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[webbedphantom]

I swear I'm going to do more of those asks, but I wanted to share this-

I've been doing a race through Arkham Knight on stream, but we have random punishments we can force each other to do to get a lead, and one of them is "Make a Man Meme"

This is what I made. I hate it, but I was in a rush so-

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'Y'know, with as many flowers as I've been getting Haru for her garden, I should probably consider applying for that flower shop job again for a discount. Granted, my schedule is pretty packed with the hero thing, and while they said they'll be lenient on students, that probably only goes so far... Maybe I should ask Iwai for a raise?'

I doubt he'd be open to the idea... He only just started paying you actual cash as opposed to benefits.

'... yeah, probably should wait a bit longer.' _______________________________________

'... how many flips do you think I could do off this building?'

Why are you asking me that?

'Because y'know, the more tricks I can do, the more xp I get. Plus it builds guts.'

... this isn't a video game, Aaron. The only thing you'll get from doing tricks is a viral video and a high risk of injury.

'No, I definitely get xp and guts. Might even build charisma if I keep the chain going long enough. That's gotta be worth some style points.'

Have you lost your mind?? Do you even know what you're talking about??? You're not going to get anything from this!! Don't do it!!

The next time they went to Mementos.

'Huh, I actually feel a bit stronger. How about that?'

... I give up.

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'Wonder how hard it'd be to make a working lightsaber... Or at least one that looks better than those plastic tubes they sell now. Probably could make a sick cosplay prop... there's a Featherman who uses a lightsword, right?'

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Btw yeah, if you thought those Last Words things were going to be little snipits of him on his death bed? Yeah no-

Don't get me wrong, there are several timelines where he dies of old age, but that felt a bit lame for this.

He's a superhero, and he's going to go out like one. As all great heroes should.

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Last Words

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He really thought he was done with this life.

He'd given years to this job, even after all his teammates had moved on, then finally after his last battle with Shido, crossing the line he swore he never would and losing a leg in the process, he told himself he'd never put on that suit again.

... this of course wasn't the case. Even before all this. His daughter, as powerful as she was, still got herself in trouble on occasion that needed her dear old dad to get her out of it. But this... this was different.

Some nutjob dictator from Latveria had tried to rewrite reality using the same methods as others had before him. The difference was, this guy decided to do it all from an orbiting satellite. He'd tried to disband his team, make it so they'd all never met, never gotten their powers. But that didn't work the way he'd hoped, as he'd underestimated the connection Aaron had to the cognitive world.

He'd managed to retain his memories, and return them to others he'd known throughout his life. And with the help of the Shadow Operatives, was able to make his way aboard the station. But the Doctor was cunning, heavily damaging his ship on the way in and setting the station to self destruct, leaving the Spider with an ultimatum. Take an escape pod and live, letting the changes become permanent as the last way to undo them ceases to be, or stay and fight a battle he has no chance of winning.

In his eyes, it wasn't really a choice at all.

In the end, he managed to win, but barely. Stumbling his way over to the console to try to fix things while Doom escaped with the only means off this death trap. There was no way to stop the countdown, but he didn't care about that. All that mattered was getting his kids back, getting everyone's lives back.

There wasn't any way left to contact the surface, but while he knew he probably wasn't able to come to his aid, he sent a message to his former mentor in magic using one of the few spells he still knew.

"Hey, Jowi... Been a while, huh? This is gonna sound strange, but... I don't have much time to explain."

"I've uhhh... gotten myself into a bit of a bind here. And since it involves a lot of... reality altering shenanigans, I don't think that marker you left even exists anymore."

As he talked, he continued typing away on the console, using his Metaversal link to guide him to the right steps to take to undo this mess.

"I'm working on fixing it, but by the time it is, I... probably won't be around anymore."

His voice faltered for a moment at the thought of it. He'd never get to see his friends again. His wife. His kids.

'Focus up Aaron.' He thought to himself, shaking his head to cast those thoughts aside. 'Got two minutes left and you need to make them count.'

"S-so I'm going to need you to do a few things for me. I hate to ask, but... I think I can afford to be a little selfish with a last request, right?"

He let out a soft chuckle at the ridiculousness of it all. He was about to die to save the world, and he still felt hesitant to ask for help.

"I'm going to need you to come home for a bit... watch over my family. Makoto's... probably going to take this pretty hard. And Himeko... Himeko's going to need some guidance."

She'd already struggled to fill his shoes after he'd retired, and after this... she'd need someone to lean on who'd get it. And her mother could only do so much.

"And the last thing, the most important thing-"

He quickly finished up the commands, restoring the world to the way it was. He looked at a screen showing a view of the Earth. It didn't look any different, but... he supposed it wouldn't.

Still... not a bad view to go out on.

"The guy responsible for all this, Victor Von Doom, got away. And I doubt he's going to stop after I'm gone... Give him hell for me, would ya?"

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Gonna try to get back to writing here. Got a more traditional meme in the queue, but in the meantime (because I have no idea if this is actually a meme somewhere out there, and I don't feel like checking-)

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I'm going to try to be active again within the next few days, but there's something I gotta get off my chest first.

One of my favorite writers of all time, Peter David, apparently passed away not too long ago. And that's really bummed me out.

He was the creator of Spider-Man 2099, he wrote several of my favorite Spidey storylines, including a version of Spider-Man 3 that actually rocks unironically and Edge of Time (which I know some people hate on, but I really love that game's storyline, and the sci-fi elements of it massively shaped the way I write those kinds of things in my own work), and that's not even getting into his work on other Marvel characters or even Star Trek.

The man just had a style to his work that really resonated with me, and I don't know if I'd have ever been interested in writing without his work.

So yeah... Rest in peace to a real legend. You will be missed.

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We just had to put my dog down.

I'm... probably not going to be active for a while. I just don't have it in me. I don't really have... anything in me.

His name was Rico, he was 17, so he had a long and happy life. I've had him for almost as far back as I can remember.

I knew this day was coming but... That didn't help much.

I'm so sorry, boy. I didn't spend much time with you these last few months, and I don't think I'll ever be able to forgive myself for that. I'll miss you so much

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Five times kissed for Mitsuru

Five Times Kissed || Accepting!

First Kiss

The adrenaline of battle wore off hours ago and yet her heart feels like it'll burst from her chest as she gently dresses the cuts and scrapes along his arms and legs. They're alone in the dorm common area, the others having been too exhausted from fighting to stay and chit-chat like they normally did. Mitsuru feels him shift closer to her, his hand itching to reach out and touch hers but he hesitates. She knows why. He's worried she won't reciprocate, that her obligation to the Kirijo Group holds her back from their mutual feelings. She looks him in the eye, not a word is spoken between them as she leans in and kisses him.

Second Kiss

He embraces her as she leans into him, his hands holding her to his chest as tightly as possible and the scent of wine lingering in the air as they laugh. She isn't even sure what they're laughing at but it doesn't matter. Her heart swells as he stares down at her - the mass of curls atop his head now trimmed short, the beginnings of a goatee growing around his lips. She always thought he was handsome but the more mature look he's taken on in his 20's has him looking even better in her eyes. His lips pepper kisses all over her face as she continues to giggle, and by the time her fit of laughter has ended, she's captured his lips in her own.

Third Kiss

He stays out too late, she thinks to herself. He's barely home anymore. She stares at the grandfather clock in the dining room, counting the minutes until he's home from the labs. But as the hour hand slowly inches toward 2am, Mitsuru feels like it's a waste of time to wait for him. Dinner's gone cold, the pile of wedding preparations they'd promised to do together isn't getting any smaller, and she can feel her heart sinking in her chest the longer she waits for him... When he finally does arrive, she's already in bed and half asleep. He slides into bed next to her, whispers a half-assed apology and kisses her. And though she kisses him back, she can tell something is wrong...

Fourth Kiss

She can't tell if he's desperate for her or for the sensation. Who knows how many other lovers he's had in their time apart, but the way he grasps her hips, holds her close and buries his face in her neck, she can tell he's missed her as much as she's missed him. But they've promised each other this isn't love. He's not worthy yet, he wants to prove himself - redeem himself - and though she's forgiven him a thousand times over he can't quite be convinced. So she plays the charade of friends with benefits, waiting until he finally deems himself worthy of her again. She cups his face and kisses him deeply, the neon glow of Osaka casting a cold glow over them through his apartment window in the shady part of town.

Fifth Kiss

Spring turns out to be the perfect season for the wedding. She stands at the alter beside him, her dress's train spilling down the steps and into the aisle, a bouquet of red roses and pink cherry blossoms in her hands as they take their vows. She's a little nervous to be declaring her undying devotion and love for him in front of all their loved ones, but she wouldn't have it any other way. The ordained announces they are wed and in one quick motion, Akira sweeps her off her feet, dipping her low so he can kiss her in the most theatrical of ways. The crowd cheers and she lets a laugh spill out against his lips before cupping his face, deepening the kiss.

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The person I reblogged this from is awesome as fuck.

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I swear I'm going to start writing here again, I've just had a lot of trouble focusing on anything creative and my computer keeps shutting off after barely any time at all

I did beat Hollow Knight again with the voice acting mod, and that was really fun. Even managed to beat Nightmare King Grimm AND the Path of Pain, which I'd never actually done before. Now all that's left before I start praying for Silksong like everyone else is to beat the final Pantheon in Godhome... The one with every boss in the game... Including Nightmare King Grimm

... So I'll probably get some writing done whenever I have to stop due to rage.

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"Again, it's complicated... But as far as I can tell, Shido never turned into a giant green hulking Goblin in this reality, so nobody aside from me and my friends remember any of his crimes-"

Which really stung for Aaron in particular. Shido had not only been responsible for his arrest, not only tried to have him and his friends killed on multiple occasions, but had kidnapped and experimented on him for a full week so he could turn into the aforementioned Goblin thing AND, as the cherry on top, arranged for the plane crash that killed his parents when he was 10.

If anyone knew just how much his version of Shido deserved to rot in a jail cell for all eternity, it was him.

He'd tried to get Mitsuru to pull some strings for him, but unfortunately you can't arrest someone for crimes they never committed-

"And I don't know if it's the case where you're from, but I never changed his heart. That's not really something I can... do-"

Well...

"Okay, I tried to. And it kinda worked, but since his heart was entangled with a God's entire being, all it really accomplished was separating them. He ain't apologizing for anything he's done any time soon."

"... I know that sounds ridiculous, but trust me. It's a looooooonnng story."

The Spider gave Meta an odd look at his offer. It was kind of him, but he had no idea what he was suggesting-

"I... appreciate it, but I'm not sure you could handle the kind of stuff I deal with on a regular basis. I've fought a giant vampire dragon, a guy made out of water and ice that flooded half the city, a guy obsessed with a drug that distorts someone's perception of reality which can ACTUALLY effect reality if enough people in an area are on it-"

"My universe is a mess. Just... Just don't come here unless you're ready for some superhero shenanigans."

Hearing Hobgoblin being brought back up, Aaron couldn't help but sigh.

"He's... the worst. He's a nobody with a sick, twisted outlook on life who got himself a taste of demonic power a while back, and has been doing everything he can to sow chaos and destruction wherever he goes."

"Not for any grand purpose, not for any real reason at all, but because he finds it fun."

"Last year, he teamed up with Mysterio, that guy obsessed with hallucinogens I mentioned earlier, stole some technology from ShidoCorp, and pulled all of Tokyo halfway into the Metaverse. Palaces popped out of the ground like weeds, shadows roamed the streets to pull people into whichever one was nearest to put them under the ruler's sway, there was a prison break lead by the shadows of a bunch of people I helped put away; it was utter chaos on an apocalyptic scale."

So Maruki wasn't a therapist, afterwards. While he didn't know the man, he wondered if the taxi driver part made him happy. Meta certainly hoped so. And whoever Hobgoblin was, he's only hopeful the guy was better off with amnesia. Perhaps he'll ask more about Hobgoblin, that was the only new name on the list. Speaking of...

"Oh, for fuck's sake..." He mumbled. "Why. He deserves to be behind bars." Yes, he's completely glancing over the fact the man's a company owner here. And if he did remember that whole thing... Meta sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.

A serum? That's different, as well as the. Everything. "Definitely for better or worse." He could see how it led to improvements and issues. He thinks. "Hopefully for better. If you ever need help," well. Meta's still a normal teenager, even with his Persona abilities. But. "Feel free to ask for me. My world's at peace, relatively speaking." Sometimes painfully so, his own worries about the Heartless potentially showing up aside.

"Although, I'm curious about this Hobgoblin now. That's a new name."

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Speaking of therapy, you'll never guess what I forgot I had today-

... I also somehow forgot what day it is which lead to that, so... I'm very stupid right now.

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The Shido stuff was a whole other can of worms... a real big one... with horns and briefly obtaining the power of a god.

"You can, but I might not remember all of them. It's been a few months, and the more time that passes, the harder it becomes to remember that anything changed."

"They mostly involve the other... rulers for lack of a better term. Maruki's a taxi driver now, and apparently never was a therapist in this new reality. I still think of him as one, but... that's getting harder to do. Hobgoblin was technically never supposed to be a ruler, but he wound up with a major case of amnesia. One that I really hope sticks."

"The worst one is definitely Shido. He was never arrested, and he's back to running his company again. He hasn't tried anything yet and I don't know if he kept his powers, but if he remember things like the rest of us do, he likely hasn't changed at all. Which means it's only a matter of time until he starts trying to grab for power again."

"Aside from... him, the last change I can recall is that... people are able to awaken their Personas naturally. In the real world, with no serum or any outside factors required. It usually still requires a lot of stress or some big life changing moment, but basically... it means there's a lot more people like me running around... for better and for worse."

That's a lot of terms thrown at him at once- Uh- "Noted, about the. Madicce? Stuff." He. Thinks. Now he's curious, but he's not going to ask, for both their sake.

...Meta paled a bit at the fact that Shido had a reality. The ship was bad enough. "who gave him..."

But! Maruki! "That. Somewhat tracks, from what I understand. Something about him taking over the world for a bit?" Meta didn't get the fine details, only broad strokes.

"I'm extremely glad we only had to take out Yaldabaoth." Though that sounds so much cooler. He wouldn't like to deal with the power struggle, though. "Might I ask what the unintentional changes are?" Now there's a small twinkle to his eyes.

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"It's... complicated-"

"I can really speak to how things play out for the other Jokers, but for me there was like... Three different versions of Tokyo overlayed on top of each other in a separate dimension, each ruled by different people who had complete control over it, and whichever of the Tokyo's took out the other two would get full control of the universe, it was a whole thing-"

"The therapist had one, Shido had one, and I was supposed to have one, but I got pulled into Maruki's, so it got taken over by this guy called the Hobgoblin, which is a whole other thing."

"The TL;DR is a whole bunch of multiverse stuff happened, I took back my Tokyo, made it as close to reality as I could, and then put everything back to normal. There were a few small changes, unintentional ones mind you, but for the most part, it's back to how it should be."

"Just... Please don't ask me about the Madicce stuff, I don't want to talk about it-"

@webbedphantom said : "There's a difference between knowing a therapist and having one. I don't /have/ a therapist either, I just know a guy who is one."

"Ok, fair. I meant moreso whatever happened with said therapist, though. Every time it's brought up I have no idea what's going on." Infrequently it is, but still.

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So... I'm not doing too great, honestly.

Won't be able to get my new meds until Monday, and I just can't... think right now.

I have tried and tried and tried to get stuff out, especially those birthday asks for Makoto which were due DAYS ago, but even when I finally got an idea for one, I just... I couldn't do anything with it. I'm trying to be kinder to myself with that, but I've... never really been good at kindness when it has anything to do with me.

And of course, my family is not helping matters but what else is shocking new?

So... Yeah, I don't know what I'm going to do. But I know I'm probably not going to be active until Monday at the earliest...

Sorry