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jkartisan · 4 months

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The new year starts with the 135th Rose Parade!!

The 135th Rose Parade kicked off Monday as the world ushered in the start of 2024.

With its petal-packed floats, marching bands, and high-stepping horses, the New Year's Day event is traveling 5½ miles along the streets of Pasadena. This year's theme is "Celebrating a World of Music: The Universal Language," a message of hope and harmony in a time of war, labor strikes, and partisan political strife as a contentious American election year begins.

"In a world of different cultures, beliefs, hopes, and dreams, one language unites us all — music," Alex Aghajanian, president of the Tournament of Roses, said. "The sound, texture, rhythm, form, harmony, and expression meld together to move, soothe, excite and delight the world."

Early Monday, hours before the start of the parade, the air along Colorado Boulevard smelled of bacon-wrapped hot dogs — a street vendor staple along the route. Spectators who camped overnight bundled up against the early-morning chill. Children watched YouTube videos on cellphones, and adults sipped Champagne and coffee.

Daniel Caballero, 63, who has been coming to the Rose Parade for two decades, was part of a five-family rotation that staked out a place on East Colorado Boulevard at 6 a.m. Sunday, more than a day before the event. He sat amid makeshift beds and lawn chairs clustered together.

"My kids are in college; the young people grew out of it, and they're not taking interest, so somebody had to stay out here," he said.

It was chilly, just 45 degrees at 6 a.m. Still, he said that the Southern California bragging rights keep him coming year after year — the famously mild winters that Pasadena boosters wanted to show off when they started the parade as a promotional event in 1890.

"The rest of the country, they're snowed in, and there's crazy weather, but usually it's a beautiful day here on New Year's," Caballero said beneath a picture-perfect blue sky.

Security during the parade is tight. Law enforcement agencies say they are prepared for potential protests, from people calling for a cease-fire in Gaza — who have been disrupting traffic in recent weeks near Los Angeles International Airport — to Pasadena hotel workers who went on strike Sunday, during the City's most significant tourist weekend of the year.

Striking hotel workers are represented by Unite Here! Local 11 walked down the parade route before the event began, banging drums as they chanted together.

“Pasadena escucha, estamos en la luche,” they said, circling a Los Angeles Police Department vehicle. "Pasadena, listen! We are in the fight."

A dozen people calling for rent control — chanting, "Rent is too damn high!" — got some cheers and whistles from the early-morning crowd as they marched along the empty streets before the parade.

The Rose Parade is considered a high-level event, which triggers support from federal agencies in security planning, said Lisa Derderian, a spokeswoman for the City of Pasadena. K-9 units patrolled Colorado Boulevard, as were scores of police officers and FBI agents.

"We planned for a worst-case scenario but hope for a beautiful, peaceful parade and game," Derderian said.

Parade organizers are hoping for a return to the gigantic crowds it once boasted — with upwards of 700,000 spectators — after a COVID slump that saw the parade canceled in 2021 and ticket sales plunge in 2022.

Sindee Riboli, president and general manager of Sharp Seating Co., which sells the parade's grandstand seating and the tournament's special event tickets, such as Floatfest and Bandfest, said she believes pre-pandemic crowds will return.

"We will eventually hit those numbers again. It's just going to take a few years," she said. "I am hopeful."

The parade started at 8 a.m., with the crowd roaring as a U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber thundered overhead.

The Honda float, called "Keep Dreaming," was the first to roll down Colorado Boulevard, its speakers blaring the Snow Patrol song "Chasing Cars" — "If I just lay here, would you lie with me and just forget the world?"

Patrick Blackwell, 55, said he was ecstatic when he learned this year's parade celebrated music. The Pasadena resident sang with the Los Angeles Opera and said he attended the Juilliard School with the parade grand marshal, actor, and singer Audra McDonald.

"It resonates very well," he said of the theme. "It warms the soul."

"It's great to celebrate the new year with the beauty of the floats and support my art form."

McDonald, a six-time Tony Award winner originally from Fresno, waved from the back of an open car, heavily adorned with flowers, along with her mother and her husband, actor Will Swenson. The swells of Pipes on Parade: The Massed Pipes and Drums — a massive bagpipe band — filled the air behind them.

The City of Alhambra float was not far behind, called "Dragon Music." It features a giant dragon clutching a globe in its claw, watching over a baby dragon sleeping on a piece of sheet music.

Kate Russell and Jennifer Colvin, wearing crimson and white sweaters with the Alabama Crimson Tide logo, traveled more than 2,000 miles from Tuscaloosa, Ala., to Pasadena, where they will watch the Rose Bowl game after the parade.

Colvin's son, Ira, is a freshman trombone player who will be marching with the University of Alabama's Million Dollar Band. The women, who work together, sat in the grandstands to cheer him on.

"We're very excited to make the trip to the game and parade, and we're excited when we see other Alabama fans ... When we see them, we have to shout, 'Roll Tide!'" Russell said.

Russell wore a button reading, "Make Michigan Our B—Michigan," which, she said, was getting a lot of attention and hollers of approval from other Alabama fans.

Growing up, Donna Patton, 58, always watched the Rose Parade on television with her family in her Texas home, which always smelled of cinnamon rolls and coffee. Now living in Aurora, Colo., Patton wanted to experience it in real life.

"It's a celebration, a connection to home and family and different parts of the country," said Patton, a youth pastor who came to the parade alone. "It's about coming together and being happy, regardless of differences."

Patton's flight landed Sunday night, and she got to her spot on Colorado Boulevard and North Hill Avenue at 9 p.m. The community feeling was already there, she said.

The group next to her — there to watch a family member ride a horse in the parade — took her in, replacing her blue, airport-purchased blanket with a foldable chair and fluffy brown blanket, and they introduced her to bacon-wrapped hot dogs.

As the Goodyear blimp flew overhead, she pointed excitedly and ooohed. This excitement, she said, was why she traded the TV screen for the real thing this year.

"Sometimes we hold back on doing new adventures," Patton said. She had recently gone through a divorce and was now ready to branch out and connect with others.

Mary Soucey, 82, sat beside a space heater and a ping-pong table near Terrace Drive as the morning sky lightened.

The Rose Parade has a special meaning for Soucey and her family. She married her husband, Paul, in the early hours of New Year's Day 2009, near Colorado Boulevard, before the Rose Parade started.

They met at a roller rink. Paul said he could immediately sense Mary's kindness, and "if you find the right mate — thank God for that."

Just feet from where they were wed, the couple camped overnight with their 39-year-old daughter and a few friends.

"My husband has been coming here for 40 years, and he got me started," said Soucey, who traveled from Buena Park to watch the parade.

They brought camping cots, tarps, and plenty of layers.

"We refuse to be uncomfortable," Paul said. "To have fun at the Rose Parade, prepare."

Near El Molino Avenue, Francisco and Martha Ramos of Pasadena said they have been camping overnight for 15 years.

"Others complain about the weather and leave because it's too cold," Francisco, 54, said in Spanish. "But you won't get the same experience sitting at home on your couch."

"This only happens once a year; it's worth the sacrifice being here," added Martha, a 55-year-old El Salvador native. "You can smell the flowers; sometimes, the floats drop them as they go by. They are fresh to the touch."

One year, a heap of roses fell at her feet. She took them home.

As always, some of the crowd's biggest cheers were for the pooper scoopers trailing the equestrian units. Michigan fans near Colorado Boulevard and Fair Oaks Avenue enthusiastically chanted, "Clean that poop!" every time they passed.

The 135th Rose Parade has officially started, and it's not just any old Monday—it's the day the world welcomes 2024! Imagine a 5½ mile stretch in Pasadena transformed into a flower-fueled fiesta with floats that could give a botanical garden a run for its money, marching bands that make you want to strut, and horses that have clearly mastered the art of high-stepping.

This year's theme is like a musical hug to the world: "Celebrating a World of Music: The Universal Language." It's a symphony of hope and harmony amidst war, labor strikes, and the usual political kerfuffle of an election year. As the Tournament of Roses' Big Cheese (let's call him Alex) puts it, music glues us all together. It's like the universal Wi-Fi connecting our hearts.

Meanwhile, early birds to the parade were greeted with the scent of bacon-wrapped hot dogs (because nothing says 'festive' like street food). Spectators camped out in the cold, kids glued to YouTube, adults balancing Champagne and coffee – talk about a multitasking morning! There's this guy, let's name him Daniel, who's been a Rose Parade regular for two decades. He's the spotkeeper, camping out with his lawn chair and makeshift bed. His kids are in college and apparently too cool for the parade now. Still, Daniel's not giving up his Pasadena winter sun bragging rights.

Speaking of weather, it was a chilly 45 degrees at dawn, but hey, it's better than being snowed in, right? Security was tighter than a drum; we're talking K-9 units, the FBI, and the works. They were prepared for anything, from protests to... more protests. Different causes, same passion.

Before the parade, drum-beating hotel workers were on strike, and rent control protestors were chanting about sky-high rents. It's like a warm-up act with a social conscience. And let's remember the Rose Parade is a big deal, so much so that it's got federal security backup.

Ticket sales for the parade have been a rollercoaster, thanks to our not-so-dear friend COVID-19. But parade organizers are the eternal optimists, hoping for a crowd comeback. And the parade kicked off with a bang and a stealth bomber flyover. The first float was a dreamy Honda creation, blaring Snow Patrol and setting the mood.

Imagine a Pasadena local, Patrick, who's all about opera and music. He's buddies with the grand marshal, a six-time Tony winner, cruising down the street on a flowery float. Following closely was a float with a giant dragon, a musical theme, and a sleeping baby dragon – talk about fantasy meets parade.

Then there's the Alabama Crimson Tide fan club, Kate and Jennifer, who traveled over 2,000 miles for the parade and a football game. They're the ultimate fan duo, with themed sweaters and a slightly aggressive button slogan about Michigan.

Donna, a youth pastor from Colorado, decided to swap her TV for the actual parade experience. She found community, comfort, and, of course, bacon-wrapped hot dogs. The Goodyear blimp was the cherry on top of her parade experience.

And then there's the couple, Mary and Paul, who got hitched right before the parade back in 2009. They're parade veterans, complete with camping cots and a refusal to be uncomfortable. Nearby, Francisco and Martha, parade regulars, talk about the magic of being there in person, even if it means braving the cold.

As for crowd favorites, it's not just the floats that get the cheers. It's the unsung heroes – the pooper scoopers following the horses. Because nothing brings people together like a chant of "Clean that poop!" at a parade.

#the rose parade

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guacamoleravioli · 6 months

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Following the worst video game song tournament is like

Option 1: perfectly fine song the submitter has a weird hate-boner for

Option 2: song that sounds like a dial-up modem and the concept of nails on a chalkboard doing hardcore BDSM shit inside your eardrums

#werthers originals

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strawb3rrym1lkblog · 6 months

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thinking about starting a poll tournament blog for worst video game song... what would you guys think

#my posts #tumblr polls #poll tournament #video games #music

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worstvideogamesong-poll · 29 days

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Worst Video Game Song Tournament Quarterfinals Match 4

Buying Goods at Palmira - Evergrace

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VERSUS

Title Music - Manic Miner

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FIGHT!

I would recommend listening to as much as you can of each song before voting, but how you choose is up to you! Remember to be civil in the tags and replies!

Propaganda under cut:

Buying Goods at Palmira:

"EVERGRACE SWEEEEEEPPP I don’t even think the OST is bad I just love the game so much"

"wow hello instruments. [Buying Goods at Palmira] sounds like my sister and i messing around in wii music. badly"

"#if you guys dont vote evergrace im disowning you all #by god i will manifest an evergrace sweep of this whole tournament #evergrace: ost of all time"

Manic Miner Title Music:

"#but then i heard [Manic Miner Title Music] #just 2 seconds probably #and now the only emotjon that occupies my brain is fear #legit maybe i wont be scared when it wont be dark outside but like i dont think id survive listwning to the whole thi g"

"#however bad you think manic miner is gonna be you are VASTLY underestimating it"

"#seriously [Manic Miner Title Music] hurts #but it's also so funny"

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thescrapbookingscientist · 2 years

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Biweekly Media Roundup

- Epithet Erased (Web Series) - Watched through this little web series about people who have weird super powers, and had a fun time! I was especially fond of Zora, a badass cowgirl assassin who has the ability to slow down or speed up the aging process of whatever she’s touching. She had a really cool design and was a cocky asshole, which I for one think are traits more female characters should have. There’s a sequel in the form of an audio novel coming up, which I’m looking forward too. It’s a pretty short show that’s free on youtube, so if you’re a fan of wholesome cartoon villains and witty banter, check it out.

- Lord of the Rings (Movies) - Watching all the extended films again with my buds. I’m not a big drinker myself, but they are playing a drinking game where they drink at all the memes, and boy are there a lot of them. I haven’t watched them in quite awhile, so I’m finding the juxtaposition between most of the fellowship- who are going on great adventures and bonding as friends - and Frodo - who is having just the worst time you can possibly have - very funny.

- Lot’s of Monster Anime (Multi-Anime) - I’m doing a thing where I’m watching a whole bunch of monster related anime episode by episode, with the goal of ranking them by the end. So most of my TV time is devoted to this. As a placeholder, Shadows House was one of the standouts, with cute designs and a genuinely intriguing and unique premise.

- Yu Yu Hakusho (Anime) - YYH I love you but omg your tournament arc is so long. We finally reached the final battle and yet we somehow have like 5 episodes of just that battle left. Boy.

- Spy X Family (Anime) - This is cute! Obviously, there’s not many episodes out yet, but I already really like the family dynamic, this could be turn out to be quite a fun love/family story. Also, I’ve always loved the “2 spy’s getting married without knowing the other is also a spy” idea, it’s nice to see it outside of Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

- Pathologic (Video Games) - As one can probably tell from my blog, Pathologic has been my big hyperfixation this month. I really like the central characters (Daniil is such a likable little twat, Artemy’s personality is Tired, Clara is hilarious) and I love how each of their respective endings manages to reflect their personal circumstances and philosophies so well. I’d have to say I agree with Playheead North’s analysis videos in that I don’t think that Artemy’s is the “best” ending despite it being the fan favorite (Though tbf, it is the best for shipping purposes-Haruspex route Daniil is thirsty as hell). To be clear it’s not really that I think Daniil or Clara’s are better, so much that they are all designed in such a way keep any of them from being a black/white, morally right/wrong situation. I can see why so many analysis-lovers adore this game, it would have been so easy to streamline the opposing sides into a progress vs preservation situation, but instead they bring up the complexities of classism/limits of conservativism that would happen if you actually tried to bring these ideas into reality. So yeah. Neat!

- Schitt’s Creek (TV) - Yup.

- Arcane (TV) - Finished up my rewatch with my family, was hyped for my Dad to hear the “Is there anything as undoing as a daughter?” Line as I knew he would dig it. I was also able to appreciate Mel more this time around knowing more about her in hindsight (not that I disliked her the first time, was just apprehensive). Really hope you’re alive in S2 Queen.

- Golden Kamuy (Manga) - One more chapter till It’s over. Seems like it’ll be bittersweet, though I’m shocked and thrilled that my boy Tsukishima looks like he’s gonna live. Noda thank you so much it’s what he deserves.

Listening to: Twilight Princess OST, Oh Ana by Mother Mother, Shadow of the Day by Linkin Park, Fairytale by Alexander Rybak, Two Evils by Bastille, All You Wanna Do (SIX), Rasputin by Boney M, Kaibutsu (Beastars OP), A Good Song Never Dies by Saint Motel, Rather Be by Clean Bandit, Famous Last Words by MCR

#weekly roundup #My posts

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cloudshapedpatch · 3 years

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Bells and Whistles

Happy Holidays @ghostlyhamburger, I’m your Lovesquare Obsessed Secret Santa! I hope you enjoy this very indulgent soulmate au 💚🌸

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Music. It’s all around, and yet, it never gets old. How? How does an arrangement of notes and sounds create wonderful music capable of bringing deep joy and sadness?

Everyone knows people love music. Archeologists always seem to be finding older and simpler instruments used by early humankind. People just love to create their own sounds, if not for their own enjoyment, or perhaps to attempt to share the songs in their heads with others.

For Marinette, it was no different than everyone else. Her song. The leitmotif that seemed to always play in her head. And she could not get it to be quiet. Just once, she wished to take a school test and be able to focus on her paper, and not the wispy bells meant only for her own ears.

It was a nice melody, and the universe had made it just for her (and for her soulmate, but she wasn’t too concerned with this fact at the moment). She never grew tired of it, thank kwami, but it also meant she could never go very long without hearing it. And how the universe loved to play the tune in the least convenient times.

30 chimes of bells.

What is the circumference of a circle that has a diameter of 8 inches?

30 chimes of bells.

What’s 8 times pi?

30 damned chimes of bells.

Marinette let her head drop onto her desk, letting the lone bells play out a couple more times. She only resumed her math test once it seemed it was done.

Thus was a normal occurrence for most people. It still annoyed her.

Her teacher gave Marinette a sympathetic look as she handed in her completed test, bells still ringing in her head.

“Why don’t you just go look for your soulmate?” Alya had suggested one night as they watched a movie.

“I don’t wanna rush it.” Marinette had lied a little too easily for her liking.

“You know if you do, your tune will get beautifuller and—”

“And I’ll get to control when I hear it, yeah yeah.” Marinette tossed a few unpopped popcorn kernels at Alya, a wide smile on her face. “And beautifuller isn’t a word.”

“Whatever!” Alya had laughed then, a really joyous, belly-shaking laugh. As they continued to watch their movie, Marinette could tell Alya was playing her own symphony in her head (she always smiled like the biggest love-sick goofball).

Alya was among the lucky few who found her soulmate quite young. It always brought a smile to Marinette’s face when the young couple spoke of the day they realized. Although, Marinette always had to swallow her pride because she couldn’t let anyone know she was the one who had locked them in that fateful zoo cage.

Speaking of, Alya was leading Marinette out of the classroom, saying something about the test, but Marinette didn’t hear her. She was too busy with her own thoughts about songs and soulmates.

Surprisingly, Nino was the first to notice Marinette’s dazed state. His ‘You good?’ was accompanied with a familiar smile; the one that told her she had missed everything he had said.

Marinette blinked her thoughts away. “Yeah! Yeah, just thinking. What’s up?”

“Alya and I were saying we were gonna play UMS 3 at my house, wanna come make it a tournament?”

Marinette’s sudden perfect posture didn’t go unnoticed by either of the other teens. “Sorry, I have some family things tonight. You know how Thursdays are…”

“Right!” Alya punctuated the word with a snap. “Thursdays are family nights. Funny, Adrien said the same thing.”

Nino got an elbow to his side for snickering at Marinette’s blush, but it couldn’t be helped. They bade goodbye and went their separate ways.

The chilly December air stung her heated cheeks, eliciting a breath of thanks that she lived close to the school. In truth, Marinette’s family didn’t have family nights. Thursdays were allotted for Chat Noir’s visits.

He came every Thursday, without fail, at 9pm sharp. Why? No one had any clue. Her parents always cooked for four those nights to be sure he had food (They learned early on he didn’t get much to eat. This concerned Marinette deeply, not only as his partner but also as his soulmate). She supposed the saying was true, ‘feed a cat once and they will return’. He hadn’t stopped visiting ever since she offered him a cookie one otherwise-normal Thursday night about 4 months ago.

Tonight was no different. He knocked on her balcony window at 9 o’clock on the dot, he came down and ate his plate of food, and Marinette beat him at video games with her parents.

It was only when they had gone back up to her attic room that the night turned south.

Chat was hovering over her shoulder as she sketched a dress, excitedly giving her suggestions. Sometimes they were good, other times… not (memories of the awful purple and orange clown jumper threatened to surface).

Marinette had started to hum whilst she drew. Chat was playing with her hair and whispering encouragement, and all was well.

“Whatcha humming?” He murmured, barely audible above the sound of pencil on paper.

“Hm?” His hands had frozen in her hair, the lack of movement causing a lull in her train of thought. She blinked hard as if to will her thoughts back. “Oh, just a little tune. Should I put a flower or a bow here?”

“A bow, for sure.”

As she sketched the bow on the dress’ bodice, she hummed a little louder for Chat to hear.

And he hummed the last few notes with her.

Before she could comprehend how he knew the tune, she could hear a piano in her head, playing a sweet little harmony with jazzy drums. The familiar sound of ethereal bells played the melody she knew too well. It felt as if she were surrounded by a thousand magical whistles, carrying her up and away to the clouds. And based on the look in Chat’s eyes as he spun her chair to look at her, he was hearing it too.

Damn it.

She would have gotten emotional if she wasn’t filled with terror. Finding your soulmate was supposed to be an important event in one’s life. For Marinette, now it was another secret under her hat.

He was whispering her name, eyes sparkling and the most endearing smile on his face and why is he looking at me like that? say something, anything! to get him to stop!

“Wow it’s late, time flies, you know?” She cringed at her abnormally high voice, playing off the flinch as a yawn. “I should go to bed, haha.”

Her cheeks twitched with the effort to keep the fake smile as he just stood there, staring at her, an unreadable expression on his face.

And then she was in his arms as he carried her up to bed, eyes large and kind. He set her down gently before giving a two-finger salute and jumping through her balcony window. She felt the mattress bounce slightly from his weight. Too late, she registered his parting words to her, goodnight princess.

With a pillow secured to her face, she screamed.

“Marinette! Are you okay?”

“I’m fine, Tikki. Just overwhelmed.” She threw the pillow down onto her knees.

“You don’t look fine.”

Neither did Tikki, if Marinette was being honest. She looked just as worried as she felt.

“I just… the ladybug and black cat miraculous are always soulmates, so I wanted Chat’s soulmate to be Ladybug, not Marinette. That makes sense, right?”

“Yes! And it was a great idea, but the universe has its own plans, and you can’t override them.”

“I know! It’s just that— I was planning— I didn’t want Marinette to be associated with Chat Noir. It’s too risky! What if people connect the dots? What if— oh no, Tikki! What if Plagg told Chat Noir about the soulmates? What if Chat Noir knows I’m Ladybug?!”

“Deep breaths, Marinette. It’s gonna be okay! I really don’t think Plagg would have told him, he’s really not fond of romance, he thinks it’s mushy.”

Marinette took a few moments to focus on her breathing, but Tikki’s unsure face didn’t calm her nerves any.

“I can go talk to Plagg if you want. And if Chat Noir really does know who you are, then we can work it all out! You make the rules now Marinette, you don’t have to choose a new partner unless you want to.”

The thought of her identity being known made her sick, but she tried to sleep anyway. A night of good rest would help her think more clearly, right?

She couldn’t help but let the song play out a few times more before she finally dozed off, only for it to echo in her sleep.

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If Marinette had been paying attention, she would have seen Adrien hovering nearby like the confused, enamoured puppy that he was. She would have noticed his lingering gaze, his soft smile. She would have noticed his internal debate over whether to say hello.

(Everyone else noticed; everyone except the object of his affections.)

Alas, she was too preoccupied with her increasing anxiety. She wasn’t sure when Tikki had left her purse, but she had checked ten minutes ago only to find she was missing. Her foot tapped at the floor at irregular intervals, matching the beat of the song in her heart (Jazz was the worst possible genre to pace her life, but then again, when was she ever regularly spaced?).

She played the whistling song in her head once more, too tired to fight her smile. She could have a much worse soulmate, that was for sure. Who wouldn’t want a sweet, considerate, objectively handsome if she really let herself think about it—

A nudge against her side let her know Tikki had phased into her purse. Almost too hastily, she excused herself to the washroom.

“So? What’s the verdict? I haven’t been able to focus all day!” She whispered, having been too anxious to wait for the door to close behind her.

“I’m so sorry, Marinette.”

Another wave of anxiety. Marinette took a shaky breath in. “What do you mean?”

Tikki’s little hands wrung each other dry as she spoke. “There was a miscommunication between Plagg and Chat Noir, and he knows you’re Ladybug now.”

Her charge slid to the floor by the sinks before her feet could give out completely. He knew? How could this have happened?

She fought the urge to cover her face and cringe. What now?

The door pushed in, Alya successfully interrupting her thoughts.

“Marinette! You okay?”

“Yeah!” Faster than a zip of her yo-yo, her hands flew to the hem of her pink jeans. “Just re-cuffing my jeans. What’s up?”

Alya gave Marinette a quirky sort-of look before shaking her head in amusement. “Miss Bustier wanted me to come get you. We’re starting the holiday party!”

“Let’s get going then!” Marinette locked arms with Alya as they walked out. If neither girl talked about the odd scene, perhaps they would both forget.

The party went well, the shiny menorah and shamash reflecting the small tree’s lights in dazzling patterns on the walls. The atmosphere was pleasant, the treats shared were delicious, and their White Elephant gift exchange went very well. The stuffed dinosaur she made ended up with Rose, and Marinette gratefully accepted a new oversized hat from Nino.

Adrien had caught her eyes a few times too many for her own comfort. It felt almost wrong to be thinking only of her partner while searching Adrien’s eyes for hidden meaning. She took his warm gaze and soft smile with a grain of salt, then turned her mind away to think of Chat Noir’s soft, affectionate gaze and his broad, warm smile that never failed to make her grin in return. For some reason, Adrien’s smile made Marinette want to listen to Chat’s song.

All too soon, the party came to a close. She bade her goodbyes, wished her friends a happy holiday break, and started to walk home in the early minutes of dusk. A fun day of sweet treats and party games left her heart warm and content. The soft tinkling of street lamps illuminating all around her brought a small spread of euphoria in her chest. Shadows danced in the corners of her eyes, drawing her gaze up to the rooftops, where her favorite pair of inhuman green eyes peered back at her. Chat leapt across the buildings in front of her, just enough to stop and look back for a moment as she walked.

Her stomach churned as they locked eyes. Feet glued to the pavement, she stared up at him, waiting for him to… well, she wasn't sure what she was waiting for. He was just looking at her, perched up four stories above her, head tilted.

Oh, she thought belatedly, he wants to talk.

With a small burst of resolution, she gave him a smile before willing her feet to move towards her house. By now the sun had set and the sky was gradually turning dark, a deep ocean encouraging her escape. As much as she longed to fall into the stars and float away, she also found herself giddy with excitement.

Their shared symphony played in her head as she opened the door to her home and excused herself upstairs, the melody almost unbidden, but she knew in her heart she had been longing to allow herself to enjoy it again.

Although, feeling ready for the next chapter of life was different than turning the page itself. There was sure to be shaky hands and stuttered words, confusion and maybe a little more bittersweet than she’d like, but, little did she know, there was going to be acceptance, overpowering emotions, tears, and many long hugs (and perhaps a few kisses), but that was life.

Besides, with her soulmate and partner by her side, she could do anything.

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Also! I may have gotten a little carried away and composed the leitmotif and the soulmate song as well~! You can listen to it here :)

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slade-neko · 3 years

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Saw this video game tag thing pop up on my dash a few days ago. Wanted to do it.

1. First game you played obsessively? Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, I believe I was 5yo. Still waiting on that FF7 Remake treatment.

2. A game that has influenced you creatively? Writing, drawing, etc. Well if I play a game and like it, then I'll create sims of it. Does that count?

3. Who did you play with as a kid? My brother from the day I was born.

4. Who do you play with now? My brother FROM THE DAY I WAS BORN.

5. Ever use cheat codes? I wasn't lying when I made this post. {link}

6. Ever buy strategy guides? Yes! Mainly to look at the artwork though. (Don't need no guide!)

7. Any games you have multiple copies of? Lots of games, most being Left 4 Dead with 6 copies (3 Xbox 360, 1 PC case, 2 PC digitally.) What can I say, its a GOOD GAME!

8. Rarest/Most expensive game in your collection? Gold cartridge Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (maybe that's rare?)

9. Most regrettable purchase? I don't regret my purchases, but I have received games I have never played like Cubix (PS2) no clue where that game came from, but I have it somehow. Madagascar (Xbox 360) came with my Xbox 360, never opened it from its case. And Monsters Inc. Scream Arena (Gamecube) or something... it was a gift.

10. Ever go to a midnight game release or stand in line for hours? No, because then I'd have to interact with people.

11. Have you ever made new friends from playing video games? I'm only friends with people BECAUSE of video games, so yes.

12. Ever get picked on for liking games? No, that'd be ridiculous.

13. A game you’ve never played that everyone else has? Probably a lot, I'd say Call of Duty, but I technically played CoD 1, 2, and 4. The campaign mode was alright, but I don't really care for CoD games at ALL.

14. Favorite game music? Koji Kondo and Grant Kirkhope are two BIG ones.

15. If it was a requirement to get a game related tattoo, what would you pick? Triforce is the most basic option, but I'd rather not get a tattoo.

16. Favorite game to play with your friends IRL? Super Smash Bros. Brawl with hacks, but that was over a decade ago.

17. Ever lose a friend over a game? No, that'd be ridiculous.

18. Would you date someone that hates gaming? No, that'd be RIDICULOUS.

19. Favorite handheld console? PSP. 3DS is great, but PSP Monster Hunter has ALL of my portable gaming memories. Like playing in school after End of Grade tests with my friend.

20. Game that you know like the back of your hand? Sims 4 I like to think I know everything about Left 4 Dead. Quite a bit about Monster Hunter, more so of a series though than a specific game.

21. Game that you didn’t like or understand as a kid but love now? I'd say Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. I loved it as a kid, but had a lot of complex pen & paper RPG mechanics that I never understood. I understand a lot more of it now, but its still complex as all heck. I just know you hit things, they die.

22. Do you wear game related clothing/accessories? That's the only thing I wear.

23. The game that you’ve logged the most hours into? Not sure so I'll list a few. Sims 4, Smash Bros. Brawl, Monster Hunter (its a series though), or Left 4 Dead

24. First Pokemon game? Leaf Green

25. Were you ever an arcade game player? No, don't like paying to play.

26. Ever form any gaming rivalries? No.

27. Game that makes you rage? I don't get mad at games, but I had a custom modded Hard Eight mutation in Left 4 Dead that is absolute bullsh*t!

28. Ever play in a tournament? No, because then I'd have to interact with people.

29. What is your gaming set up? A giant wall of video game consoles spanning from NES to Switch, 4 TVs, but I sit at a desk with a PC.

30. How many consoles do you own? "I own every console that's ever existed." - I Don't Play Games When I Play Games (My STRENTH) original song by Smooth McGroove BUT no seriously I own 32 consoles including handhelds.

31. Does the 3DS and/or Virtual Boy hurt your eyes or give you headaches? Yes. 3DS gave me headaches though I only really played with the 3D feature in Ocarina of Time 3D. I think my eyes broke because I couldn't get my 3D to work very well after.

32. Did you ever play a game based on your favorite show/cartoon/movie/comic? Sure I play games based on a lot of things. Literally any anime game. If I had to pick Dragon Ball Xenoverse is kinda like a dream Dragon Ball game. Oh, Attack on Titan 2 is pretty neat too!

33. Did you ever have any bootleg games or plug-n-play games? Some SEGA plug-n-play thing once. Played it like once and now its lost to time (or my closet.)

34. Do either of your parents play video games? Yes. Mom and Dad played NES Super Mario Bros. My Dad went HARD at that game until he saved the Princess. Then he quit forever.

35. Ever work in a game store? Or do you have a favorite game shop? "Hi. Welcome to Gamestop!"I never want to hear that again, but it was my main store until I went full digital/ online orders.

36. Have you ever shed actual blood, sweat or tears over a game? No, I don't tend to get upset or emotional, but Bill dying in Left 4 Dead made me pretty pissed.

37. Have you played E.T. for the Atari 2600? Do you think that’s the worst game ever, or do you have another nomination? Never played it. I don't really play "bad" games, but maybe Sims 4.

38. A game you’re ashamed to admit that you like? The Sims 4

39. A sequel that you would die for them to make? Dragon's Dogma 2 WHICH I think is actually in development, so I'd have to say Fallout New Vegas 2. C'mon Bethesda you cowards, hand the keys back over to Obsidian so they can make another good Fallout game!

40. What to you think of virtual reality headsets or motion controls? Two part question, two answers. VR Headset to immerse in world, yes. Motion Controls, no.

41. A genre that you just can’t get into? MOBAs and MMOs. I don't like paying to keep playing.

42. Maybe it wasn’t your first game, but what was the game that started you on your path to nerdiness? Nintendo 64 opened me up to what video games could be as a kid. Sad to say my parents' NES didn't really do that for me. And years later Fallout 3 was a big game changer for me too.

43. Ever play games when you really should have been concentrating on something else? Every day of my LIFE.

44. Arcade machine that has consumed the most of your quarters? None. I'd rather emulate.

45. How are you at Mario Kart? Pretty dang good. 3-STARS MARIO KART WII, BABY!

46. Do you like relaxing games like Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon? Yes, both of those. I preferred when Animal Crossing had more character to it. New Horizons looks so pretty, but feels so bland compared to classic AC.

47. Do you like competitive games? No. Not really. Usually amongst friends or if I can get competitive against AI Bots. I love my machine bot friends cause they don't cry like 10 year olds when they lose.

48. How long does it take your to customize your player character? Too long. I've seriously restarted games because I wasn't happy with my character's appearance.

49. In games where you can pick your class, do you always tend to go for the same type of character? Yes, I am always the magic man, my brother is always brute warrior, and my friend is the ranger.

50. If you were a game designer, what masterpiece would you create? I don't really know. Honestly, I'd rather mod already good games to make them better than create something completely new.

51. Have you ever played a game for so long that you forgot to eat or sleep? No, that'd be ridiculous. But I've had a friend fall asleep playing games at my house 3 different times and currently dozes off during our Minecraft sessions. So, maybe that's not a completely ridiculous thing after all.

52. A game that you begged your parents for as a kid? Kirby 64 apparently. My brother tells me we had to count out pennies to buy it. I must've been too young with no recollection, but I believe it.

53. What’s your opinion on DLC these days? It's good if its not in the game's files from the beginning and is actually developed AFTER launch... and pre-order bonuses should be standard DLC a month or two later. Some games have content lost to time because of that pre-order bullsh*t.

54. Do you give in to Steam sales? Of course. If you want a game and its on sale then why not? I typically wait just for Steam sales to get games.

55. Did you ever make someone you hated in the Sims and did mean stuff to them? No? I typically make people and characters I like in Sims. I've made villains like Dio, but he's an anime villain and I don't really HATE him despite the horrible things he's done.

56. Did you ever play Roller Coaster Tycoon and kill off your guests? No. Never played that game.

57. Did you ever play a game to 100% or get all of the achievements? I try to for all the games I really like.

58. If you can only play 3 games for the rest of your life, which ones do you pick? The Sims 4, Skyrim, & Fallout: New Vegas. Mods make them live forever. Left 4 Dead and Monster Hunter are good choices too.

59. Do you play any cell phone games? Those aren't games.

60. Do you know the Konami Code? No? But I'll take a guess. Is it make an IP and forget it exists?

61. Do you trade in your games or keep them forever? Keep forever... even the bad ones.

62. Ever buy a console specifically to play one game? PS4 Pro for Monster Hunter World. It was basically for early access since the PC version was being developed and releasing after PS4, but I don't like waiting.

63. Ever go to a gaming convention or tournament? Sort of. Been to anime cons and walked into the gaming tournament rooms only to walk out less than 10 minutes later.

64. Ever make a TV or monitor purchase based on what would be best for gaming? No, but I'm going to be doing that soon, hopefully.

65. Ever have a Game Genie, Game Shark or Action Replay? Did it ever mess up your game’s save file? GameShark for N64, PS2, Gameboy, and Action Replay for Gamecube, DS, 3DS. And no not really, I would cheat responsibly... but there was this one time at school my friend and I borrowed another friend's Gameboy game, loaded it up with my Gameshark, tried playing, it crashed, loaded it back up, save file corrupted... we just stared at each other jaws dropped, "Here's your game back, dude. Make sure you don't play it til you get back home!"

66. Did you ever have have an old Nokia with Snake on it? No, but I remember seeing them on billboards in the game DRIV3R on PS2.

67. Do you have a happy gaming-related childhood memory you want to share? Every game I play is filled with happy memories (mostly.)

68. Ever save up a ton of tickets in an arcade to get something cool? These tiger plushes. My brother got white and I got orange. They were the coolest. Got a butt load of tickets from some jackpot spinning light game thing as I was good at the timing with repeated jackpot hits.

69. In your opinion, best game ever made? I've played quite a few masterpiece games, but to pick one, I'd say Fallout: New Vegas

70. Very first game you ever beat? Super Mario 64. I was a mere child on a Sunday morning and ate celebratory pancakes made by my Dad.

Wow, that was long... I get the feeling this was supposed to be a "send me ask with numbers" thing, but answering all at once is more fun.

#personal #video games

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prettyoddfever · 3 years

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Panic! at the Disco at the 2007 VMAs

This wasn’t as big of a deal as 2006 and there wasn’t very much P!ATD content (especially on tv). Some moments were still fun, though!

here’s a tag for any pictures

THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THE SHOW

The VMAs were in Vegas on September 9th, but there were other appearances during the days leading up to the event too...

Crush Management threw a party for the Decaydance bands on September 7th at the new LAX nightclub... and Brendon & Spencer were caught by security and turned away because they were too young to get in haha. They had to walk the red carpet & do interviews but couldn’t even go to the party. Some of the Decaydance guys had fun with that fact over the next few days.

the taco interview happened.

Rolling Stone had a 15-table celebrity poker tournament at the Hard Rock on September 8th that Jon Walker attended. Some non-famous folks were also allowed to either buy into the game or get in through a raffle.

There were a lot of pictures of the guys trying to look thrilled about the random free swag at the hospitality suites at different Vegas hotels. Here’s some footage from that:

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THE SHOW(S)

This was a weird year. They had like a regular show that was pretty boring, but then the cameras would also cut to celebrities who had been placed in various suites around The Palms. Some of the performances in the suites just became videos that you could watch online later, so you could still catch the best parts even if you didn’t pay much attention to the actual show. I thought all of the good content came from Fall Out Boy’s suite where the Decaydance bands were doing their thing. Spencer told Spin that “We’re taking it from the hip-hop side of the world. They’ve got the big entourages, and this is the best we can do. We’re trying to gang up with the guys from all our bands.”

highlights from the night:

Pete arranged for strippers to arrest P!ATD (MTV later named that as the #1 moment of the night).

MTV listed the performance of Nine in the Afternoon as the second best performance not shown on tv... except that was the worst that poor Brendon’s voice had ever sounded. He finally just gave up on singing towards the end of the song and let the other guys carry it.

Brendon joined FOB for this song.

random moments: the FOE video of Gabe Saporta & Ryan Ross, you can briefly see the band in the background here, they’re in the corner here too, they’re in the crowd here, and then this one’s in Russian. There were a lot of other moments where you could spot them too and a lot of old content has been deleted, sorry... but playing Where’s Waldo wasn’t quite as fun as the 2006 show.

I thought the moments were cute during the GCH performance when the cameras briefly showed Bden dancing in the crowd (like here and here – look for his red shirt).

and here are some of the red carpet moments:

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mrsmaddiebobaddie · 3 years

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MCYT High School Teacher AU

I don’t know if this has already been done but with student teaching on the brain this was invading my subconscious.

Phil: Principal

The most chill admin you’d ever find (He kind of has to be with the staff at the school)

Will let most things slide if you ask nicely

Has a quiet space in his office for students to take a moment to calm down after acting out. He’ll offer them candy and talk through the situation with them.

Started out as a counselor at the school, so he still holds a similar mentality when it come to talking with students and staff.

Always takes the side of his staff. The district is usually in the wrong anyway.

He knows the teachers are the experts, screw whatever requirements the state has, he lets them run their classrooms whichever way is best for the students’ learning

Technoblade: Literature & Composition

One of the most engaging teachers at the school

Most students love him because he’s real and he’ll tell it like it is.

Has a coffee machine in his room. It’s rare that he’s not holding a mug in his hand while he teaches

Has high expectations for his students

Rarely gets angry. Even when he’s upset he still comes across as calm.

Usually stays at the school late making sure to give the best possible feedback on papers and reports. He genuinely wants each kid to learn something from his class.

Tommy: Speech and Debate

It’s only his second year of teaching

The students would run the classroom if not for Tommy basically being a student himself

There’s a strong chance his class will be off topic at any given point. It’s always an adventure walking past his door, you never know what you’ll hear

Somehow still gets high scores on average from his students

Keeps students after class when he notices them struggling with school or life in general to talk with them. The conversations are always beneficial.

Will 100% fall asleep during professional development meetings.

Karl: Biology

Tries to act hip, fails most of the time.

Always has the most energy in his lessons, finds unique ways to teach the concepts other than slides and worksheets.

Usually the first one in the building each morning

Will give students different options for final projects so they can chose the best method of showing their evidence of learning.

Gets lower scores than he should on observations because he doesn’t do well under the pressure. One year Phil didn’t announce when he’d be coming in and watched from the door to give a more accurate review.

Wears a sweatshirt to class more often than he should

Quackity: Spanish

Hands on learning whenever possible

Uses the home ec. room to make authentic Mexican dishes with his students when they cover the food and restaurant unit

Will just forget that the kids don’t speak Spanish fluently and ramble on until someone interrupts him.

Slow grader, you get your scores when you get them.

Known to be a bit chaotic with his teaching style, it works for some kids but he does need to reteach certain sections every now and then

One time a kid feel asleep in his class so he had all the other students leave and they had class outside to freak the kid out (They were right outside the classroom window, he could still see the sleeper, he told Phil)

Skeppy: Algebra

Like’s his job, pretty much your average teacher

Can’t stand freshmen, but tolerates them since that’s half the students he has. He prefers teaching advanced algebra to upper classmen

His lessons are always formatted the same, starting with a lesson on how to do that days math, with the remainder of the period being free work time

Holds math challenges with his class and gives out prizes. It’s usually candy, though one time he gave out cash. He made his kids promise not to say a word about it.

Very good at teaching the same math concepts in different ways to help struggling learners

Always one minute away from being late for first period, but makes it just in time every morning.

Dream: Health/Football and Assistant Basketball Coach

Took the teaching job mainly to coach sports

Still cares about making connections with his students, he uses his class to teach life skills and promote positive social and mental health.

If any of his players are in his class he will pick on them. He has no mercy.

Dreads sex education because no one can be mature about it. He gets revenge by making the students film a “how to say no to sex” video with someone in the class.

His wheeze laugh is iconic. You can hear it from down the hall.

If you meet with him and are honest when you’re struggling, he’ll work with you to pass his class. He isn’t going to ruin your GPA over a project on the negative effects of smoking.

Wilbur: History & Geography/Theater

The teacher who sits on his desk when he lectures

Is very sarcastic with his students, but knows who can take the teasing and makes sure not to make anyone feel uncomfortable.

Prefers class discussion over solo work time, he likes hearing student’s perspectives and ideas.

Turtlenecks

One of the teachers most likely to be the crush of teenage girls.

Not afraid to mark you down for sloppy work. You use a black ink pen and draw precise lines when turning in maps and graphs or you redo it.

Speaks in musical references

George: Physics

The chillest teacher by far

Due dates? Don’t worry, he’ll accept an assignment literally months after it was supposed to be turned in

Makes difficult topics seems simple when he describes them

He doesn’t really care if you have your phone out in class as long as you’re paying attention and learning the material

The students straight up call him George, he doesn’t seem to care

Placing near the top for the most crushed on teacher

King of multiple choice questions

Eret: Economics & Government

Makes any student in his class feel welcome

One of few teachers who can lecture the entire period without students falling asleep. He always has interesting stories

Let’s kids chose where they sit

Freshmen are always caught off guard by his voice when they hear him for the first time

Spends too much of his own money on supplies for his students and classroom (Honestly most teachers have to spend their own money on necessary supplies, he just goes about and beyond.)

There’s always a group of students who eat lunch in his classroom

The Union Rep at their school, will fight tooth and nail for the staff members

Tubbo: Band Director

Super cheerful whenever he’s teaching

He rarely has any free time before or after school because he has so many one-on-one lessons and meetings with students

Likes to have practice outside when the weather is nice

Does his best to make his students feel comfortable and relaxed whenever he does performance based assessments.

He’s also a new teacher, but you honestly wouldn’t be able to tell

He will be in tik toks if you ask him to, and he’s familiar with all the pop culture trends

Let’s the students chose a song to play at the last band concert. Some years have been less chaotic than others, the worst (or best, depending on who you ask) being when the students voted to play Deja Vu from Initial D.

Fundy: Computer Science/Coding

Begins each class with a cheesy computer joke. Every class.

Everyone knows you can’t get anything past him technology wise. He can see that headphone in your ear from across the room.

Isn’t afraid to assign extra work when students are disrupting class

Once took up an entire class period showing his students how he coded different difficulties in Minecraft. He wasn’t ashamed to admit that he plays the game in his spare time.

About half the students in his class aren’t really interested in computers, they just want to have him as a teacher since everyone says he’s cool.

Known to hack school computers to bypass restrictions

Sucker for pizza parties. Has at least one per semester

Sapnap: PE/Basketball Coach

Hella competitive

Abuses his power of having a whistle. Someone should really take it away from him

Gyms shorts every day. Even in the winter. Sometimes he wears sweats, but never jeans.

Doesn’t let anyone sit out of activities

Tries to set up fun tournaments for each activity they do, makes sure to balance the teams so no one has too much of an upper hand.

He’s usually the teacher who mans detention, he tries to make it as positive as it can be though.

Keeps extra sets of gym clothes to give to students who forgot or can’t afford to buy them

Schlatt: Calculus and Stats/Business

You either love him or are terrified of him

One of the only teachers who can have an “aggressive” teaching style and still connect with students

You will learn something from his class, he makes sure of it.

Doesn’t accept late work unless you have a really good reason why you couldn’t turn it in

Wears a tie every day

If another teacher needs a last minute sub during his prep period he’ll cover them. Doesn’t matter what subject, he can wing it

He was the reason the school started offering business studies as an elective due to some vague threats towards the district

Niki: Art/German

Teaching voice is so soft

You can’t tell whether or not she’s giving you constructive criticism because everything she says sounds so positive

Let’s her students lead learning for the most part, she will cover topics that most interest them while still trying to hit the district required standards (luckily teaching electives gives her a bit more freedom with her curriculum)

Her classroom always smells lovely

Will bring in homemade goodies each Friday for the staff room

Holds art galleries at the end of each semester to show off the arts since they often go unappreciated. It has turned out to be a super popular event for students and staff.

Bad: Special Education

This man has endless patience. It’s crazy

Even after the longest days when none of the students are cooperating, he still has a smile on his face

If he hears cursing in the halls he will call you out in front of everyone. Teachers included.

Makes sure to keep a list of all his students favorites so he can surprise them with gifts on their birthdays or around holidays

He works closely with the other teachers to make sure his kids can be as involved in general education as possible.

Always wears something fun, be it a tie, socks, shirt, or even a full outfit. His students love seeing what new wacky garment he’ll be wearing that day.

More Head Cannons

If someone brings food for the staff room Tommy WILL take it. Sometimes he’ll come back for seconds, there will be none left by the end of the day. He’s not as bad as Skeppy though, who will literally pack it up to take home for later.

For the past few months the staff members have been receiving anonymous email chains with photoshopped pictures of each other. Everyone was sure Fundy was behind it, Eret thought he saw him teaching his students how to use the program by editing their favorite teachers into stupid situations (they’ve all been school appropriate of course). Fundy did in fact start it, but now so many other teachers have joined in that it can’t be traced back to one person anymore.

All the teachers love going to sporting events. They’ll join in with the student section to cheer on the teams. If they know there’s a kid who doesn’t have family that will come to watch them they’ll make shirts with that players number to show support for them.

Wilbur, Niki, and Tubbo work together on musicals. Niki does the sets and costuming, Wilbur directs, and Tubbo leads the pit. There are plenty of long nights during tech week that devolve into chaos (especially when Niki isn’t there)

Spirit week is very intense, to say the least. The teachers are assigned a grade to be advisors to, and they get into it. For the duration of the week they practically become rivals with whoever isn’t in their assigned grade. They’ll pull pranks on each other constantly, especially when the students can see. It’s all playful of course, but it gets the kids more excited about spirit week when they can support their teachers and watch the amicable rivalries carry out.

Technoblade once joked that he knew every detail about every classic novel. His students took this as a challenge, and tried to find the most obscure and specific trivia questions they could ask him. He has yet to be stumped.

Dream and Sapnap had a running streak of about four weeks where they made everything into a competition. Who could enter their grades into the computer fastest? How many cups of coffee did they drink that day? Who got to school first that morning? There was a tally board in the staff room and the teachers had a betting pool going. Phil finally ended it when they accidently broke the school’s copier trying to see who could scan the most documents in five minutes. Dream was ahead by three points, Sapnap never lived it down.

In service days are incredibly boring, so the staff tries to make those days a bit more entertaining. They order in pizza or sandwiches for lunch. Since there aren’t any kids in the school they’ll do everything they’re no supposed to, like racing office chairs down the hallways and blasting non-school-appropriate music in their classrooms.

Wilbur accidentally started a black market of sorts when he took all the new whiteboard pens from the supply closest. He used this to his advantage, getting people to do him favors in return for the good supplies. When Dream found out he not-so-jokingly threatened to slowly steal everything from Wilbur’s classroom until he released the pens. The next day the closet was replenished once more

Quackity and Tommy are co-emcees for the school assemblies. They hold class competitions between the grades, including spirit chants and ridiculous games. Think minute to win it style, but way crazier. Everyone gets super into it, the upperclassmen usually win. The two have good chemistry and a fun energy.

George has a unit where students make bottle rockets and launch them outside on the soccer field. And every year Karl brings his class out to watch claiming that “it’s science, I teach science, I’ll have them write a paragraph about what they learned”. Really he just wants to watch rockets go brrr

For Schlatt’s birthday one year, Wilbur and Techno printed off shirts with his face on it for all the staff to wear. Schlatt was super confused when he came into work and all his colleagues were walking around with his face plastered across their chest. He got back at Wilbur for it by putting salt in his coffee for a week straight, but Techno never got his comeuppance. It’s debatable whether Schlatt just didn’t know he was in on it, or if he knew better than to mess with Techno.

Lesson planning and curriculum building is quite the process. Some departments can stay on task better than others. Schlatt and Skeppy get in, plan out the term, and get out. The math department has everything on lock. Social studies are also pretty good at getting pre-planning done. They tend to spend most of their time having discussions that aren’t necessarily related to the tasks at hand though. The English department is a mess. It’s really Tommy who’s a mess, he just projects that onto everyone else. Karl and George work well together to map out science curriculum. Even though teachers who teach electives aren’t required to collaborate with each other, they still get together and bounce ideas off each other and get feedback.

I have plenty more if people want a second part. I also only listed the MCYTs that I’ve watched enough to know their personalities at least a little bit, but if you wanted to see another person I may expand the staff list!

#minecraft youtubers #dream team #sleepy bois inc #dream smp #high school teacher au #teacher au

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alitaimagines · 4 years

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character: kuroo testurou - HAIKYUU!!

Mexican reader btw!! this imagine hit a little too close to home. if you get the reference in the imagine, I love you.

song recommendation: lovely - billie eilish, khalid

you were the only manager for Nekoma but not only were you the only manager, you were the cute foreign girl at Nekoma.

your parents had their job relocate them from your home country when you were in middle school. you still struggled a bit in terms of grasping Japanese, however, you knew how to get by and to tease a few of the boys, you spoke Spanish them. it always caught them off guard.

Lev was the worst and best to tease. he got flustered whenever you went up to his ear and spoke Spanish. the one you actively ignored to tease and even speak with was Kuroo.

you had this kind of fronted hate towards him. Kuroo was kind of like you in a way and you hated that about him. he flirted with you to no extent and loved to make you flustered whenever the chance presented itself.

“chibi-chan~,” you heard Kuroo whisper into your ear as you growled. you felt him wrap his arm around you but before he could fully wrap it, you slapped it off of him, “get off,” you threatened making Lev laugh.

Kuroo gave you an offended look, “aww, what’s wrong?” he asked a bit sarcastically, “you know what’s wrong? you’re not practicing so leave,” you said as you started to walk away.

Lev gave his senpai a look, “she really dislike you, Kuroo,” he inquired as Kuroo nodded, “I know but that’s what makes this game of cat and mouse so fun,” he replied before getting ready for practice.

you sat next to the coaches as you wrote a few things down onto your clipboard. the boys were have a preliminary tournament in a few months and you needed to get their rooms situated before the good ones were taken.

“would you mind handing out the waters?” their coach asked. you nodded as you grabbed a handful and passed it out to the very dehydrated players, “thank you, chibi-chan,” Kuroo emphasized as you rolled your eyes before heading over to Kenma.

after you handed the boys the waters, you sat back down next to the coaches. you occasionally kept your phone going off. you wondered who kept texting you but knowing it was unprofessional to answer them, you figured it wasn’t too important or else they would’ve called you.

the practice had felt unusually quicker. it felt like it was only minutes when you heard your coach blow the whistle indicating that the practice was over.

you quickly picked up the stray balls with the help of Lev and a few others. you always could count on Kuroo to wait for you to finish cleaning in order to bother you some more.

“chibi-chan~,” you heard Kuroo said as he approached you. you quickly pulled your phone out to check the messages you had in order to try to get him to leave you alone, “oh chibi-chan!”

you had gotten a few messages from your friends from home. they were at some party and were dancing while screaming they missed you as you heard your favorite song in the background playing.

your face fell from sadness and Kuroo was able to indicate that, “are you okay?” he asked a bit more seriously. you waved him off, trying to fight off the tears, “leave me alone,” you whispered as you shoved him away and went to your book bag to head home.

you had gotten a bit more homesick than usual. your family tended to head back home to visit family once every two years and this year was the gap year you wouldn’t be able to see them. you missed the parties, family members, and food mostly.

you gripped your phone as you wiped your tears away, “hey, what’s wrong?” Kuroo asked once again. you gave him an angry look, “what did I tell you, Tetsu! leave me alone!” you screamed as you tried to walk away form him agian.

Kuroo noticed the tears down your face as he started putting the dots together. you were homesick. he knew you left to visit family every other year and whenever you didn’t go to visit them around this time of year, you would get a bit more feistier than usual.

he stayed in place as he tried to figure out a way to make you feel better. Kuroo knew you hated being center of attention but there was no way you would be able to feel better if you didn’t get the attention, at least for a bit.

as you walked home, you kept replaying the videos your friends sent you. they had been dancing too ‘zapateado endemoniado’ by Marco Flores and drinking a few beers in your honor.

you smiled sadly as you got home, “hi sweetie,” you heard your mom say as you gave them a small wave, “is something wrong?” she asked.

you tossed her your phone as you told her to play the videos. once she realized what they were, she looked up at you and noticed the fresh tears down your face again.

“mija, I know it’s hard,” she whispered as she brought you in for a hug, “but you knew we couldn’t go this year. just know that they’re out there celebrating for you,” you mom tried to comfort.

you nodded as you removed yourself, “I have homework to finish up before I come down for dinner,” you told her as you grabbed your bag and headed up to your room.

just as you got to your room, you plopped down on your bed and popped your headphones in. you started blasting the song from the video as you shut your eyes to listen to it.

the following morning arrived as you slipped on your uniform and put your coffee in the mug. your mom tended to leave earlier than you so it was really up to you to get yourself up in time.

as you got to Nekoma, you noticed Kuroo already waiting for you at the front of the school. considering your mood, Kuroo was the last person you even wanted to talk too.

“chibi-chan!” Kuroo sang as you gave him a dead-panned look, “what? Kuroo, what?” you asked as you finally looked at him in the eyes, “what is wrong with you?” Kuroo asked as he grabbed your wrist and dragged you to a small secluded corner.

you sighed running your fingers through your hair, “you wanna know? I’m homesick. I wanna go back home, visit my family, dance to music with my friends!” you screamed, “but no, I can’t have that because I’m thousands of miles away and I won’t be seeing them anytime soon,” you continued.

Kuroo didn’t know how to respond so he remained silent.

“exactly, you wouldn’t know how that feels so how about you leave me the hell alone,” you replied before leaving the corner.

he stayed in place as he watched you walk towards your homeroom. Kuroo knew the reason why you homesick but now that you told him, his plans from the night before were going to become true.

a few days had passed and although you mood had gotten a little better but it wasn’t like your usual perky, flirty self yet. Lev had missed you coming to him to make him flustered and Kuroo missed flirting and teasing you.

you had changed into your manager uniform before shoving you school uniform into your backpack and walking to the practice gym.

once you got to the gym, you noticed that it was unusually quiet. you opened the gym doors to see Kuroo standing in the middle of the gym with a small remote in his hand while the others were sitting down on the bleachers.

“what the hell is going on?” you asked everyone as your face scrunched in confusion, “guys, I’m not in the mood,” you quietly pleaded before hearing your favorite song start to play through the speakers.

your eye twitched as Kuroo came towards, “we noticed how down you’ve been since you’ve gotten a bit homesick so we all decided to skip a day of practice to bring you this,” he told you before blaring one of your current favorite songs.

you gave him a look as they brought out a tray of different foods, “we had to look around for a few days to find some of your favorite foods but we did!” Lev exclaimed as you felt tears starting to form.

the team looked at you in fear, “oh my god, we didn’t even think of how bad this could be,” Yaku explained, “it’s gonna make her feel worse,” Kenma added on as they watched you tried to gain your composure back.

without much though, you immediately embraced Kuroo as you heard everyone gasp from surprise, “you guys did this all for me?” you asked softly as you felt Kuroo’s chest vibrate from laughing, “yeah! well, Kuroo was the one who nearly planned everything and the rest of us set up the gym this morning,” Lev explained.

you gave them a smile before individually giving everyone else a hug. after you finished, you immediately told them to dig into the food before it got too cold.

“hey, I’m gonna get the drinks from the back room,” you heard Kuroo say, “I’ll help Tetsu,” you told him as you quickly followed behind.

he was surprised that you even offered to help but as soon as you got into the storage closet, you pulled him up against the wall and gave him the long awaited kiss he wanted.

“hey, what’s this all about, chibi-chan?” he asked as you broke away, “you went out of your way to try and help me feel better, I thought this could be the start of me repaying you that favor,” you whispered as he jokingly rolled his eyes.

“now if you ask me on a date, maybe this returned favor can last longer,” Kuroo realized what you were implying and nodded his head yes, “Saturday? we can get dinner?”

you got up on your tiptoes and gave him another kiss for confirmation, “I’ll be waiting for you to pick me up,” and with that, you grabbed the case of water before bringing to the rest of the team.

“count on it, chibi-chan~.”

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The full moon in Aquarius coming up just gave me one of the worst nightmares I ever had, and I’m very used to dreams and nightmares 😭😫😫😫😫

I was on a hill with my family, me and my siblings were pushing round rocks uphill as a game.There was a house that was closed at first, but then the hill became so windy the door had opened and we came in.The ambience in the house was weird.At first it was just not very welcoming, like when you’re spending the first night in a RBnB and you’re not used to it.Then I felt a challenge was coming .

All of the really bad nightmares I get are about ghosts.I have a childhood fear of them that I’m not completely over with today, although I’ve had periods where I know I’m quite sensitive to the spirits of people who were living on earth.Until today, because of this fear, I struggle to define when I have a « normal » ghost nightmare or when it’s spiritual.But I usually become somewhat lucid enough during the dream to realize it’s gonna be a ghost nightmare .

The lights of certain of the rooms went out.I understood what happened and tried to get all my siblings together, making sure the youngest wasn’t alone (he’s really really young).A deep voice laughed.And challenged me to face my fear of them (there was a male voice and a little girl but the little girl barely spoke).A girl my age I never met appeared and we started dancing to certain songs as a protection spell to each room one by one.This made the energy focus to certain rooms and be intense there instead of diluted in the entire house .

The little girl was playing hide and seek, anytime time we’d enter a room to protect it she’d hide in a discreet corner or run away to another room (It’s morning and I’m still getting chills as I type)Thé man refused to show up in a visual form .

At one point we managed to protect most of the rooms, but the energy was so intense in the last few it felt suffocating .The girl had left the house she didn’t want to play anymore (I get weird pressure in my ears as I type ) the man was still there and challenging me.He was hiding behind a door and said « I dare you to open the door wide and face me, see me », in my heart I read « I dare you to face your fears ».It’s true that in nightmares where I’m lucid I avoid looking at ghosts whenever I can if I feel like I’m losing control .I kicked the door open and he was surprised but I could only see an arm (my stomach hurts a little rn)He laughed and the dream switched completely .I was looking at myself on a video talking about how I had just woken up seeing an arm, and then si actually woke up.

I don’t know if I’m just scared it if there’s something going on .

I think you need to cleanse your area and put up a shield and protect yourself. I think it is very clear that you are having fears that you need to address, I think some of this ties back to your childhood and it might be scaring you to think of it. I feel as though an entity picked up on that fear and magnified it to scare you to feed off of your fear, which is why I ask that you cleanse and protect your space. I definitely feel that you may be experiencing a challenge or test from spirit to see how committed you are. I feel like this may be from a man or father figure, perhaps a man that could be a father or is a lot older than you, which will trigger your inner child. The part where you were pushing rocks uphill remind me of two things, Sisyphus, and a Polynesian tradition/game I don't quite remember it's been so long 💀 Continuing, Sisyphus, a king of Corinth who is known for trickery and cheating death twice, was sentenced by Zeus to forever try to roll a boulder up a hill in the depths of hades. It is seen as something futile, and was used as a punishment in ancient greek. I think you may be needing to address whether or not you think all of this is futile or not worth it. The second thing, and please feel free to correction me on this because my memory is hella hazey here, I remember that Polynesian (Hawaiian) people would have this festival or tournament thing, where the strongest men would push a boulder up a mountain or volcano and I think it was an offering to Pele 🤔 I think it had something to do with hard work and determination 🤔 Either way, I think before you dive deep into the meaning of this dream, you should definitely cleanse and protect your space first. I will also say I am not the best at interpreting dreams, so I definitely suggest seeking a professional for this one.

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