, “I will leave you to catch up with the map, my Captain.” As he was leaving the chamber, he turned his head and Remus noticed the flush on his cheeks, “By the way, food will be served in fifteen minutes and Patton told me that he won’t wait for you.”

“Mutiny, I say! That guy one day will riot against us, Dee.” He joked.

“Certainly, my Captain, by hugging us to death.”

--

When Dee left the chamber he leaned against the door, feeling his heart thumping against his ribcage. What were you doing? What if he noticed? He was ready to go back to his own chamber, and take a long back when he heard snickers, turning around and noticing Patton and Thomas smirking, with Logan holding a smile.

“What are you three doing here?” He yelled, feeling his unburnt side flushing, “Do you want to walk the plank!?”

“Oh captain, my captain.” Thomas mimicked.

“GO. NOW.”

--

Logan heard the humming, it never stopped really. He wanted to go up to the deck and listen closer, but whenever he wanted to leave the room, Virgil was there, as if he was protecting something. It would be awkward to explain why he wanted to go to the deck in the middle of the night, so he pretended to be asleep as the humming lulled him into that. [NA: No se si se dio a attender, que el hum lo lullea a dormir de vdd]

Today at least he had an excuse, since it was his turn to clean the deck.

He was getting used to the pirate life, and truth to be told, most of the crew were a bunch of dorks. Not that he would say that out loud, since most of those dorks could easily kill him.

He changed his clothes into some black pants and a sleeveless shirt. He really needed clothes that fit him correctly, and he was glad that the next village was closer. He put his boots on, stretched as the humming continued.

Once on the deck, he took a deep breath. He went to collect the stuff to clean it when something golden on the waves caught his eyes. He approached a side of the ship, hoping to see the fish from closer. He managed to get a glimpse of something in the sea, as he squinted to get a better image, not noticing the man staring at him.

“Is everything okay, Louis?” The Captain giggled as the man jumped into the air and then glared at him.

“I thought I saw something, Captain.”

“Why are you up so early?”

Logan stared into the ocean again, “It’s my turn to clean the deck, and I wanted to finish early so I could take some notes on the sea life.”

Remus hummed but didn’t leave, making Logan uncomfortable, what was he supposed to do now? Excuse himself and start his chores? Wait for the Captain to tell him something? Thankfully he didn’t have to wait, as Remus cleared his throat and continued,

“So, tell me, Lucas.” He continued, “How is this life treating you?”

Logan stared deeply into the waves, hoping to see again the golden fish, “Better than expected, Captain.”

“How so? If Dee told me correctly, you used to work for the Crown, right?”

“More or less. I was an investigator for them, they didn’t care about knowing more about the ocean, just exploit it…”

“And you think we’re different?” He raised an eyebrow.

“I am not sure about other pirates, sir-Huh, Captain.” Remus held back a smirk, “I guess this crew is different?” Now, that won his attention.

“How so?”

“Well, for starters I doubt all pirates let an ex-worker of the Crown on their ship, then the kid and of course, the relationship between Virgil and Patton. I am not sure about other pirates, but that kind of relationship on the Crown would’ve been punished with death.”

Logan noticed the way the Captain frowned at that, “You do realize how dangerous it’s to say something like that around their Captain, right? I could easily have them killed.”

And of course Logan knew that, and he would never expose someone like that, but then again, “What kind of Captain would you be if you didn’t know everything happening in your ship?” He retorted, without missing a beat.

Remus gave him a proudish smile, “Besides, those two are obvious as fuck, the other day I found them in the middle of engaging sexual activities…”

The Captain barked with laughter, “Those things I do not need to know, my friend.” Logan gave him a shy smile, “To be clear, we’re not like other pirates, no. I guess you can consider yourself lucky…”

Logan was about to say something else, when his Captain continued, “Now hurry up cleaning, I want this deck spotless before the crew gets up, Logan.” Remus clapped his hands, “We have many things ahead of us today.”

“Aye, aye, Captain.”

That was the first time his Captain referred to him by his name, and Logan couldn’t feel prouder of himself.

--

Yeah, Janus is still going with Damien, but it’s part of the story, so yeah.

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[hillywooddestiel]

Chasing Spiderboy

Characters: Peter Parker x friend!reader (although things may not be as platonic as they seem…), Ned, Happy

Warnings: violence, strong language, high levels of sarcasm

Word count: 1.3k

Description: When Peter goes missing from homecoming, it’s up to Y/N to find him. But when he lands himself in deep trouble, it’s easier said than done.

A/N: I got bored and wrote more Peter. If you’ve sent in a request, I’ve got it and it’s in the works, this just got finished first xx Masterlist

Story:

“Hey Ned! Have you seen Peter anywhere? I still need his ballot for the homecoming king and queen vote.”

“Oh I dunno. Ask Liz, he came with her. Maybe she’ll know.”

“Okay. Thanks anyway.” Y/N turns on her heel to scan the crowds for Peter, or failing that Liz. The gym is packed with teenagers: some awkwardly dancing together, some gathered by the table of chips, others stood watching everyone else have fun. She spots Liz talking very animatedly with her hands to some of her friends in the corner. But Peter is nowhere to be seen.

“Hey Liz! Have you seen Peter? I need his-”

“Forget the vote. The night’s ruined anyway.” Liz turns to face Y/N, looking defeated and close to tears.

“Wha- why?”

“Peter just ran off and left me. After he finally asked me out and everything!” She explains using her hands a lot. Y/N waits for a second before asking her question,

“Where did he go exactly?”

“He ran off that way! Couldn’t get away fast enough.” Liz points to the side doors, clearly pissed and not enjoying her night. And Y/N suspects being elected homecoming queen won’t help improve her mood (she may have snook a peak at the ballot cards as she collected them). With the new information she now has, Y/N marches off out of the double doors in the hopes of catching up with Peter. You better not be in trouble Spiderboy.

“Ned!?”

“Y/N!? H-hey what… What are you doing out here?”

“What are you doing out here?”

“Smoking?” Ned says very unconvincingly and Y/N rolls her eyes so hard they almost get stuck in the back of her head. Seriously Peter, this is who you trust with your secret?

“Whatever. Where’s Peter going?”

“No that was Spiderman. Peter’s not here-”

“Ned! I already know that Peter’s Spiderman.” Y/N rolls her eyes again, pulling up her AI on her watch. “Ally, give me Spiderboy’s location.”

“Right away Miss Y/N. He’s on the move just entering Brooklyn. Bringing up map visuals now.” The British woman/AI produces a hologram map with a small red dot moving along the roads.

“Wait! How do you know about… Are you an Avenger too?” Ned goes off with his own imagination and Y/N lets him, fiddling with the map trying to bring up coordinates. “Oh! Are you Everglow?” Cue another eye roll .

“Look! I guess Peter trusts you so you’re bound to have found out anyway.” She turns, her face deadly serious, making Ned shut up immediately. “Technically yes, I am an Avenger. I’ve been working for Tony Stark for nearly two years now. Peter was introduced to me as Spiderman and obviously we recognised eachother from school so we promised that we would keep each other’s secret. Hence, we both started the "Stark Internship”. And… Yes I am Everglow but that’s the name people on the internet have given me. I personally think it’s stupid.“

"Cool! So can you really shoot lights from your hands?” He switches into fanboy mode, excited to be in the presence of a super hero.

“Help me locate Peter and I’ll laser a car in half for you.” Y/N shouts over her shoulder, talking off in the direction of Peter’s tracker. Her dress and heels prove no hindrance to her speed.

The red dot stops in the parking lot of a warehouse in Brooklyn. Y/N manages to make up the time gap pretty well having borrowed one of Stark’s motorbikes; it cuts through all the traffic with ease and the engine has such a loud growl that everyone instantly moves out of the way. She has seen a lot in her time since starting working for Stark but the mountain of rubble that was the warehouse comes as a shock. Plumes of dust rise from the fallen concrete making Y/N cough and waft her hand in front of her face.

“Peter! Peter are you here?” She cups her hands around her mouth to act as a megaphone. No reply. Like a professional mountain climber, Y/N scales the piles of crumbled rocks to reach a higher vantage point. “Peter! Make a sound of you can hear me!” Still nothing. Flexing her fingers, Y/N closes her eyes and focuses on calming her breathing. A warm sensation spreads through her veins and settles in her palms. When she opens her eyes, two beams of light are shining from her hands providing plenty of light to search for Peter.

“Woooaaaaaah!” A scared yell comes from over one of the bigger mounds. Y/N races after whoever made the sound.

“Oh you have got to be kidding me!” She sighs exasperatedly. A man with metal wings, much larger than Falcon’s, soars overhead, swiftly gaining altitude. And hanging onto the man’s leg by a thread is the unmistakable red and blue of Peter’s crappy handmade costume. Oh Peter you are so dead!

Yet to feel any fatigue, Y/N races back to the bike and kicks it into gear before speeding after Peter and the winged weirdo. They’ve long disappeared above the clouds so she’s looking up at nothing. A sudden beeping startles her. Luckily, Y/N had the sense to borrow a helmet from Stark as well as the bike so she can pull up Ally on the interface.

“Incoming call from Happy, Miss Y/N.” Shit!

“Answer it… Hey Happy, how’s moving going?”

“Fine. The plane just took off. Why am I getting calls from kids claiming to be friends with you and Peter?” Damnit Ned!

“Uh, it’s a long story. You know, Peter would probably be better at explaining it-”

“Are you on a motorbike?”

“Yes… I’m going to… Homecoming. Yeah, I took too long to get ready so I’m running late and decided to take the bike.”

“Cut the crap Y/N! Just get Peter out of whatever trouble he’s in and leave it alone. If we need you for a mission, Tony will call you.” Happy instructs, thoroughly unamused, before hanging up.

“Oh my God, Peter! What did you do?” Y/N screeches upon finding the boy lying down in the sand surrounded by fire and a destroyed plane.

“Oh hey Y/N/N. I stopped the bad guy.” He lifts his head briefly to point at the man stuck to a crate with webs.

“And you didn’t think to let Mr Stark handle it? Or tell me and let me help?” She looks down to Peter again, her arms folded.

“Hey! I did a pretty good job on my own, thank you very much.”

“As evidenced by the burning plane crash. Wait! Is this all the gear from the Avenger’s tower?” Y/N asks, recognising some of the weaponry lying on the ground.

“Uh huh. I stopped that bird guy from stealing it.” Peter winces as he pushes himself up into a seated position.

“Oh. Good job then… I guess…” Sirens in the distance catch both of their attentions, “We should probably get out of here.”

“Yeah, hold on.”

“Why?”

“I gotta leave a note.”

The pair perch on the edge of a tall building close to the beach with a good view, watching as the workers scan the area with their flashlights. They snigger as they spot Happy down below; he seems unsure of what to do with the webbed up criminal.

“Do you think Mr Stark will give you your suit back after this. Cos as much as I love this… look, I think you’re due an upgrade.” Y/N jokes, noting the many holes in Peter’s suit. He laughs, leaning back on the antenna pole.

“I dunno. But I don’t need it to be Spiderman.”

“I’m glad I’m not lactose intolerant. That was cheesy as hell!”

“Hey! You love cheese.”

“Yeah, on pizza. Ooh, we should go and get pizza!” Y/N quickly gets distracted by the thought of food- after chasing Peter all night she’s worked up quite the appetite.

“Um, sure! I know a place nearby.” Peter claims standing up and offering her his hand. She stands up to take it only to pull away,

“If we crash again, I’ll laser your precious hair off!”

[mangareactor]

A Lazy Guy Woke Up As A Girl One Morning

As the title says, the manga is about a teenage boy who woke up a girl one morning, and the comedic antics that follow for him and his roommate. Written by Kobayashi Kina, this one had been recommended to me by quite a few friends so I’m looking forward to reading this.

The chapters are bite sized, so imma be able to do multiple chapters than one-per-post. So this will be fun.

Oooh! It’s semi-colored! I’m fine with the classic, usual way that manga is colored and shaded, but I can not lie; I love when they’re colored like this. 

And it’s in the perspective of Hayasaka rather than the one who turned into a girl? I had thought it’d be the other way around, but you know what? I like it better like this.

Oh. Oh no. 

(S)he just doesn’t give a damn. Doesn’t care what he is so long as she can sleep, and honestly that is such a mood. I’m loving her/him so much and it’s only been three pages. 

Call us all out why dontcha?

Yes, your senpai is adorable, we can all agree. But as for the rest? It’s a little too late for you, Hayasaka, it’s too late.

Wait.

If the two get together, then would this technically be a shōnen-ai manga, or is this still heterosexual?

I need answers, manga, I need to know what this would fall under.

I know you’re super lazy and couldn’t give a damn about anything, but, could you at least care about your own safety? Just a little? Yasuda, you’re worrying me here when you say that.

I’ll give Yasuda credit where credit is due, he/she isn’t letting this stop em from going to class, even if class is a major pain.

Nothing to really say. I just absolutely love Hayasaka’s face in this panel. 

It’s only chapter 2 and I love this boy. He’s doing his best to look out for Yasuda, even though he doens’t have to and it’s clear that Yasuda doesn’t really care either way. Hayasaka, you’re a precious boy and I love you.

Honestly, his sister is cool, letting her brothers friends borrow her uniform cause they’re in a bit of a bind. And even more respect for my boy here for being quick to try and keep Yasuda from getting naked in front of him.

It’s too late. Yasuda is too cute, you’re already catching feelings. But I’m proud of you, you’re not taking advantage of the situation. 

Though what the hell? Yasuda had one hell of a deep voice. 

I wouldn’t have expected that. But hey, if this gets an anime, we know who to voice Yasuda when he’s a boy.

Just... everything about this page.

She’s adorable, just admit it, Hayasaka, Yasuda is super cute.

You do you, my man, if you wanna wear a skirt, you wear a skirt!

Hayasaka, why are you trying to get rid of Yasuda so quickly???

Well, Yasuda has a point. Packing is a pain, and if you turn back into a boy then you’d have to pack up again to move back to the boy’s dorm. It’s really unnecessary. 

Stealing panties just takes too much effort. 

Alright, guys, here is the thing, I always find it adorable in manga’s when this sort of thing happens, when the guy starts combing/brushing the girls hair. I don’t know why, I just find it cute.

Other than that, Hayasaka, I know you want Yasuda to be a boy again, but you’re giving him reasons to stay a girl.

A friendly reminder that Yasuda is the older one of the two. But also, love that Hayasaka is still trying so hard when he really doesn’t need to.

Uh, I think you’ll have to try really, really hard to sell that one, but hey, A for effort?

There are more characters than just Hayasaka and Yasuda?

I legit was starting to think that we wouldn’t really see anyone else, that this would be one of those manga’s that only ever show two characters with the exception of nameless background characters. Huh. 

It’s just the contrast of these two characters. Yasuda doesn’t care at all, Hayasaka cares too much, and I love it. Like these panels, Yasuda doesn’t care about trying to pretend or find some way to sugar coat it. Just goes out and says that he woke up a girl while Hayasaka is internally screaming beside him.

I did not expect him to be this kind of character, and I love it. He’s a weeb! 

Another great face from Hayasaka.

Such an innocent bean, doesn’t know what genderswap is. Sugimura is a man of taste, however. Genderswap is such a fun trope!

 when it’s not used for fetish fuel that is.

Oooh, Hayasaka you don’t look to happy with Sugimura taking your place of helping. 

That’s... That’s not how you handle this. 

Hide the problem until it goes away? That’s just asking for it to blow up in your face and become a worse problem? 

Can I get one of those? Where can I get one of those? I want one so bad.

Hey! My boy has a name and it is Hayasaka! Don’t delegate best boy to just be known as Yasuda’s roommate!

Oh. 

Boy went from 0 to 100 real fast. 

He suddenly looks like hes about to turn into this mega villain because Yasuda is playing the role of a proper genderswapped character.

And today Sugimura’s hopes and dreams were crushed. Sorry, my friend, you’ll just have to hope someone else you know get’s turned into a girl and acts the way you want them to about it. Yasuda just doesn’t give a damn so long as he can sleep.

The first few chapters of this manga, and I have a lot of feelings about this. Lots of positive feelings.

The art? I love. I love when they’re colored like this, and I adore the art style and the designs for Hayasaka and Yasuda (Both his girl and boy version). Just, 10 out of 10 for the art.

The story is pretty simple. It’s a comedic story of a guy who gets turned into a girl and doesn’t care, while his roommate cares too much. It’s easy to follow, and it does’t try to pile on exposition upon exposition on the readers. It’s one of those mangas I think you could start reading at any chapter and have a pretty good idea of what’s going on. 

I personally find the humor and comedy style to be great. It’s not trying too hard at the jokes, and while it does seem the pattern is Something Happens -> Yasuda doesn’t care -> Hayasaka Cares A Lot, and it might get repetitive in the future if things are given a good shake here and there, but for now it fits the style perfectly.

Honestly I am loving this manga, can’t wait to see more of Hayasaka. I’d give it a solid 10/10. Can’t wait to read more. 

[comicteaparty]

December 9th-December 15th, 2019 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party week long chat that occurred from December 9th, 2019 to December 15th, 2019.  The chat focused on Thirteenth Child by Sergio Ragno.

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RebelVampire

COMIC TEA PARTY- WEEK LONG BOOK CLUB START!

Hello and welcome everyone to Comic Tea Party’s Week Long Book Club~! This week we’ll be focusing on Thirteenth Child by Sergio Ragno~! (http://thirteenthchild.net/ThirteenthChild/)

You are free to read and comment about the comic all week at your own pace, so stop on by whenever it suits your schedule! Remember, though, that while we allow constructive criticism, our focus is to have fun and appreciate the comic. Below you will find four questions to get you started on the discussion. However, a new question will be posted and pinned everyday (between 12:01AM and 6AM PDT), so keep checking back for more! You have until December 15th to tell us all your wonderful thoughts! With that established, let’s get going on the reading and the chatting!

QUESTION 1. What has been your favorite scene in the comic so far? What specifically did you like about it?

QUESTION 2. What moment related to theme of vengeance and revenge did you like the most and why? Overall, what do you think we can learn from the characters and story about the role of vengeance and revenge in our lives?

RebelVampire

QUESTION 3. At the moment, who is your favorite character? What about that character earns them this favor?

QUESTION 4. How much of what’s going on behind the scenes do you think Alicia Graves actually knows? Is she just someone’s pawn as others have suggested? Also, what will she do now with many of her enemy’s exposed?

RebelVampire

QUESTION 5. What has been your favorite illustration in the comic so far? What specifically about it do you like?

QUESTION 6. What do you think Queen’s goals actually are, and how is she intending to achieve them? What do you think Queen will do now that the plague sample is out of her grasp? In other words, what’s her future role in the story?

RebelVampire

1) My favorite scene in the comic so far is probably when everything was going haywire at the gala event and everyone gets to the room to steal the sample but surprise, it's already gone. I just liked the delivery of the reveal of that in a lot of ways, since it was both fitting for Lisa while also just leading to a nice dramatic computer screen punch. Plus, given how much had gone wrong to that point, I was glad to see something go right for on Lisa's end. 2) The moment I liked the most in regards to the theme of vengeance was actually that moment where Lisa got recruited by Queen and she was just kind of sitting there like a grump. While not the most poignant moment regarding the theme persay, I did find it fitting in the retrospect. I feel this story and characters kind of promotes the idea that vengeance and revenge won't fill whatever empty void is inside you. So seeing Lisa in that initial kind of dead woman walking state I think really captured the essence of that, in that her path was not one that was ever going to make her happy.

3) My favorite character at the moment is definitely Darius. I love the sunglasses design for him. And I like that he has this strange mix of moral compass fixed on justice while at the same time being kind of smarmy. He's like the sort of "good guy" who you aren't actually sure you want to root for, until push comes to shove and you see he actually is kind of a stand-up guy. And I like that his character keeps you on edge like that. 4) Honestly, I don't think Alicia Graves knows jack of what's really going on. I'm not sure if I'd say she was a pawn, persay, as I don't think the people who do know everything actually have that strict of a control on her. However, she's definitely being used. So while I'm sure she has some idea about the Plague situation etc., I think she's not fully capable of understanding the origins or ramifications of what's going on around her through other people. Now that her enemies are clearer, though, I feel she will take steps to release herself from that used status. But that being said,, I kind of feel like she might go deeper on the villain side for a while, where she becomes really self-focused on getting what she wants, and then ya know, gets into trouble with everyone.

5) There's a lot of nice ones, but I'm a big fan of the middle panel on this page http://thirteenthchild.net/ThirteenthChild/index.php/comic/thirteenth-child-the-simulation/ I really love the machine design of the opponent. But what really sells the image for me is the bright blue moon(?) in the background. It adds a really nice pop of color that draws your eye in, and I think it creates a great contrast to create a sort of action-y mood at is were. 6) I think Queen's goal is kind of as she has said: she wants to destroy the current government. If I had to take a guess of what she's going to do, it's probably build an army strong enough to grab essential resources that will cripple the government until their demands are met. And then she'll probably eradicate the current system and potentially go for a more socialism route. As for what Queen will do now, she's definitely gonna hunt Ghost. I do not think Queen will take the events sitting down, and Queen seems like some super, super obsessed with revenge and like she's the type who will hold an eternal grudge. So Ghost is definitely gonna find herself hunted.

Alex_makes_comics

1) I am not super far into this comic yet, but so far I really enjoyed the shift from the action sequence at the beginning to the cool first day at work scene. It was nice to transition into stillness from motion. Likewise, I then like the introduction of all the new sassy friends. Basically, I think this comic does transitions really well, and I like the continual shifts in tone at the beginning.

RebelVampire

QUESTION 7. Which characters do you enjoy seeing interact the most? What about their dynamic interests you?

QUESTION 8. What exactly is Mary/the Crimson Star? How did Mary come to be, especially given the information we have via the flashback? Will Mary return, and if so, what will the others do?

RebelVampire

QUESTION 9. What sorts of art or story details have you noticed in the way the comic is crafted that you think deserves attention?

QUESTION 10. What do you think the Order of the Plague will do now given the events of the most recent chapter? Can Lisa still trust them given Darius is intercepted by the CIA?

RebelVampire

7) I probably like seeing Plague/XIII and Lisa interact the most. They have a really interesting past history together despite not meeting in person until later. And I'm interested in how their similar but different views create conflict. Mostly, though, I think they make a very good duo who play off of each other really well. 8) I feel like the Crimson Star is some sort of AI machine that was created by Mary and was given her memories in a lot of ways. However, I think the process was flawed so it's basically a separate entity that just has Mary's motivational drives that compel it onward. Since I imagine this was maybe a failsafe measure given the sorts of experiments going on. We definitely have not seen the last of Mary, cause Mary seems to be a master class boss here. Granted, I imagine it'll take a while for Mary to get a new body.

9) I really like the story's attention to past details and how it brings them up later on. For example, the arcade cabinet that Lisa notices in one chapter actually hiding the secret entrance to a base. I really love callbacks like this since it works in comedy in ways that are actually relevant to the story. 10) I think the Order of the Plague is going to be kind of split in goals. I think half of them are going to try to find Plague and Lisa, since i don't feel either of them will be cooperating or making their intentions known. The other half I feel will be delving into the bigger boss villains territory with the CIA. Also no, Lisa should not trust them. The CIA is never good news. They are bad news bears, and at the end even if the Order doesn't mean it, the CIA is likely to stab everyone in the back.

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QUESTION 11. What do you think are this particular comic’s strengths? What do you think makes this comic unique? Please elaborate.

QUESTION 12. What do you think Lisa and Plague/XIII’s next move will be, and what exactly will be their end game goals? How do you think the two will continued to be effected by the diseases and powers they possess?

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QUESTION 13. What are you most looking forward to in the comic? Also, do you have any final thoughts to share overall?

QUESTION 14. Why do you think Lisa’s mother let Lisa think she’s been dead all these years, and what does this have to do with her role in the CIA? Also, what is the CIA’s interest in the current events of the story?

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11) I think this comic's strengths are what I mentioned for details. It's super good at weaving past history into present history and managing multiple plot threads. I never feel like I need to worry about anything getting dropped, and that gives me a sense of security while reading the story that things would eventually get answers. 12) I feel like Lisa and XIII are going to end up going to some gov facilities to do some research more into what's even inside of them, if they can. And also to make sure to remove a lot of people from positions of power that they're abusing. I think in terms of end game goals, I think it's just to stop a lot of corruption and then probably go into hiding (at least for Lisa). Although I think at the end they will have hard lives in general. Even if they succeed 100% in all their other goals, their powers will always make them targets, so they're kind of doomed for a life on the run unless they kind find a "cure."

13) I am most looking forward to finding out wtf Lisa's mom has been up to and what the CIA wants. Cause those are player's I didn't expect to roll up into the story at all. 14) Speaking of the above, I assume Lisa's mom was summoned for some super duper undercover mission that only she could do for some reason, and she was like "It's fine Lisa can take care of herself." And so she went to do that and since Lisa was kind of loosely fine she just continued to work with the CIA and became the big boss. And it's the CIA. Of course they're interested in what are basically super weapons. I mean their entire job is about protecting national interests, and the last thing you want is for the wrong people to get their hands on super peeps.

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Canadian Girl

Chapter One

Pairing: Steve Rogers x OFC | Word Count: 1920 | Warnings: stereotyping of Canadians (I'm allowed, I am one)

Had Kennedy Jones know three years ago just who it was she was interviewing with, she would have run hard and fast for the hills. As it was, when the headhunters came knocking, asking about her research into genetics and cellular regeneration, chemical compound deconstruction, and microbiology, advising her their client was willing to offer her a very lucrative, and progressive career, she’d still done her due diligence. She just hadn’t delved deep enough, however, to realize she’d been hired by none other than Tony Stark. Not until she’d arrived for orientation on her first day to find herself at the foot of Stark tower.

Now, there was nothing really wrong with working for Stark. Not unless she counted Hydra, aliens, Asgardians, and insane robots which try to take over the world. Sure her lab was state of the art. Sure almost no one ventured down there. They left her alone to work and do her thing. Sure she spent the day doing the fun stuff she loved, but still, there was a very real chance at some point in the future, she’d be shot at.

Kennedy disliked guns. It wasn’t because she was unused to them. She’d grown up around weapons, could fire a rifle with relative ease, she just didn’t like to. Bad things had a habit of happening when she did. Hunting had never appealed to her, and when her family used to make their annual hunting trips, she’d go along to horseback ride and relax. She could enjoy the beautiful scenery but avoided the hunting.

She still couldn’t quite believe she’d left her ranch life in Alberta, Canada to move to New York City and work for freaking Iron Man. It seemed foolish at times, this move. She’d had a good job. But, when the opportunity to study the super soldier serum was waved beneath her nose, she’d jumped at the chance.

The serum was a mystery no one could crack. If she could, she knew there was a world of good which could be learned from it. She didn’t have any desire to replicate what had been done to Captain Rogers or Sergeant Barnes. As far as she was concerned, they’d gotten lucky, very lucky, with the two who’d been on the receiving end of the serum. Both had turned out to be good men, not that she knew them personally. But the applications the secrets of the serum could offer people with tissue wasting, or muscle degeneration, were endless.

Now, three years in, she was making progress on her groundbreaking research. Slow progress, but progress nonetheless. And, working for the Iron Man had given her props with her nephews. They both thought she was super awesome Aunt Kenny who worked with the Avengers.

She’d never had the heart to tell them she hadn’t met an Avenger, likely never would. She may work for a division of Stark Enterprises, but it didn’t mean she’d actually met Tony Stark. He was a busy man, hence the headhunters. Maybe someday if she had a particularly stellar breakthrough, but not yet.

She was okay with it. The man made her nervous.

Shoving the distracting thoughts aside, Kennedy peered down at the notebook she was carrying, tapping her pen against it. She lived in an apartment off Central Park, barely a stone’s throw from the Tower. It was one of the perks of her position, but she wasn’t foolish enough not to realize what her place likely cost on average per month. Still, it kept her close to work, and she got a little exercise every day walking through the beautiful green space.

Today, however, she’d had a revelation on her walk - an idea about the genetic sequencing she’d been fighting with. Walking through the doors to Stark Tower, she gave a distracted nod to the security guard who greeted her.

Pacing toward the elevators, Kennedy tapped the end of her pen against her cheek. Her messenger bag bumped merrily against her hip, and she hummed softly, seeking the answer which seemed to be just out of reach. When the elevator doors opened, she made to step inside, only to nearly walk into someone.

“Oh, sorry. My bad,” she said, sidestepping the wall in front of her, not bothering to look up from her notebook.

“No harm done.”

Nodding, she smiled absently. “Have a nice day.”

“You as well.”

The doors closed on the woman, and Steve Rogers lost sight of her. He’d seen her around before. It wasn’t like she was hard to miss. The woman was stunning and drew eyes like honey drew bees. He, however, rarely had a chance to speak to her.

The smoky voice which tumbled from between lush, pink lips caused a certain portion of his anatomy to react with vigour. Hair of strawberry blond coloured silk fell to her shoulders, and eyes of glimmering emerald green were framed by dusky lashes. Freckles dusted across her nose, out over the sharp cheekbones of her fox-shaped face.

Of average height, pushing five nine, Steve had noticed she rarely wore heels. She came to work every day in some kind of runner or, during the winter months, kneehigh boots which she tucked her jeans into. She seemed to own a variety of shoes which she changed with her mood. And those jeans covered a body he couldn’t help but be attracted to.

Everything curved.

Hips, breasts, ass, thighs. She was possibly the sexiest woman he’d ever seen. Yet, she appeared completely oblivious to the fact. The men around her drooled and panted behind her, but she seemed never to notice. Hell, she’d walked past him without even looking up to see who she’d nearly run into. Just kept her face tucked in her notebook, smiled and apologized.

It was, frustratingly enough, the sixth time in half as many weeks she’d almost walked into him. It was always the same. An apology spilled from her lips followed by "have a nice day," like she was some kind of department store clerk.

It was driving him a bit nutty.

The first three times had been accidents, but the latter three… he’d set her up to see if she’d actually look up and talk to him. Doctor Kennedy Jones, research phenome and genius in her field. The woman working to unlock the super soldier serum. Who wrote papers on things he had no hope of understanding, but spoke passionately about using what she could learn from the serum to help others.

She did things to him on a visceral level.

Suddenly, the doors slid back open, and he blinked to see her standing, still, in the elevator. Book in hand and pen clenched between her teeth. An adorable furrow between her brows.

Steve bit back a chuckle. It was as if someone was offering him a second chance to try again. He wasn’t going to look a gift horse in the mouth.

Stepping back on the elevator, he said, “You might want to press a button, Doc. You’re not going to get to your lab hanging out in the elevator all day.”

“Hm? Oh, right. Sorry.” She glanced up far enough to press the button for seven before looking back to her book.

It made him want to steal it from her fingers just to get a reaction. Instead, he asked, “Why do you do that?”

“Do what?”

The notebook hit the floor, somehow managing to remain open to the correct page as she reached for her hair. Twisting it into a knot, she jammed her pen into the mass.

Steve lost his train of thought. There was a tattoo of some kind behind her ear, but he couldn’t make it out. He shook his head to clear it. “Say sorry all the time.” She did it a lot.

Crouching to pick her book back up, Kennedy chuckled. “I’m Canadian.”

The doors opened on her floor, and Steve followed her out.

She said it like being Canadian would explain everything, but he didn’t get it. Apparently, it was another of those references. The ones everyone but he and Bucky understood.

He’d never had a chance to run with the Canadians during the war, but Pinky and Falsworth did. They’d always had good things to say about them. The Canadians were people who could be counted on to have their back. Even reading about the rest of the war, how it went down after he’d gone under the ice, there was mention made of Canadian troops who’d done things no others had been able to.

“Canadian? What’s that got to do with it?” he asked, following her down the hall.

She stopped walking abruptly, looking up at him – finally – but she looked nearly as confused as he felt.

“Stereotypically, Canadians are typecast as the peacemakers. We have a reputation for being polite. Sorry is something which gets used with frequency when you’re around us.”

“Ah. Alright then.” Steve smiled and nodded, intrigued for she still looked completely puzzled.

Her eyes were narrowed on his face, assessing, but clarity never came.

Then it dawned on him.

She didn’t recognize him.

How in the hell was that even possible?

“Yes, well, sorry. I have work to get to.” Kennedy nodded, turning back to her notebook, striding quickly down the hall.

Her pupils had dilated, and her heart rate had spiked.

Intrigued, Steve continued to follow her. She was finally speaking with him. He wasn’t about to let her rush off when such an interesting blush had come to her face. “What are you working on?”

“Genetic deconstruction and resequencing. Something's fudged up with my theory. It’s not working out the way it should be,” she said, darting a glance his way.

“Fudged up?” he chuckled, all the more interested.

“I grew up in a household where more… colourful words were kept for really important situations. Like when Matt accidentally shot dad with the pellet gun in the backside. Dad swore a blue streak so foul I learned a bunch of new curse words that day. I was seven. Mom was highly unimpressed, and Matt got his butt whooped. Dad said if he couldn’t sit down, neither would Matt.” Her teeth clicked shut, another blush filling her cheeks when she realized she was babbling.

Beautiful, brilliant, and adorable. Steve was halfway in love with her already. “Matt’s your brother?”

“One of three,” she stated. Arriving at the door to her lab, she placed her palm on the plate beside it, was greeted by the lab’s AI, and pushed the door open. “Sorry, authorized personnel only from here.”

Steve smiled a rather broad grin, looking through the glass at the host of equipment he knew nothing about. Taking a step back, he gazed down at her emerald eyes and felt a little clutch around his heart. Damn, she was pretty.

“It was nice talking to you, Doc. I’ll see you around and, hey, if you can’t get your problem worked out, let me know. I know a guy who might be able to help.” Bruce may be able to assist, but he really had no idea. Banner might know absolutely nothing about whatever her issue was.

“Yeah, sure. Ok. Thanks. Bye.” She darted through the opening, letting the door swing shut behind her, heading for the coat hooks on the wall near her desk.

Her movements were quick, a little spooked, and Steve chuckled as he walked away, nodding to another employee when they called him Captain and wished him good morning.

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