#you know she's deadly when she doesn't need a gun to win and fight

[lesbianneopolitan]

Do you think Neo ever though about adding some sort of gun to hush?

Nope, she's never been interested, in CANON and in my own AU

Girl likes it classic with the fencing knowledge

Like she literally had the chance to design her own weapon (in Roman Holiday) but she designed it without a gun because she wasn't interested in that LMAO

And I totally support her for it, the woman's a sword lesbian to me

[chloe-caulfield94]

Thoughts on Grahamfield?

Thank you for an interesting question. I'm going to split my answer into two parts - first my thoughts on Warren himself and then my thoughts on shipping him with Max.

I like Warren, if only for the fact that on two separate occasions he helped Max when she was in a tough spot.

The confrontation between Max and Nathan at the parking lot in Episode 1 could've easily turned out to be deadly. Most likely, Nathan was still armed. We know he didn't throw his gun away after running from the bathroom, because he had the exact same pistol on him in Episode 4. Which also goes to show he would go around campus armed.

So if Warren hadn't tackled Nathan to the ground, allowing Max to hop into Chloe's truck, it's very likely Nathan would've pulled his gun out to threaten Max with and then shot her, just like he had shot Chloe. Only this time there would be no one to rewind the murder.

The confrontation in Episode 4, in the boys' dorms, was even more likely to have a fatal result. We know for a fact that Nathan was armed. This time it was Chloe acting as a distraction, pushing Nathan away long enough for the cavalry, in the form of Warren, to come to the rescue. Had it not been for them, Max would've likely been murdered by Nathan.

I think it's interesting that on both of those occasions Warren acted in tandem with Chloe. I don't think that takes away from Warren's or Chloe's efforts. Helping others is not a zero-sum game, where only one person can get the credit. And I think it's only fitting that a kind person like Max, who cares about others, has other people coming to her aid when she in turn needs it.

I will always appreciate Warren for giving Nathan a well-deserved beating. Remember, the confrontation in the dorms takes place mere minutes after Max finds in Nathan's drawer the horrifying picture of unconscious Chloe, which Nathan kept as a revolting souvenir. At that point, neither Max nor the player (if you play for the first time) knows why Nathan went around drugging and kidnapping girls. So the implications of the picture were obvious and horrifying. When you heard Chloe and Kate tell about their encounters with Nathan for the first time, wasn't your takeaway that he attempted to date rape Chloe and date raped Kate? What other explanation there could be for a boy drugging girls unconscious and bringing them to a secluded location? And the revelation that Nathan "only" wanted to take pictures doesn't make his attempted kidnapping of Chloe any less fucked up. At that point he had already killed Rachel by overdosing her. So despite the crocodile tears he recorded in Max's voice mail, he didn't mind the possibility of overdosing yet another girl for the purposes of his "art". Why would he mind it? This time it wouldn't be his friend, just some "whore".

So I will always think kindly of Warren, if only for the fact that he gave Nathan a little bit of his own medicine. That the made Nathan feel just as powerless as Nathan did to his victims.

I guess you could say that Warren's fights with Nathan were motivated by his desire to impress Max (in the parking lot) and to avenge his wounded male pride (in the dorms). But I think it would be an extremely uncharitable interpretation. Even if the abovementioned emotions factored into his actions, that doesn't change the fact he did help Max on those occasions.

I always find it funny that the dynamic between Max, Warren and Brooke is a representation of the "high school boy is trying to win over the affection of a beautiful girl but is completely oblivious that a cute nerdy girl in glasses is totally into him". I love the fact that in this context it makes Max into the "popular girl". Honestly, the best case scenario would be Warren finally seeing the writing on the wall and realizing how lucky he is to have someone as cool as Brooke crushing on him. And for some reason he really has trouble realizing that. Even in the alternate timeline he's dating Stella. I ship Warren with Brooke, mainly for her sake. That girl is a go-getter. She set her mind on something and is reaching for it. That always warrants my respect.

A thing I like about Warren is that he can be a gracious loser and that's an increasingly rare talent. After Chloe texted him about Max kissing her, he texted Max saying: "Your friend Chloe txtd me that I'm out of the loop now. She sounds hot so I get why. Now I get why you didn't want to 'Go Ape' with me. You should go with Chloe". Seriously, he took that like a champ, on the chin.

Some fans consider Warren to be “creepy” or even “stalkerish”. The most convincing piece of evidence supporting this accusation is him waiting outside Max’s dorm at the beginning of Episode 2. If Max walks over to the window quickly enough, she can see Warren peeking from behind corner, looking at the dorm door, almost certainly in anticipation of Max walking out, to chat her up.

Honestly, I don’t think this is such a damning piece of evidence. Yeah, he wanted to invite her to the movies. Would it be any different if he sought her out during the day, at school? I also don't find his behaviour around Max in general to be inappropriate or creepy. Awkward, perhaps. We need to keep in mind that it's not like at that point he had been hounding Max for months, refusing to take no for an answer. At the beginning of Season 1, they had known each other for no longer than a month (Max had just moved back into town at the start of the school year and it was only October). Their interactions so far involved him borrowing Max his movie stash and them exchanging some text messages (well, at one point it devolved into him sending text messages and Max not responding). I really don't think that at that point him trying to ask her out is somehow inappropriate or pushing.

There's also the shrine in Warren's locker Max can find in her nightmare. In my mind the nightmare represents a twisted version of reality, shaped solely by Max's fears and doubts. The opposite of how Max truly feels and thinks. Just like we shouldn't believe the lies told about Chloe by "Other Max", I don't think that we should treat the shrine in Warren's locker as some revelation.

I think it needs to be said - an unrequited crush doesn't make you a creep. It seems that Warren has a genuine crush on Max (I hesitate to call it love, because in Season 1 they had known each other for a month and they hadn't even been on a single date yet). But even if you see Max didn't return his feelings (I sure see it that way, based on the totality of interactions between them), that doesn't make him a stalker or a creep. If you disregard BtS (where Rachel was equally as interested in pursuing Chloe romantically, if not more, as Chloe was interested in her) and only take into account Season 1, then it is clear that while Chloe was deeply in love with Rachel, Rachel only saw her as a friend. But it would be wrong and unfair to say that Chloe was a creep for being head over heels in love with her friend who didn't love her back. It would be wrong and unfair to say that Chloe's monthslong search for Rachel wasn't a proof of her genuine friendship, loyalty and commitment to Rachel, because she had unrequited love for her, which somehow tainted her motives. I think the same reasoning should apply to Warren.

Now let's move on to the ship itself. Having said all that, that I like Warren, that I don't think he's a creep and that I think his crush on Max was genuine, I see no way for Grahamfield to work, if we're sticking to the events of the game.

In the Bae ending, even if the love between Max and Chloe remained purely platonic (the last diary entry before the final choice is always, regardless of player choices, Max saying that Chloe is like family to her and that she's about to find out if what's between them is love or friendship - so let's consider a timeline where Max decides Chloe is like a sister, not like a girlfriend to her), then the Grahamfield ship still would have zero chances of ever floating, for the simple reason that one half of it is dead.

And in the Bay ending, I can't imagine Max ever ending up with Warren. Bay Max has just killed her best friend by pushing her back in front of a barrel of a gun. The friend whose last words were always that she loved Max ("I love you, Max. See you around" if you overdose her in Episode 4, "I'll always love you" if you sacrifice her in Episode 5, she always says that regardless of player choices). Max immediately seeking solace in the arms of a boy she barely knows, that she hasn't even been on a single date with, would be extremely out of character for her. And I don't think she would be interested in pursuing Warren at a later date. She would always have at the back of her mind that he's among the people she killed Chloe for. I think that would poison any chance at a relationship.

A few months ago I exchanged comments with another LiS player regarding the ending. They told me that they sacrificed Chloe, because they preferred Max to end up with Warren. Granted, they were more of a casual player - they admitted to not reading Max's diary, not even a little bit. But even if you disregard the diary and even if you interpret the relationship between Max and Chloe as purely platonic, at least from Max's side, I can't imagine Max ever thinking like that. Wouldn't that be a totally unhinged way of thinking? Sacrificing a life long best friend for a boy that you've met a month ago, that you haven't even been on a single date with? Who is basically a stranger that you know very little about?

In a timeline with no Storm or in which Warren survives the Storm, I can easily see him and Max becoming friends, if only for their shared taste in movies.

In a timeline with no Storm AND in which Max's feelings for Chloe are different from the ones she expresses in game (in her dialogues, internal monologues and diary entries) I can imagine Max and Warren going on dates. Whether that would result in a relationship or not is impossible to say, because we have never even seen them on a single date. Maybe they would immediately hit it off. Or maybe after fifteen minutes they would both be tired of each other. Who knows?

So back to the question of how I feel about Grahamfield - even though I don't ship that particular ship, it doesn't offend my sensibilities. The only ships that offend my sensibilities are those which pair up abusers with their victims, which is clearly not the case here. But I just don't see that ship happening if we stick by canon events. If we imagine some sort of alternate universe, divergent from canon in the ways I described above, then I guess that could work.

[the-fandom-abyss]

This or That

Natasha Romanoff x Reader

Genre: Preference

Word Count: 1,025 words

Who initiated the first date?

Natasha was conditioned to kill any chance of love, the seeds, the roots, the fledgling. So it's no surprise that you were the first to address the feelings between you. It soon turned into you suggesting a date which Natasha hesitantly accepted. You decided to start your date on her terms, on her turf. So the gym was the best place to start, nothing makes Natasha smile like the one she has after beating your ass.

Who is the better kisser?

Natasha will always be the better kisser. She expresses all her emotions in the kisses that you share. Each kiss is an 'I love you', no matter the circumstance. Before a mission, returning home or a quick hello. Her lips were always soft, plump and full of seduction. It's true what they say about a widows bite, it's deadly.

Who gets jealous easily?

All it takes is one look or a flirtatious tone to a voice for Natasha to become riled up. It's like a switch flicks and she becomes protective. A snaked arm around your waist, pet names or the occasional threat, Natasha has you covered. But once she had you alone, the macho personality fizzles out and all that's left is a sense of insecurity. She doesn't share her heart often but when she does, she's unsure on what's the best course of action.

Who said 'I Love You' first?

A dangerous mission filled with gun fights, brutal hand to hand combat and super powers left you unconscious. You spent the next couple of days in a coma. I'm Natasha's last attempt to wake you up, she made a deal with god. She would confess her feelings in return you wake up from this terrifying coma. The words fell from her lips effortlessly, "I love you" she cried into your shoulder. "Please wake up" followed her declaration. The gods must have heard her pleas because your eyes began to flutter open. Unbeknownst to her, you heard every word and was eager to say it back.

"I love you, detka" your voice was course but more powerful than ever. The look on her face was priceless, shock shown by her open mouth and wide eyes. It made your heart swell, you were never going to take another day for granted.

Who is the big spoon?

After a long day of saving the world from unspeakable evil, all Natasha wants is to feel safe. The safest place she knows in cuddled into your arms. The protection that you provide when you rub her back and kiss her forehead, that's all she needs for a good nights sleep. She's thankful that you're happy to be the big spoon because she doesn't think she could give up little spoon.

Who is better at cooking?

You are the chef of the tower, always cooking for everyone. You're motto was happy stomach, happy avengers and that is true to this day. It gave you comfort taking care of others, especially those that risk their lives for others. You were big on family lunch every Sunday, it was a great time to debrief and bring the joy back to a hectic week. Natasha loves when you're in the kitchen, even when you wear your cheesy 'kiss the chef' apron.

Who would win in a tickle war?

Quicksilver had nothing on Natasha when she was determined. The woman was fast, she doesn't leave a chance for you to attack her. You may get a few tickles in here or there but she will win the war. Her fighting skills make her superior in this area, there was no hope for you at all.

Who would survive the zombie apocalypse?

Natasha would be queen of the apocalypse, no zombie would even come close to kicking her ass. She's experienced, knows how to hide, has superior fighting ability and she's deadly. If there was anyone you would want on your side, it would be her. You are just there for back up, a position you were happy to play in that scenario.

Pet peeves that you have?

Natasha: You have a nasty habit of leaving bowls and cups around the place. All used to capture bugs and spiders. But you are so afraid that it may run away that your only option is to capture it. So when Natasha comes home it's her job to either release the insect back into the wild or kill it.

You: Due to the lack of time Natasha spends at home in between missions. She doesn't have time to clean and tidy her living space. Because of these quick ins and outs, she tends to make her home messy. Which then leaves just you to clean it. You understand her busy lifestyle but it wouldn't hurt to put the dirty clothes in the hamper every once in awhile.

Favourite thing about each other?

Physical:

Natasha: Natasha adores your physic, she loves how toned and muscular you are. The moment she catches you in a work out, her heart beats faster. The rush that she gets seeing you all worked up and sweaty, that's her happy place.

You: Your absolute favourite feature is Natasha's eyes. The way the green sparkles when the light catches them, is to die for. When talking to Natasha it's hard not to get carried away, her eyes draw you in like quicksand. But most of all, she holds all her love in her eyes, there's never a need for words when her eyes look at you like that.

Personality:

Natasha: She loves how kind, gentle and forgiving you are. That you would rather dedicate your day to filling the stomachs of your team mates, just to see them smile. You lend an ear to those who need it and never ask for anything in return. You were good and that's just what Natasha needed for balance.

You: The confidence that she holds, never taking crap from anyone. She can hold her head high and stand her ground. This is what you admire most about Natasha and one day you hoped the confidence would rub off on you.

[the-firebird69]

So Mac has a huge revenge playing against us and part of it is he drags him out here twice to this building that's one just like this and it is also stuff a trial courthouse and it's also the stock exchange that's where they run things out of and he said it's nothing personal and I got all this stuff running against you and it's really meant for your father he said well it is taken personally and you are going to die and there's nothing you can do about it and started whimpering should I don't want to die for my plan I said your plan is to give you a life and what you're doing is so childish and asinine and in people's faces that actually kill people all the time I'm surprised you made it this far that's an asinine thing to say to someone as in you're walking down the road and you say something asinine to a real big guy is a gorgeous wife so he knocks your head off your body because you're being asinine granted corky helped you do it and all the s*** was kind of secret and repressed and covered but he really just turned it up and opened it up and told people I mean a little worse because this code is so cheesy and cheap and idiotic it expose yours what am I supposed to say every day of my life and I'm 53 or whatever it's a huge pain in the ass because of you and your idiots run around me like freaking Goldilocks for their panties on fire

Then my son our son said all that and then Mac Daddy slowly turns around and says to him you be quiet now said no it's your jackass you ruined your sister's life my grandma and they're ruining mind and you're messing up yours you have any concept of what you're doing it stops talking serious off into the distance and says I knew you would not understand. That's great then you know that I'm going to just kill you and yours that you're in America you stepped your feet here maybe not right now and this is how we handle things get my gun I got to get that idiot off my property it's extremely simple and you figured it out. He gets really mad and says I knew you wouldn't understand means that you're this obstinate American guy who won't understand. Right I understand it I comprehend it you're coming from living for thousands of years of the ruler from enforcing all sorts of rules and stuff and sucking off for everybody doing what you like I understand that you're preconditioned and you think that I'm going to do what you say cuz you think you're preconditionally in my life and I'm going to do what you want secretly or not I'm telling you is you know that I wouldn't take it the way you want it because I've been trying to be an American it sucks it sucks to you cuz that's what it is you're the one who did it and you knew I wouldn't take it she won put me on trial and also the b******* so your rain goes off that way that your body is right there. starting to get something your people didn't put up with it and you're the ones who started it we are the ones who started it and we're going to finish it and you're going to be all washed up because father was doing it and he had already started the war but my people did not want to tolerate you

Your group grew up here and we're used to living free and heavy airgas wasn't trained and training of military techniques maneuvers thinking all sorts of things that are very high level was afforded to us how could you expect us to just lay down and die for lumps of s*** like yourself you eat each other you're never friends with anyone you don't love anyone there's no real trust at all and it can't be gained you can't have a good day if someone paid you what's the point if you knew that I'm going to be in onstinate guy and you might get fragged you just keep doing it.

Turns around again this is shut up cuz I have absolutely no reason to I have what it takes and I have the backings and I don't have to he's not being all that stuff you tell me how to get rid of people like you all I want is an answer you know that I was going to kick your ass no you said that I would not understand it I'm saying English I understand it do you know that I understand your perspective.

He gets really mad and says no you don't you don't understand how I rule

Yes I do understand how you rule you will like a despot who's undercover and in the shadows he calls all sorts of crazy stuff that happened and you go around and you take the cup having people look at other things other than what they're supposed to and by having them hurt each other and hurt each other yourself and make it look like other people it's wicked complicated but I figured it out and have people are smarter than anything any curls anybody that was worth anything with demarison sucked ass and have all mine intact because my plan but you haven't figured out even though I stuffed it so far up your ass anyone would figure it out I'm telling you you're right I'm American I don't understand why you won't shut up and leave me alone I understand your perspective in your plan and why you're like you are you're preconditioned it's a week until I was big enough okay

Turns around looks you right in the eye and says I have the transcript already so I don't have the conversations in town and I say you're not right there either because the conversation can change and the final transcript probably something that you should have thought about before it looks as what are you talking about I said you think I won't understand what you're doing and I tell you that I do and I explain what you're doing and why and of course that wouldn't matter it has to do with ability to halt stop change the course of history etc with Force deadly lethal abundant absolute undeniable Force that's what I was talking to you you keep pestering me until I absolutely it's not enough publicly in front of the entire Earth shoved all of you in Germany into an oven and you would not stop harassing my people there on me

Turns around again says how dare you show me this you like a b**** you need to be b**** slapped every few seconds and you think you're going to win you look like a stupid animal because everyone's saying stop shut up stop what you're doing you're here in this planet you have no idea what the status is up there you're falling apart you're willing to drive right into a wall I'm saying is why I'm just slow down and get off me look at this a****** corky and he's a huge failure and he's why now I don't need to understand your whole plan but I do I don't need to understand you when I do and I understand him he doesn't want to die he has to fight he's still alive so he's going to do what he can it's haphazard it's half past it's lame but that's what he's doing but when you sit there and harass me I'm going to take huge bites on you because I grew up American So when you say it don't understand I say you're right I don't have an understanding with you I understand what you're doing and why I understand why you do it I understand what you're a relationship was like and all that other crap but you're never going to get me to have an understanding when you're overtly telling me to kick your f****** ass overly. So he says why don't you kill me and I said I understand the math. It's not that great anymore bud but holy s*** where you want me to get rid of you I don't do it properly and put a new brain in it just make it look the same stuff like they're not prepared to do that cuz I don't want to cram memories I'm trying to harm my people into you and that's what I'd be forced to do.

Turns around one more time and says shut up and say okay talk to you later bud

This is leaving he's saying all this swear is an EP test tells us to tell you and he's saying what is he talks as well it's over you don't understand the thing you say he doesn't save either it's just sitting there the same it's the same donkey donkey. You know so I understand what you're saying he knows what I'm doing I understand the plan no sign of counter it he believes his power and all sorts of things yeah he doesn't understand me when I say I've had enough.

Hahaha you've had enough I'm stuck home with you hahaha stupid phone you've had enough I've had enough years ago I'm 53 or whatever you can't put this kind of bird on me I'm full of power piss and vinegar you're never going to make it more you're going to stick your face and everybody's business and they're going to blow it off your clones are going to take over your job. I've had enough of your s*** it's making me cry in the years I said you're grinding the gears right away I haven't taught by psyops my people I've been tired but Olympus I know how to f*** you up I know how to mess up your mind and your brain and your time.

So he turns around he said I told you to shut up so don't worry we have a handle on it you f****** dick

He goes inside tries it feels tries again fails I said you don't think I understand that I'm pulling the trigger of yours too dear truly you we started doing a long time ago to diffuse you deep are you Mr dick foreigners do it too your woman do it your kids do it practically everybody does it have you figured that out I understand you see there's an understanding you try the trigger we disable it are you ever going to figure it out bja made you a nudist colony we can see all of you he keeps talking all the time he can't stop us he can't grab us he's counting on him being poor and not being poor when my poor people are surely not stupid like he is we're not going to run into a hole to see what's down in we're not going to look into the barrel of a gun like his f***** do when I can be suicidal instantly like his f***** do now you have an understanding of what's going on but you will never understand me apparently even though he helped train me

Turns around says it's had enough okay we'll drain you more I do know the drill. Turns around says he's just had enough and he's going home for the night I said God she'll golly I feel like I'm in first grade again and the teachers telling me how to do things and I already know cuz I was a lot smarter than her then and I'm a lot smarter than you now and you talk and talk but really you don't use the vocabulary correctly and you do not express yourself clearly and you do not rule over your realm anymore and you really didn't rule that much either you are some sort of obstinate angry pig you know what I'm saying do you understand

He turns around and says I'll get you this time as you can't get me I'm not physically here and I'm attacking you wherever you're trying to attack me in mind because that's how I depowered you is using your fresh mouth because Mr BobbIlyy over there Brian was having me do it.

And I keep telling you this stupid son of a b**** of yours is a great fulcrum

Turns around says it's time you're tired of it I'm making money I'm taking stuff I need stuff my plan is to drain you dry just like you did my personal life because you're a stupid son of a b**** you're a f****** moron just like Mike bronder if that's who you are you like this kid who's trying to tell me all the stuff I'm saying Mike but it's like 8:00 we're supposed to go to this thing and we don't have that and yes you're so absent-minded and self-absorbed that you don't really do anything anymore you know you like Gerald Ford in office the sit there staring at the wall you like that guy at Essex with the stamp Perry should I get you Stampy to stamp it

And by the way PJ is probably staring out the window having to be this complete prick who has to take it up the ass over and over because he says he's taking the stuff and he's taking some stuff but he's stupid can't go in a Greyhound bus and figure out that my scale is off he can't and he's in it all the time so he turns around and he says I still had enough but I can't figure out how you know it's extremely easy you weren't ever the stupid you are never able to do dumb things like this whole time and I see him influencing people to do it all the time and himself because he is a complete train wreck the woman think that they're wearing you down and they don't have any information about us I don't know why there's a hole that's like what 300 miles wide it's killing everybody they can't figure it's not normal so he goes like this you got to stop now I said no I don't you're annoying the s*** out of me it's b**** s*** Brian himself is a b**** and all of his idiot race it's like cover for them to try and waste you away and you think you've done it a few times and your women are dumber than a freaking s*** holy crap they're dumb people they go around throwing sugar down the throats his going wow and Brian no Ryan's dumber than anyone he's dumber than the chip a real chimp is smarter than him

I don't care if you've had enough you're sitting here with this place you want to bother me with and torture me with and I'm just simply telling you I understand that that's fine I have a normal human reaction that George Sr would have I just start killing your people and you so you can say what you want you little b**** but you can't tell me what to do anymore cuz you're freeing me do you understand that loser what I can do to you is I can take your life but I don't have to do it myself that's where slobs like you now your action Jackson running around Vegas when it's steaming with your idiot brother's blood I mean how much do you have to have rubbed into your face for you just to shut up and leave me alone for a day

I thought he turned around said you're going to have to give it all to me why don't you be more precise with your verbiage or you actually Dempsey trying to act like Brian

Toys r Us says I told you to shut up I don't care you can drop and drop a nuke on yourself where you are right now I don't have to say anything then I don't want to and I'm going to say what I want cuz you're making me a rate on purpose I utilize it against you puss wad.

Who the hell in your position wouldn't know you should know it's just a simple push you push me that's a great I have a few minutes it's not midnight yet I'm going to push you off the ledge a whole bunch you're going to come climbing right back up you're going to call all these people are going to slaughter in a different time having fun losing your army call me lose more of it it's coming up soon it's not too far ahead they say they're slaughtering you brian is having his jollies and the foreigners wanted to happen. There's a green light so he turns around says I told you to shut up I said stop calling me and harassing me and telling me to shut up like a little baby what you should do is stop calling and harassing if you want me to shut up instead might be a little watching your mouth watching your hands watching your signals and your code and your computer b******* and other things and they're intercepting at all and annihilating you because of you shut up shut up what's the matter with you you addicted you don't have any secret weaponry you got your a****** idiot s*** head there pushing you you won't do anything about it you think it's good for you just like I think it's good for me I'm not using theory and conjecture but f*** I don't know just send you what we're destroying no not really I mean every happens every day every day you turn around and salt and f*** around with me and I get rid of you everyday you turn around and tell me this and that when you want me to get mad and I destroy you but you're winning you're a loser there's no other explanation weirdo I mean young kid been putting up with you my whole life I'm destroying you I got a living on board with a plan that's working to eradicate your entire kind and you just want to turn around and make it happen it's more annoying than what you doing to people and what you did to the planet it's it's repulsive you're so f****** dumb it looks funny.

Turns around and says this I'm going to hand it to you you figured it out you want us to finish you off cuz that's what we do for a living here in egotarian land is what we are we grew up killing shitloads of you ourselves with a small Force because you're so f****** dumb and annoying now you want to make sure it happens that's how you do and you know what I take advantage of it I was trying to what were you trying to do take a s*** down your sister's throat every time something came up they have her hang the phone up a million times when you keep picking it up cuz you're some sort of f****** lunatic animal in a in a zoo that's what they do cuz they're bored scrawny s***

So he turns around he says now I'm pissed off I said that's fine now I'm going to run a bombing pattern on your idiots that we know where they are cuz he kept calling them moron I'm going to wipe them out I'm going to hit you stupid mother f*****

We started a massive bombing campaign and blasters and everything else we got huge amounts of rebel ships in certain wasting and toasting every single one of them capturing them all around him instead of saying I probably shouldn't push it I said I thought I told you to shut up so it's not saying this this is the wrong guy to push I said I told you to shut up and you won't shut up it's like you're this Dempsey guy with this retard big mouth what do I have to do cut your tongue out so he starts it again since I'm turning around and I'm saying this okay we're going to we're going to shoot you in the chest every time you turn around and say this I'm going to shoot Brian up there in the head they'll just keep coming it turns around says I can't help what I'm doing can you instead of course I can I have control over myself most of the time we'll see you surrounding me with millions of your idiots for insisting I get rid of them and you and they're called retarded people so getting rid of them now here but it takes time and you're not really putting a solid effort in they took over DC and have a massive attitude and it's not my problem that I can knock out the bigger threat first it really isn't it's yours take it or leave it pal stop having me say it every f****** day such a retard that your people don't care about retards cuz I said every day because this retard thinks he's going to win with those stupid s*** he's doing so many times around says you're exactly right yeah

So now Bombing corky cuz I'm mad at him.

It's not why I feel as soon it's because you two c********** the biggest assholes on the planet you'll leave people alone they can toast you we have to show you so we're going to show you we're going to kill everyone around you say that we can kill you hang them just to get you pissed off is what the doors do it because it's almost your time to leave and go on the pyramid suck your dick forever there's no dick at all even separated from your body now you're going to go up to Titan people think you did on purpose and you're going to kill all of your race and kind because you get captured in a pyramid and went up there and I want you to know what's going to happen to you because I know you can't do anything against the Predators alone and you keep calling on me to make more monsters

Turns around and says this I've had enough I don't care you won't back off me how am I supposed to stop and back off you if you don't back off me back your dumb f***** off me back yourself off me back your f****** retard kid off me or you get it up the ass with a farrier how explicit is it I can't tell you it or I may not now you went around in westborough like a million times that's perfect cuz Corky's going to repeat it forever I can't tell you that or I may not what I know is I can tell you that but you say is you may not

So he goes inside and starts calling again and still going to wipe these people out here and we're going to wipe those people out here like s*** out of her ass and we're going to flush and a wipe out a whole bunch of them that you're not mentioning and I'm going to wipe out the ones that you're thinking in your mind and having us tell like an idiot would anyone else you want us to get rid of I'm going to feel this town up with your dead f****** s*** heads I'm going to hang them from every single thing that we can hang him from so tomorrow you can get up and barf and all this other stuff you do when I make you sick and it's nothing I need you to back off me I'm not worried about waiting to fight

Turns around says I told you to shut up I said boy that's it I'm flying off the handle what can I take from you to shut your face should I have someone bite your face off that was certainly stop you from talking wouldn't it turns around says seriously I told you to shut up seriously I'm not your f****** laptop you don't hold me prisoner without you dying s*** for brains

By the way I'm going to put you in prison I'm going to use your body up and nail it heal it nail it heal it and I'll put you in prison over and over and over you can tell me to shut up when you're down to your last penny and at that point I'll be quiet cuz I can have you cut in half on a death star

No no it's your retards plan look how stupid you made me you make one move to the left and flinch and you double over and pain your kidneys are going to burst you're trying to faint to the left and your liver starts to harden like a rock it's all very easy for me to do but I can't do it without permission from Olympus so I have to trash your entire Army and you're the one that using your mouth to make sure it happens regardless of your idiot robots s*** which turns to crap and beats you up in front of everyone what I'm saying is your retard is doing it now saying he's your woman and s*** and your women know about it why don't you get off my case and stop having me kill you in your retard and fight your retard feels like this this is what I'm saying you told me to shut up are you a retard now Austin feels like this you want me to beat her and corky and say that I believe you're corky I already am feeding on corky turns around says it one more time I said well you know you can say stuff but you're going to waste all your energy and you're going to have to like pig out are you going to have to like spend tons of money on nothing just bothering me I don't care where you are I think is it too always set them up dingleberry you taught me that no you shut up you can't house me without losing your realm I think that's funny let me tell you something child molester you're a child molester let me tell you something else murderer those people are innocent and even useful and weren't harming you You're a murderer you're not worth anything let me tell you something else thief you started life out as a lousy thief because he didn't want to work for a living and let me tell you something else loser you're not a military person and you don't have the skills required to do your job as a leader because you're allows and a thief and a low life and something else cannibal you can't have any friends or people that depend on because nobody can trust you cuz you might eat them to be them is that ridiculous their bodies all they got they don't care about killing you I don't care about killing you either piece of s*** you're nobody that's what I'm thinking so I understand you you're coming from this rule the world by pushing people around causing death hurting people and that's what I've been doing to your race whenever you guys get up and eat I put you down you don't know anything about me practically we're there all those wars was super human strength and cages robots that were castles you start your s*** shut up shut up shut up then come over there and step on the whole village cuz it's just you idiots trying to take stuff from the next village do you understand the words coming out of my mouth leave me alone it's almost midnight it's time for me to go to sleep but you'd rather have me wake up and kill off like 700 million nonillion of your jackass specialists I wanted to do that. And balance out corky and frightens you come out of the Midwest just frying didn't even make it they're all gone just something you like about losing all this stuff cuz I'm just going to take all the funds you get.

You took away my family and I don't have any friends you know it's kind of like an act but you want me to sit here and s*** down your throat and stick Dynamite up your ass and that's what I'm doing I don't understand it you sound dumb this is what it says on your requisition come over here kick my ass into the dirt shove yourself there's no reason for me to shut up I'm going to f*** your cops up f****

Sister saying this this is all mumbo jumbo it turns around and he says it's all mumbo jumbo I said thank God you're stupid but we'll test and see if you're right looks up at me and says your voice is thoroughly trained she's worth nothing so thank God you believe that we have to get rid of you now where is all the other countries think that you're this a****** inciting me like you are now and take a nice deep look what happens and why it happens I'm trying to figure out why you're doing it I have a grasp of the solar system wicked cool really intense the gravity of Jupiter is so great and even your guys in suits can't take it for more than an hour so you have to use robots because your mouth moving right now they're understanding why Mr fagging

[plasticnightmaredoll]

Resident Evil 8: Village review (spoilers everywhere!)

Now, I want to start off by saying I've never been very interested in the "Resident Evil" games. I've always preferred the "Silent Hill" series because of how macabre the games are, the creepy symbolism behind the monsters, and the intense moments of fear despite having weapons (well, in most of the games at least). I like dark, twisted stuff, and "Resident Evil" seemed too...action-oriented for me, I guess?

However, I did finally get involved when I saw the trailer for "Resident Evil 7: Biohazard." I was shocked, but pleasantly so. Not only did it feature new characters, new locations, and a new disease, but it was in first person AND looked like a true survival horror game. I know some people may prefer the third-person perspective for RE games as that has always been one of their key characteristics, but I think horror games are much more effective in first person. They're more immersive because they give you the illusion of being in the game itself.

I really loved RE7, and still do. I actually have begun playing it again, the first time in a few years (I think 2019 was the last time I played through the game). I still see it as my favorite RE games and one of my favorite survival horror games, but I have enjoyed the "Resident Evil 2" and "Resident Evil 3" remakes and may play other games in the franchise just because.

Now, onto "Resident Evil 8: Village," a direct sequel to 7 (lol 8 does come after 7 but I mean that 8 is a continuation of the story introduced in 7. I mean, RE7 was not a sequel to RE6 at all). I was excited to see the franchise continuing with what it started in RE7, and while I did enjoy RE8, it does have some issues...nothing serious but things that prevent it from replacing RE7 as my favorite.

The Good:

There Four Lords and Mother Miranda were truly unique characters despite being bosses. I felt pity for all of them in one way or another and enjoyed learning their backstories. I think they are the most interesting and "human" villains in the RE games so far (at least, from what I've seen), and in games in general.

I felt so much pity for Moreau, though. He was such a tragic character, and I felt like I was putting him out of his misery by killing him. Clearly, there was something wrong with him mentally like his mental growth had been stunted and he thought and acted more like a child. His primary goals were to win the praise of the other three Lords since they didn't like him (I think Donna may have been ok with him but her mental health issues prevented her from expressing her feelings in a more effective and healthy manner) and to have Mother Miranda see him as her son. All these emotions over one character, a boss enemy, and possibly the least complex of the Lords and Miranda herself, I think demonstrate some fantastic writing. I mean, I've very rarely encountered bosses that I felt sorry for, and killing them was mercy.

Donna was a very strange character. She was the only one of the bosses who didn't transform into a monstrosity, and her boss fight was vastly different from anything else in the game. I liked it, though, for the most part, this sort of "calm" within a storm of deadly monsters and bloody battles. Of all the Lords and Mother Miranda herself, Donna was almost just there, like she was observing instead of actually participating. She respected Mother Miranda but, unlike the other three Lords, she seemed to prefer to live in her own little fantasy world with her dolls as her family and friends.

The graphics were, as expected, incredible. If you have a computer that can handle the game with high/max settings, it will look absolutely stunning. Also, the soundtrack was very fitting, but I don't have much concern for this trait unless the soundtrack is truly exceptional, which is rare -- or if the soundtrack is awful, which I have yet to encounter in a game.

I enjoyed the change in environment from RE7. I liked the creepy house in the woods and "ghost ship" in RE7, but RE8 had us in underground tunnels, a rundown village, a castle, a factory, a swamp town...I mean, you went all over the place, but it made the experience diverse and entertaining.

RE8 gave us a lot of answers to questions left by RE7, and, in some ways, enhanced that game's story. Finding out the truth behind Ethan's seemingly indestructible body was a twist I didn't expect. It did provide an answer for just how easy it was for him to literally patch himself up and put himself back together over and over again. It was no longer just "game logic."

Ending Ethan's story made sense. It was clear by the end of RE8 that his character had gone as far as possible, and it was time to switch gears. I'm curious as to how the next game will utilize Rose as a protagonist. She has powerful psychic abilities, unlike her father, and I don't think any other RE protagonist has had such abilities (as far as I know), so that could make for a very interesting gaming experience.

With that being said, I really do hope RE9 continues what was started in RE7 and developed further in RE8. I really do. I think there are plenty of things left to explore, plenty of room for some good twists and turns.

There weren't many puzzles in this game, but I didn't think it was such a bad thing. It was still a lot of fun to play with a reasonable amount of action-oriented challenges. There were so many bosses in this game, minibosses included, yet it never felt overwhelming or underwhelming. I thought the minibosses were fantastic "bridges" to each of the 5 main boss fights.

MAGNUM IS BEST WEAPON. Seriously, what is it with these types of guns and their insane amount of power? I liked the grenade launcher as well, despite how slow it was to reload. The use of flashbangs proved to be much more useful than the grenades themselves, oddly enough. I know they have been in other RE games, but they were much more essential in RE8.

The pacing was perfect. I felt like the game was the appropriate length, not overstaying its welcome nor leaving players underwhelmed by lack of content. I mean, I still wish it were longer but that's only because of how entertaining it is to play. Leaving players wanting more but in a positive sense indicates that the game was planned thoroughly with a lot of attention to detail.

Miranda's and Moreau'sboss fights were the most challenging in the game. Both were endurance battles and required you to move quickly and think fast and basically just survive until they died. Ammo was very important in both boss fights because the right weapons made things much easier but if you didn't have enough ammo for them, well...you're going to have a more intense challenge.

My favorite "location" was the Dimitrescu castle. I like the elegant "antique" aesthetic of old castles and houses/mansions.

Unlike in RE7, RE8 does allow you to upgrade some of your weapons, which makes things easier if just to allow your guns to hold more ammo before needing to reload. You also didn't need to pull out a weapon to open crates. If you "interacted" with one, Ethan automatically used his knife to break it. RE7 made you do it manually which was a little annoying, especially during fights.

RE7 pretty much just had the Bakers and mold monsters as enemies. They all put up a good fight, but RE8 has a much wider range of enemies: wolfmen, zombies, flying zombie bats, werewolves, cyborg monstrosities, witches (well, if you consider the Dimitrescu daughters as witches, and they kind of are), a gross but pitiful fishman, a mentally disturbed doll maker, and an egocentric engineer. Variety added another layer of difficulty and surprise to the game since it wasn't always the same enemy types popping up to get you.

Mixed Thoughts:

Donna's boss fight was unlike any other fight in the game -- or any game, really. It was a morbid hide and seek challenge that was a nice change of pace but I do wish it had been a bit more difficult. I liked the concept, and it suited Donna, but it was the easiest boss fight in the game, almost like it was a miniboss fight instead. Good concept, but weak execution.

RE8 allows you to upgrade weapons, but RE7 doesn't, and while it may sound like RE8 has the upper hand, I disagree. RE7's lack of weapon enhancements/upgrades made the game more difficult because what you saw was what you got, and you had to make do. You didn't have the option to make your weapons hold more ammo or shoot faster or deal more damage.

The Bad:

Most of the boss fights were...rather easy? Minibosses included. The only ones that posed a real threat were Moreau and Miranda. Everyone else was just standard boss fodder, unfortunately. In RE7, I felt that, while there were far fewer boss fights, they all were much more demanding and exciting.

Lady Dimitrescu was such a fun character, and yet, she was only in the game for a short time, and her boss fight was just so-so. With all the marketing surrounding her before the game was released, I expected her to have a much larger role in the game.

They had an opportunity to make Miranda a sympathetic villain seeing as how the loss of her daughter basically drove her to madness. However, the way she was portrayed, I honestly didn't feel any sympathy for her, which was a shame. If she had been portrayed as a more tragic, broken character, then it would have made the final boss fight very emotional since you would feel some guilt killing her knowing what she's been through.

Not very scary. I mean, it's not a terrible thing, but for a game that is part of the survival horror genre, I felt like RE8 focused on the action a little too often. It was an intense experience just not a chilling one. RE7 had so much tension and atmosphere that it truly played out like a survival horror game.

Overall, I do like "Resident Evil 8: Village" and want to play it several more times. It bested "Resident Evil 7: Biohazard" in a few ways, namely with a diversity of enemies and customizable weapons but it fell short in the horror department and mishandled most of its bosses.

Final Grade: B+

For reference:

Resident Evil 7: A

Resident Evil 2 (2019 Remake): A-

Resident Evil 3 (2020 Remake): B-