#would probably be better to do it on stream

[geopsych]

Summer Treasure Hunt

I know it's not summer on a whole half of the planet but here's this anyway. Some will apply anywhere you are. As usual, this is only for fun and completely non-obligatory. Mostly posting it because I love seeing what everybody finds from it. Do as many or as few as you want. I understand that you probably have better things to do! Number 1: Find something growing where it's probably not supposed to. If it's blooming, all the better. Think cracks in roads and sidewalks, moss on buildings, "weeds" in otherwise organized plantings. Example: not far from me some uninvited nonnative orchids are just starting to bloom in a well-mulched bed in front of some law offices, while other plants are growing right through the street and in some places along Main Street bursting vigorously forth from along the curb. I love seeing those secret gardens that plant themselves. They give me hope against the doom!

2. Flowers of course. What 6 amazing things are most noticeably blooming near you? This is over the next 2 months. Wild things, your garden, or anyone else's or all 3. Summer likes to show off what it can do that no other season can. 3. Birds! See if you can notice a bird nest in a tree somewhere when you're out. Sometimes they're easiest to notice in a young or small tree. Once I noticed one in a shrub because the babies were yelling. Along with nests, try to notice a young bird. Not easy if you don't know much about birds but you might see a parent feeding one or a doofus young bird trying to land on a plant that isn't strong enough for it. Cardinal babies are shaped like cardinals but with no red on them. Starling babies are brownish. Keep your eyes open. 4. Whimsy against Doom™️

Look for anything (nonhuman) whimsical or cute or odd. A few blocks away downtown there's a sycamore tree with growths or lumps and from one angle it looks like the tree has a big face. Or sometimes you see bunnies or some other animals do cute things. A hummingbird might swoop down to get a better look at a cat's eyes.

Or you might see a really cute planting on someone's garden or a rock that resembles something else, or a rock somebody painted. A cool sculpture on a building. Recently I was standing still and a bird flew down and landed at my feet. Something like that maybe? Or it could be lots of other things I could never think of. Surprise me! Or if you don't show me, let nature surprise you. 5. That summer feeling. Notice one time when you're out or if maybe you're someone who can't get out much, one time when you're inside looking out, when you get that full feeling of summer. Once in a while it can wash over you, the summer feeling and a vague memory of having that feeling in other summers. Like you walked into a familiar room in your parents' or grandparents' house, one you haven't been in for a while but it's all so familiar and memories from it are washing against the edges of your consciousness. Your muscles relax. "I remember this. This is summer. and I'm in it right now." Your body feels it. The sun is out. Everything is alive. 6. Find an oasis. A fountain in the city or a shady stream somewhere, or a shaded bench along a lake or river. Mossy rocks with a little water flowing. What are the sounds? water flowing? birds singing? wind through the leaves? Savor that feeling of refuge. 7. Walk somewhere, preferably where other people go this time, and look for 5 things (this doesn't have to be on only one walk or outing) that probably no one else would notice. Lichen coloring the cement for example. Some of the things I mentioned earlier in this post could count. What are you seeing that most people would never bother to notice? A leaf with funny bumps where insects might have lain their eggs, or leaves with whitish lines on them made by things called leaf miners that are so small they can burrow between the top and bottom surfaces of leaves. Noticing is a super power. What can you see when you pay attention? 8. This is already too long but here's one for extra credit: befriend something. This can even be inside your home. It literally doesn't matter what it is as long as you like it. A knickknack, an action figure, or outdoors a tree or other plant, a rock or a sculpture, anything that will be at the same place every time. Just choose it and mentally befriend it and then mentally notice it when you go by. It's special to you. If you want to you can greet it each time you pass. You can even bring it things or sing to it if you want. Maybe make up a song for it or drop some flower petals there, or a few drops of water, anything as long as it's nontoxic. Do this exercise over time. Make a place for it in your mind. Think of it once a day or more when you're not near it, maybe as you go to bed, or set an alarm if you get into it and think of it when the alarm goes off. "That's my friend. I like it." Pretend it likes you back and looks forward to seeing you. You're special to it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ And that's the treasure hunt. It might seem a little weird but maybe it's because everything feels a little weird these days and I'm in that mode. I hope your season is good no matter what! <3

Edit: Forgot to add ferns. Find all the ferns! And mushrooms. Mushrooms and other fungi are awesome. I keep thinking of things to add. This could get so long.

[thenextbestidol]

Ruby wasn't dumb enough to believe that the fame she had was all because of her tallent. It wasn't. For instance, calling her group B-Komachi had draw a lot of attention than an ameteur idol group simple did not get. Then there was MEM, who had a lot of followers and contacts, making B-Komachi have a solid base for starting that few groups had. And of course, there was Miyako, who was her agent, but between them there were never disputes of interest, because her mother always had in mind what was best of her.

Last but most important, she was Ai's daughter, and even thou very few people knew it, that gave her and advantage of her own. Her beauty, her dances, her whole spirit, it came from her. And of course, the natural talent to lie and decevie everyone, it also came from her.

Thou that wasn't a Hoshino trait only. KAngel did a pretty job either, that was the only thing she could thought when she said that she was excited for the convention, thou there was something in her words that made her feel it wasn't entirely true. She didn't thought anyone else would notice, for everyone else her words surely sounded like truth.

But you would always notice when someone else lies, don't you? How could you not, when your life has been built in lies?

Ruby shook her head, deciding to focus in KAngel words. Saying she loved all of them, those words were probably a lie too, they were the same words she said when she performed, even thou she for sure hated more than one of her fans. Well, what's was the problem in believing a lie once in a while? Specially an I love you one? They were sweet and addictive, made you feel that, even for a brief time, someone cared about you.

"I love you too, KAngel" she typed on the chat.

See? She could lie too. For there was no way she could love someone she didn't know. But KAngel lied and Ruby lied and no one cared because it created a balance where they could feel they were part of something better.

When KAngel weaved goodbye, she waved too. Even thou the streamer could not see her. But for a moment, she pretented that they were two friends that finished talking online. Lies like that were sometimes needed to not despair.

"Sleep well, KAngel" it was the last thing she wrote in the chat.

Then everything became silent.

Again.

That was more fun she thought of. MEM had been right, hearing a streamer had lifted her mood. Just a little. At least, it had helped her to pretend she was not alone and had somewhat a friend for a moment.

Now that everything finished, the department felt... empty. No friends, no brother, no mother. Only her and the feeling of loneliness surrounding her, almost suffocating.

Ruby inhaled. It was okay. Everything was okay.

She took her phone and opened Twitter, searching for KAngel's account. Before she could think of it, she followed KAngel. Miyako was probably going to chastise her, because an idol couldn't follow anyone she wanted. But for once she didn't care, if her mother got mad... she would just say that she thought they could make a good collab with the girl. At least that wasn't a lie.

She read KAngel last post, and decided to reply:

"I think I would like not to reeincarnate, one life is more than enough" two actually, but she couldn't go around saying it "As for what I am most excited of... I am really looking forward to the music surprise! Thank you for today's stream!"

Then she looked to the button to send a message. Maybe she could text KAngel, say how much she enjoyed the streamer. Maybe get to know the girl better and consider making a collab together.

But no.

That would not do. She had to focus in killing the murderer of Sensei and mama, nothing else mattered. She had no time to make friends.

Thou no one would blame you. After all, everyone left you. You are here, alone, and your friends, your family, is out there having fun. Don't you deserve t have something that's only yours? She could be it..

No.

She had choose this life. This dream. This revenge. These were the consequences. Ruby the idol had a lonely life because the only thing she cared about was becoming famous.

She blocked her phone and tossed it aside, before she could change her mind. Then she lay down on her bed and covered himself with the sheets, she should go to sleep if tomorrow she had to meet that emerging artist.

She hoped she was as half interesting as KAngel was.

As bad as it could sound, KAngel took advantage of the lonely ones that didn't even leave the house. But, under that layer of need for approval, survival and her own need to beat her loneliness, Ame actually wanted to bring something good to the world…or well, KAngel would. Specially to kids, or young girls that needed her support.

KAngel was everything she couldn't be- all she's always wanted to be. But Ame was a rotten being. A sack of flesh and bone that hardly deserved to live in this world…or so she thought.

KAngel was a savior for the people on the internet, but at the same time, Ame was waiting for a savior of that level to come take her hand instead.

She always flip-flopped between wanting to be on top of the world as KAngel, or wanting to die as Ame, but she had to keep walking, or else…

"I will give details about the convention once I have them, so stay tuned around Twitter for once I post the info!" She would point in direction to her viewers before winking once; smile wide from ear to ear.

Yet, she couldn't help but feel some dread inside of her. Last time she went to a convention, she met a fan of hers that she tried to befriend…someone she tried to trust- someone she tried to support after KAngel inspired her to become a streamer too.

But it still cut deep inside of her that, the girl in question reached the million of followers in no time, helped by a bigger company thanks to the contacts she had, while…she had to work harder to be seen and recognized.

Unfair. The world was always unfair. It didn't matter if she was working harder- at the end, having more money or being with a more recognized brand was all someone needed to reach the peak without effort.

Her hands weren't seen in camera, now dropped to the sides, but she let them curl into fists while she continued to smile and read the chat.

Once the topic went back to the small secret, however, she let her shoulders relax and let a single finger rest against her lips.

"Shoosh!~ Patience! You won't have to wait much longer! I will also make the big announcement through Twitter. So keep an eye out for that as well, hmh?" After making a pause, she clasped her hands together, again making as if she was praying.

"Your Internet Angel is always working hard to make all of you happy, but just know that I intend to keep growing in order to reach all of you. I DO love all of you, after all. My little nerds. 🩵"

Lies.

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■ ill wait for u!

■ calling it now, it's gonna be merch

■ I'm going to love whatever it is

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Looking at the time, it was the perfect moment to close the stream- but that person that has been talking more in her chat…they caught KAngel's attention.

"But! This will be all for today's stream. I hope everyone could have fun today, or that you are still thinking about reincarnation." After letting out a soft laugh, she waved to the camera with both hands, before she tilted her head.

"Goodnight, cuties!"

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■ rest well queen

■ 🙏 BLESS 🙏

■ 🙏 BLESS 🙏

■ goodnight kangel!

■ 🙏 BLESS 🙏

■ 🙏 BLESS 🙏

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Now that the stream was off, Ame sat in front of her computer for a second, to post something on Twitter.

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Thank you to all the people that came to see the stream tonight!

After all of that, what are you most excited for? And what would you want to be if you got the chance to reincarnate?

↻ 40 ☆ 350

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Once that was done, KAngel turned around to stand up, removing the wig from her head and removing the net so she could ruffle her hair, let it loose.

Color-lenses back to their case before she started to undress to get into a t-shirt or whatever she had at reach.

"Could've been worse..."

[2xchomp]

We got a new Minesweeper Streamer in the form of: Technical Difficulties "Pearl" PearlescentMoon finding ways to entertain chat during the PC/MC issues of Feb 25/26!

It was an incredibly fun stream to watch even without MC and I also ended up getting hooked on minesweeper as well!

[front-facing-pokemon]

[glitchfang]

wanting to get into more horror films but also being squicked out about gore is such a tragic existence. cant enjoy this because i have pussy disease

[mechazushi]

If The Core Division Three Members Had Gaming Channels...

Kafka Hibino {A.K.A ComfyManGaming}: Mainly Shop Management Sims or just Sims in general. His most popular series and the one that let him go full time as a content creator was his Power Wash sim Story Time where he got to talk about the craziest things that happened to him in his, like, six different cleaning jobs. ( In order; Landscaper, personal maid service, High rise window washer [tied for origin for most of his craziest stories], Nuclear Power Plant Office janitor, Failed attempt at running his own power wash service, and School Janitor with a car detail side job. {Most recent/longest held job/and also tied for craziest story origin generator with Car Detail Horror stories being second). Can be convinced to play atmospheric games like Journey/Abzu/Fire Watch/Anything thought provoking or emotional.

Reno Ihchikawa{A.K.A IchyChill Breakdowns}: Whatever Windette does, but with less insults. Basically Build Breakdowns and Speedrun Tutorials. Carried with the energy of a tired Indian Math teacher trying to teach calculus to 8th graders. Is also [technically] a PNG tuber, but because he's low energy, the PNG doesn't move much.

Iharu Haruichi {A.K.A SharkBAIT}: Two Channels. One is a horror game channel, Both Indi and Triple A. The other is anything casual, but mainly sticks to Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, Coral Island, that sort of thing. Fans like to call the Horror one Anxiety and the non-horror one Anti-Anxiety(Each have their own mascots and like to fight each other like Jacksepticeye and Antisepticeye). He has absolutely accidentally cross posted horror vids onto the non horror channel and vice-versa. The community like to pretend that they don't interact with the other channels and when that sort of thing happens, they pretend they've been exposed to horrors beyond comprehension. (yes, even when the horror channel gets a cutesy vid)

Mina Ashiro{ A.K.A Can(n)onGodess/Pr3ttyW1ttl3K1tty}: Also Two channels, but actively makes sure that no one knows she runs both. One is a live stream of FPS set up as no-commentary/with camera (Mainly colorful ones like Valorant). The other is also no commentary with NO camera and its Sim 3 or 4 tips-and-tricks and Minecraft Aesthetic House Build (Mod and No Mod.)

Kikrou Shinomya:{A.K.A Can_It_Doom?} A STEM major that couldn't find a use for her degree as fast as she liked, so she started a Can it Run Doom? channel as a joke, and now it's evolved into a channel where people recommend different setups like Drumset Controler on a Texas TI-84 Graphing Calculator. (Is also currently in the middle of working on a live action Tank Setup for World of Tanks as a subscriber goal.)

Hoshina Soshiro{A.K.A SwordSingerSUPREME} Any game that involves sword fighting and critiques it either Accurately or HARSHLY. Also streams his HEMA training/tournaments. It's very popular (because everyone find him hot) and has since become a bit of an eclectic channel that is split between his Gaming vids, his HEMA vids, and P.O Box unboxing vids where people send him A LOT of gifts. There's also an over an hour video of him playing Let's Hit Each Other With Fake Swords the Card Game with his older brother (who is also in HEMA.) that he made when the channel hit 5 million subscribers.

✨Bonus✨

Gen Narumi{A.K.A xXGenNarumi420Xx}: Plays anything that's currently trending, but his bread and butter is FPS or Run and Guns. (Has confessed to saying "Would" to the Ultrakill Robot.)

Okonogi Konomi{A.K.A BlossomBear}: Indi VTuber that plays exclusively Indi Puzzle games or Puzzle Platformers. Isn't a singing VTuber so much as one that can and will go in-depth on programming and what goes into a VTube model (She made hers and it has two forms : a chibi, curly white haired, anthro bear girl and a white plushi version with orange blossom motifs.) Can and has demonstrated to be an absolute GOD at Minesweeper

Minase{A.K.A MinAction}: A anime/movie/Western Animation reaction channel. Has an uncanny habit of predicting things before they should be obvious.

Hakua{A.K.A HakuaKooksXP} A cooking channel whose shtick is 1000 Ways To Prepare [Insert Food Here.]. She's still currently working her way through rice.

Haruichi Izumo {Goes by his name} Various product review channel.

Aoi Kaguragi {Also goes by his name} A very well made workout channel.

[sleepvines]

here's Havern, who's an ex-noble for a reason.

(he made a big scene in front of everyone at the function and all his backlogged drama blew up in his face. guess who got cursed as a result.)

he runs away and becomes a bounty & beast hunter for hire.

I'm considering giving him a musket, but that's pretty unwieldy. It would make sense for him to use one, at least, since it's equipment he'd be familiar with from sporting hunts.

additionally he was a pretty low-ranking lord with no land to his name, or anything like that. (aside from his own house.) generally people from his old life already disliked him for his easily provoked attitude and open disdain for romance and pleasantries. he was really good at performing sexual favors though, even if he didn't particularly like them either, so they kept him in mind.

[citrlet]

very sad this morning seeing Ryan and Shane leaving youtube to start yet another exclusive subscription service :/

[stuck-in-the-ghost-zone]

all this boils down to I think is the fact that I'm just waiting to get chased out of the jrwi fandom the same way I was chased out of the j.se fandom. lmao !

[orcelito]

OK WAIT here's a ITNL chapter 14 section that's not really spoilers. just a sweet lil section

after this is where it's more Spoilers. but for now. HERE U go. happy birthday vash & also Uhhhh @ ITNL readers I PROMISE i am working on the chapter. things r just hard lol

[aweisz]

me a couple days ago: oooooh i love this whumptober prompt for the 9th i'll do such an elaborate thing oooooh

me on the 9th: why does drawing involve drawing

[caimitos]

local ph music scene was Thriving in the late 2010s but iv of spades is still especially funny to me....like some guys dressed a little more interestingly and fruitily than everyone else skyrocketing to indie fame and also their legal government names were unique, zild, blaster, and badjao. it's like they were made for it. their music isn't my thing but all the guys i knew listened to ivos came out as bi and/or nonbinary by the end of high school and honestly i respect ivos for that

[cementcornfield]

i NEED a clip of ja'marr using cher omg

god all i remember was that he used it once or twice during a gta rp stream. he definitely wouldn't have any occasion to use it during like, a locker room interview lmao. i will do my best to get a clip when he says it next!!

[palmanatomy]

Young Justice 1998 #36

Teen Titans 2003 #17

Teen Titans 2003 #17

Red Robin 2009 #12

Not to mention all the times in his Robin 1993 run where he straight up didn't want to be like Bruce. Also, whenever Alfred mentioned Tim becoming more like Bruce, it was always seen as a bad thing, as Tim seeming to lose his sense of self and his optimistic outlook. And im pretty sure Alfred says this stuff only after tim thinks he killed johnny warlock or after infinite crisis (where all his friends die)

After Gun Batman, Tim would never want to be Batman. He does everything to prevent the evil future version of himself from happening every time they have an encounter. He tried to make sure that Cassie and him stayed in a relationship because if they broke up, Gun Batman. Even when they were both unhappy together, he tries so hard to stop it from happening.

Tim does not want to be batman. He'd probably rather kill himself. In fact:

Teen Titans 2003 #52

I can assure you, even if there was some scenario that Tim could be Batman, that boy would not want it.

I just saw someone on Reddit say that Tim Drake should be the next Batman.

No.

No.

Evil Gun Batman

No.

Tim would never, he’s terrified of becoming Batman.

[fujouppy]

and so transmasc kiryu hc gains even more strength