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absentmoon · 1 year
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i think . isekai au it would absolutely floor benny that im helping him bc i genuinely trust in him & his intentions
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I think weirdos and freaks need to be at pride bc I love them.and need to.. nay... I shant say...
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spitzobsessed · 10 months
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Warning for little swearing, ooc and possible spoilers.
This is a spur of the moment fic, best described as a "what if scenario" one'd think of in the shower. Because I love my Agent and he deserves to fight the Republic in every way possible.
Bear in mind that I've never played past Coruscant of the Trooper story. So of course this fic is set on the first planet, and the spoilers refer to the end of Ord Mantell planet arc for Trooper. Oh yes, this has nothing to do with Agent's story.
aand im rambling, sorry, sorry
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That was it. The end. Some few minutes left to accept what they'd done.
They were no longer Republic soldiers and in less than an hour they will no longer be in Republic space.
Commander Harron Tavus battled his doubts in silence, not letting anything to show on his face. After all, there was no turning back now. The team seemed to be having a better time dealing with their choice.
Commander however.... Loyalty turned out to be a trickier bitch than he thought. And back when everything was clear his loyalties were clear. They haven't changed, not really. He had a Squad to keep alive and a Republic to serve. But if the choice was between his Havoc and some bastards issuing orders from the safety of Coruscant, he knew who came first.
If the Republic deemed the Havoc unimportant enough to just leave them to die, well, the Havoc would treat the Republic appropriately.
At least the Imperial officer was smart enough to keep his expression neutral. Had the fascist scum tried to gloat, Harron would not be held responsible for his actions.
...
The shuttle was ready to be boarded when the guards shouted. In a moment over two dozen blaster rifles were aimed squarely at the intruder's chest. Commander heard Fuse swear under their breath. He agreed with them. Walking right up to them, as if oblivious to all the weapons trained on him, was the newest addition to Havoc. Sergeant Aaden Challe had a complicated expression. He stopped right in front of Harron and Imperial officer, after making a show of looking around at everyone gathered. He pointedly let his gaze linger on the warhead stripped to the shuttle.
He was a dead man for coming here.
Harron felt cold at the realisation. He had no choice but to kill the new guy now, for there was no other way. He did prove to be quite patriotic. That was why Harron ordered him to stay at the base.
Why was he here?
"You should not be here,"
"You went silent. Base Command feared you were dead,"
It would be better if they were right.
Commander looked at Sergeant. There was steel in the other man's eyes. They both knew what had to happen.
Imperial officer seemed to miss how tense the situation was becoming:
"Deal with the intruder, Commander Tavus. We're on a tight schedule."
Soldiers around them did not lower their rifles. But this was a chance to keep the stupid boy alive. He will be in trouble afterwards but at least he would be alive.
"This has nothing to do with you. You should have stayed at base."
"You're defecting from the Republic. And what's this, a passage fee?" - Sergeant Challe nodded at the warhead. - "What, you think the Empire will welcome you just like this?"
Havoc tensed. They knew that warhead was their ticket to freedom. The Empire would not accept them otherwise, and that admiral had wanted the weapon badly enough to negotiate their future.
Harron saw Wraith inch closer to Challe, syringe ready in hand. Sedative, probably, she kind of liked the guy.
Just keep his attention on me.
"The Republic doesn't care about us. During a mission to Ando Prime, they simply left us to die. I have no intention of letting that happen again."
Challe twitched an eyebrow, as if forcing himself remain impassive.
One more step.
"You have a future with them. We made our choice."
Wraith lunged at Challe, and some of the soldiers startled. Which was a mistake because blaster shots were fired and as Harron with the rest of Havoc took cover to return fire, they barely noticed Sergeant catch the woman and pin her down, all in a fraction of a moment.
"Halt!"
In the following silence the adrenaline rush felt overwhelming.
Harron took in the situation: imperial officer stood proud while the rest took cover.
He turned to the Sergeant:
"Trooper. Surrender now or be executed."
The man in question sat still for a moment, holding Wraith's hands. Then, slowly, he let go of her, and put his hands up. The Officer motioned to his men and a pair immediately put away their weapons and rushed to the surrendered man. They confiscated his weapons and handcuffed him. Wraith stood up and walked toward the rest of Havoc.
It felt surreal to watch the Imperials herd - prisoner now- Challe into the shuttle while their officer simply watched. He then faced Harron:
"This concludes our business on Ord Mantel."
The man then gestured for the Havoc to board the shuttle. And so they did. Some of the soldiers followed them inside, and lastly the officer and his escort came in.
...
The atmosphere astonishingly was equally grim and awkward. At least, among the Havoc Squad.
Harron could see it in the others' gazes that they were.. worried. For the new guy, most likely, and what would become of him, and more importantly, what would the admiral do about the uncounted for Republic soldier.
The flight off Ord Mantell and from the system was not long. It felt like an eternity still.
...
Half an hour later and the telltale shudder of exiting hyperspace went through the shuttle. The grand finale, thought Harron, as the Imperials began preparing to disembark.
Then, their shuttle entered the docking bay of an Imperial Destroyer, and landed, and everything grew still in waiting.
The entrance opened and Harron was politely led out and onto the deck of the bigger ship. He noticed the others being led out similarly and as he took in the bay he understood why. There, in all his imperial glory stood the admiral who would accept their defection and the "passage fee". Harron stood in parade rest, about to greet the man, when behind him Sergeant was led out as well.
Harron did his best not to react as Challe was led forward, unarmed and hands bound. For such a dire situation, the younger man held himself surprisingly well.
"Release him."
What.
Harron did look around that time, but the Admiral's attention was squarely on Challe. Who was now rubbing his wrists.
"I do appreciate that, Admiral."
"Hm. We'll talk later. Adjutant, show the good man the guest cabin." - an inconspicuous man walked up and quietly instructed Challe to follow. - "Now, to tha matter of the former Havoc Squad-"
"What's going on?!" - who would- Ah, Gearbox, the one to meet and insist on the safety of their addition, was known to care about young soldiers under his command. - "Why are you taking Sergeant Challe? Where are you taking him? Wh-"
"I believe you have no authority to interrupt your superiors," - the Admiral spoke over Gearbox, sounding both annoyed and disgusted.
"Sergeant Challe is no threat, he was not supposed to even be here," - Harron tried to sound nonchalant. The situation made little sense.
"And I have no value as a prisoner nor do I possess any valuable information?" - Challe stopped half the hangar away from the group. He did not sound upset or accusatory, no, but something in his voice- "Commander Harron, are you trying to dig my grave?"
Sergeant turned to face them and those words-
He was mocking them.
Laughing at him.
"Cipher Ten, I can handle this. Thank you for your aid with the mission," - the Admiral dismissed Challe and started telling something to him but Harron heard nothing. Cipher. Cipher agent of the Imperial Intelligence. The most dreaded tool of the Empire apart from Sith. Challe was- No, no, that couldn't be.
"Is that true?" - Fuse sounded breathless, and this time Harron was certain that feeling of being hit in the gut was a shared experience. - "Were you- "
"Were you sent to spy on us? Or kill us?" - Needles finished for him. There was hate growing in his gaze, and as Harron quickly glanced at Wraith, her face too was turning into a mask.
But Challe- Cipher, Cipher Ten admiral called him, resumed his walk after the adjutant. Instead, the Admiral spoke:
"Cipher Ten was supposed to determine the validity of your promise. To ensure this defection wasn't a cowardly ruse to harm the Empire. And to make sure the warhead was not sabotaged. You understand," - Admiral then gestured for the men to follow him. - "Now, Commander Tavus, we have a lot to discuss. Let us relocate to my office."
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furious-mango · 6 months
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Another one crazy AU idea.
What if mphfpc was a feel-good comedy with the elements of musical? No one’s dead, everyone’s happy And the main character isn’t Jacob
Who then? Bentham brothers
[idk where's Alma in this au so feel free to add somethin to the story to fulfill her absence]
I see it so clear because you know what? It’s The Greatest Showman!
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Phineas Taylor Barnum [P.T.!!!] Look at this man! He looks like both Jack and Myron imho
They’re like two sides of man actually. The one who wants SHOW and applause and to be looked upon with delight and so on And another, who wants show too but also wants to be with his family / loved ones
The Greatest Show [beginning]
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How handsome he is.. i cant handle
In de beningi... ngi... nevermind. In the beginning he appears more calm but clearly enjoys the action. That's Myron's feature
That last part when the lights and music fades away but he keeps quietly singing those words…. im gonna start crying rn
I feel like Myron is lost in himself and in what he's doing but keeps going. Jack, on the other hand, is confident
The Other Side
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oh look who's there! So young and yet innocent Percival Murmeow
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Jack recruting Percy to quit loop life and join his emo band / circus / rebellious group etc. [underline as appropriate]
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and after that they're dancing on tables. we all want to see Jack and almost drunk Percival dancing on tables and then makin the deal of their life.
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"Sir, it looks like you have yourself a junior partner" "What I have is an overcompensated apprentice"
[oh shut up. I love them all sooo much]
Actually there's still some kind of rebel happening. But it's the Art rebellion. And they're singing:
Forget the cage, 'cause we know how to make the key Oh, damn! Suddenly we're free to flyyy
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Just to rewatch this masterpiece with new perception:
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Percy is younger (late teens I think) but soon he’ll become taller and overgrow Jack^^
Aand we're moving on to Myron!
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Once again my man is lost and distraught. I want to hug him very tight... But he isn't broken. He has so much strengh inside
From now on These eyes will not be blinded by the lights From now on What's waited 'til tomorrow starts tonight Tonight
Let this promise in me start Like an anthem in my heart From now on From now on
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And he will come back home... Home, again.... *distant sobbing*
The Greatest Show [end]
Jack is basking in the light and glory
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I think even in this au Jack might want to gain divine powers. Just to make his show more breathtaking, spektacular, thrilling etc.
[imagined blue-cloud-Caul singing The Greatest Show with many voices…… creepy. but also epic]
Myron is also here! Finally living his best life
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the grimbear instead of elephant. Now it's Myron riding PT
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aand im done with going insane with characters and songs. or maybe not... Anyway! Thanks for reading! please tell me what do you think about it. i really wanna talk about mphfpc///
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HAI AXEL😻😻😻🙏🙏🙏🙏
today i did something very cool
in my test
i wrote
19-11
=7
are u proud of me..
also ifeel nauseous and shi☹️☹️☹️☹️ anf i slept like 2hrs
and my mom was so worried she made me sleep from 8pm to 9:30😭😭
but i woke up before 9:30 [sexy]
the weird dude saw my story [spam acc] about how i said gn to notbf [very weirdly and romantically, also we're gonna call him M bc notbf ks weird] and bro wanted me to say it
and i was dodging it visibly but he would NAWT get the hint
so anyways i asked M bc obviously i would ask M and he has like. code words for pp💀 specifically um
dragon
and
bee
and we had the exact same idea at the exact same time
so i told creepy guy that i would tell him dragon bee instead!!!
kinda feel bad butttttt💀
erm what else..
my birthdays in 3 dayssss
and also mock exam
much excitement
ALSO LIKE JUST RN I WAS RUNNING UP THE STAIRS
and my pants are like 3 quarter cargos with bows at the end
#coquette
but the bows have to be tied manually
AND THEY GOT UNTIED AS I WAS RUNNIGN UP
aAND I ALMOST FELL
also im having cereal for dinner its literally the BEST i love cereal
and rice i fucking love rice bro
like js. white rice
done ty for reading
19-11=7 HELP so true !
boo for feeling nauseous !!!
he wanted u to say gn to him? 😭 yeah ur doomed i fear
OOO BDAY IN 3 DAYS HOW EXCITING!!!
and a mock exam omg
sigh being coquette almost killed u i fear
yummy to both cereal and rice!!! yippee!!!
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monkadirectioner · 10 months
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Zianourry:
Niall: Hey, wanna play some games?
Louis: yeah nice
Zayn: yee we can go again with twister?
Niall: noo... Lou and Harry will give up again when they are too close and just go out of the game and go into their room
Niall: Aand you two will just make out while being on one another
Harry: ok then we should just play like that with you too?
Liam: you talking bout us... All 5 of us?!
Louis: Am I not enough for you...?
Harry: I just thought it would be fun babe
*Niall's all pale*
Zayn: so we're all in?
Louis: Ig, Ni just come here, we'll show you how's that done
*Niall kinda scared goes there*
Niall: you won't make me regret this, right?
Liam: never
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daisylikesmedia · 2 years
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Series 3 Episode 2: The Shakespeare Code
And today on lines that have aged like milk - "Good old JK". damn doc you may be missing some context here.
Heyo everyone, today we're talking about The Shakespeare Code and I just wanna get this episode done cause spoilers: I really don't like it.
First off the setting bores me. This is the 7th historical in new who, and it's the 6th to be set in the UK during the 19th and 20th century (the exception being the exeptional The Girl in the Fireplace). It's also the 3rd opening historical to be set in 1800s UK. The lack of variety in these episodes has really been starting to wear on me, and I do think the glorification of 1800s Britain grains on me especially in this episode. Woah look it's Charles Dickens! Woah this time we have Queen Victoria! And now let's go see Shakespeare! I understand it is British sci-fi I just personally have little to no interest in these settings and so it makes these episodes a slog.
A particular moment where this glorification becomes apparent is Martha's concerns about her race. During this time period black people were treated pretty horrifically, and instead of recognising these concerns, The Doctor shrugs it off and says you can just "walk about like you own the place" and be fine. Even stating "Elizabethan England, not so different from your time". Like, this episode just seems so tone deaf towards how the time period was it's astonishing. Sure, I like this moment as a "fuck me Doc you are treating Martha like shit" moment, a staple of the series and a display of how this is a problematic companion-doctor relationship, but the episode could and should of had the balls to call out The Doctor on this and the fact it doesn't makes me think this wasn't the goal of the scene in the first place.
The villains are also very uninspired. We had ghosts in our first historical opener, then werewolves in our second, and now witches. And once again the episode just doesn't take advantage of the gothic horror tropes available to it, and so I feel it fails as a homage to this era of horror writing and thus doesn't capitalise on it's villains at all.
The only think I like about this episode is The Doctor once again showing the audience and Martha how much he's still missing Rose, and how he's using Martha as a substitute for her. But like, that's a thing in most Series 3 episodes, I'm not giving it a pass for that.
TL:DR/Overview: Yea this episode stinks. A dull setting that the writers completely misunderstand, a villain that fails to be interesting, and full of the glorification of 1800s British history. D tier, and for the record if we had the E tier, this episode would be in it.
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EDIT: LMAO I CALLED THE CARIONITES VAMPIRES they're witches but dang that kinda proves my point lkdsfjgh
EDIT 2: Aand this was a 1500s episode, not 1800s. Thanks to the person in the comments who pointed that one out 😅
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pinkanonhopes · 2 years
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what if i ask all of the pink asks..... 👉👈💞
aaaaaaaaaa okayyyy (i love you)
these are the ones i haven't already done!!
carnation— how important are “looks” to you in a relationship?
they are the first things i notice, but not the most important thing a person can have for me :)
blossom— would you get a tattoo? if so, what would it be of?
probably not, it's not my kind of thing, but if i did it would probably be the name of a family member or a date or something like that.
salmon— would you prefer a partner who is an introvert or an extrovert? why?
i don't care either way, but the best would be something in the middle like me. so we don't have to compromise and stuff :)
pastel pink— do you prefer to dress up and go out or stay in and relax?
both!! i love going out but sometimes all i need is a pixar movie and a cup of hot chocolate.
bubblegum— how do you feel about your love life right now? are you happy with it?
it's nonexistent, which is okay for me!!!! i'm not really looking for a relationship but i'm not avoiding it either, which is the best rn.
champagne— what’s your favorite form of physical affection, if any at all?
hugs aand cuddles!!!! plus i love random touches, like leaning on the other person or putting an arm on their shoulder or shoving them lightly....... this kind of things are my faves.
watermelon— have you ever had to reject anyone romantically? how did it go?
oh. oh yes. not super great?? this guy liked me some years ago and i knew but i didn't want it to be weird since we're friends and we play dnd together every week. so i avoided it for months until he asked me out on new year's day. and i turned him down. then he was a bit petty for a while but now we're back at being good friends :)
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indigosabyss · 2 years
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oh im aware dw! i just wasnt all to familiar with both characters yet so i read FAA first (YURI MY BOI!!) aand i fell in love with Nico pfft
ngl it'd be very funny if FAA!Yuri ends up in Canonverse bc he messed up the Sleep thing and is just. horrified. bc everything is so Normal that it's Unusual to him and holy- oh wow, he does not have his support group and he is So Done.
FAA!Yuri: sure, dimension travel, wHY NOT, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF PREVENTING A WAR GOD DAMN IT-
he did Not see C!Victuuri and C!Yuri who were looking at him gobsmacked bc there's this apparition of Yuri that's flickering and- are they high? no? okay, just checking
so apparently this Yuri befriended an emo boy who is also the son of a god?? do you even still figure skate???
F!Yuri is offended, OF COURSE HE DOES, the only reason he's stopping the war is so that he can skate in peace!! (and also for his friends... ew)
maybe they meet him again during the time they were all trying to steal Victer's skates, he was just taking a nap
F!Yuri: hey so where did you get those golden blades, im just making sure they dont explode
Victer, fearing for his life: hUH????
F!Yuri: mhm, it's kinda why my gang is in this fucking mess
Yuuri: ..gang? YOU HAVE FRIENDS? 🥺
F!Yuri: wait he doesn't-? wait no, yeah okay i can see it, okay give me your number, we're adding you to the shitshow if this keeps happening
C!Yuri: is that even going to work?? bUT HE STILL GIVES IT ANYWAY
F!Yuri: if ppl can fucking track us bc going on the internet somehow leaves a scent then im pretty sure dimensional communication won't be that hard
yes this was my agenda to get C!Yuri some friends-
OMG THIS HIT ME LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN I LOVE IT
We need this. The world needs it. Holy moley.
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take-me-to-riverclan · 7 months
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OC-Tober (by Xastro)
Week 1 day 7 - One Song
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-- art by bbrainfart
A song I consider North's theme song is this song by Origami Angel:
Sometimes it gets hard to be alive And you know that better than I do, better than I do Sometimes you need Somewhere else to go Somewhere that nobody can find you, no one will find you
Personally, I like to think he sings this to Starlinglight. It fits their dynamic pretty well -- she's a very hurt person(?) and he's doing all he can to cheer her up and show her that it's okay and that he loves her.
💫 Northwind
transmale | he/they | gay + demi | 15☾ | riverclan | med cat
Aand we're done with week 1. This was pretty fun! :)
<- previous prompt
[toyhouse]
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the-moon-cycle · 7 months
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AAND we're back folks!!
Back from the dead on exactly Oct 1st, how fitting.
Anyways, now that i'm done being dead, back to your regularly scheduled programming. [One art every 2 weeks and a shit ton of incorrect quotes. who knows, maybe some fanfic too.]
And we're back with some news:
Now I don't talk about intra-system drama at all here. Hell, I'm not out to my One IRL that's following me [hi pookiebear!!! but also how the fuck have you not noticed] Anyways, I think this situation should be made public because it's a fundamental difference in our experience of plurality. Turns out. We're polyfragmented!
How did we learn this? Our main gatekeeper fucked around and hid like 300 of us away for like a decade. And now they're all running loose, god save us and our poor poor pluralkit account. So many intros. So many motherfucking intros. There's not enough templates on tumblr for this bullshit.
So yeah, we're a polyfrag did system of 400+ members, let's........... go?
I dunno, art later, cya then, buh-bye.
- 🧠
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Taylor Swift 30 day edit challenge → day 30: favorite tour version of a song
they’re burning all the witches even if you aren’t one, so light me up.
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Hello dear author!!! Oh gawd i just saw the post on the cog from July!!! SPICY STUFF, NAMING ONE'S BODY PARTS- I- don't mind me running like a cheetah for ur patreon!!! <3
And 90% WE'RE SO CLOOOSEEE! Just wanted to say that your writing is impeccable and I really enjoy every dialogue with charas, they are precious AAND THERE WILL BE A SEQUEL I- -d e d- (((is there a tiny-whiny-little-bittle possibility to puppy eye you for a few facts about sequel?))))
(👁️w👁️) <- puppy eyeing respectfully
Btw, if u don't mind me asking, what criteria should one have, if one wishes to apply for the betta test? I mean, is it detailed review? Pointing out some lil typos? Sorry, couldn't find this info anywhere in the forum haha🥲
Hi Chester-Stargazer! Welcome back 🥰
I noticed when you got quiet and wanted to reach out but didn't want to overstep. I'm glad you're back posting again. It's always a pleasure reading your asks.
Haha yes, you can literally named your parts and they will be repeated in the game. I have fun naming mine Mango, cucumber and cherries lol, but be careful because the body parts for the RO will still be explicit so if you don't want that, make sure to take the first exit choice once you reach that situation haha.
Yes, so close to finish. Literally writing the endings. I just hope they won't branch too much as I want to be done by the end of the month. I will do a progress report soon. I changed and added some stuff that I need to update you guys about.
Please stop by the patreon anytime. I will update the link there this weekend 🥰
No requirement yet for the beta testers. I will know when I get there. I just want to finish the game for now and I can't wait to write the sequel too.
I have so many Ideas for the sequel. New friends and Ros, new arts. New plot twist. you get to move in with a friend or RO or by yourself, you get to have a pet or two... and also a little bit of drama because those characters you spend time with they have a past and their past will [redacted] lol.... Especially for M, K and A. So I will probably update you more when I have everything outlined.
Thanks for the ask. Stay safe.
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dracula time
chapter 1
I have not read this book before but I have watched the Overly Sarcastic Productions video on it twice in the past so idk how exactly this read will go
jonathan is very thorough in his chronicling I respect that
however I Cannot respect his description of the chicken he had as "thirsty"
ok I'm gathering that "thirsty" might mean spicy... paprika however... is not very spicy at all it's used more for color than taste (like tumeric) in my experience?
MORE paprika for breakfast
alright just insult the entire population of transylvania then damn
jonathan you seem like an okay guy mostly but you are such a tourist oh my god
TITLE CHARACTER ALERT!
page five that might be the fastest of any book I've done here
"not by any means comforting" I'LL SAY
jonathan: if anything happens to me at the hands of this strange man whom everyone seems to be afraid of let this be a goodbye to my beloved mina. OH BOY MY CONVEYANCE TO THE HOME OF SAID STRANGE MAN IS HERE!! SEE YA EVERYONE
landscape time hooray!!
everyone else in the carriage: terrified, want to get away from here as fast as possible jonathan: pretty horses :)
EWWW WHAT IS THIS KERNING
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okay this is really bizarre it does feel like a dream sequence with the flame and everything repeating and the wolves holy shit-
excellent establishment of the mood
aand we're at the castle! come back next week to see what happens ;)
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madphantom · 4 years
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Goodbye Eddie Goodbye
Chapter 23 - The great Escape
Two loud bangs at her front door dragged Phoenix out of her thoughts. She drew her attention away from knitting to whoever may be outside, and laid the woollen scarf down onto the small coffee table that sat in the middle of the living room. She carefully approached the door, and stared through the small peep hole. Two men, dressed in black, armed with something in their hands, hovered menacingly outside.
"OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR!"
The bangs started again, and almost broke the door off of it's hinges.
"Shit..!"
She sprinted to the living room and closed the door. Five seconds later she heard bangs. Seconds later it burst open. Phoenix screamed as the huge man appeared in the doorway, when suddenly-
He dropped to the ground with a grunt. And behind him stood Winslow, a heavy candelabra Phoenix had bought at some flea market in his hand.
She was still sobbing in her corner. She was having a panic attack, the first in her entire life. Winslow came over and knelt down next to her.
"It's okay," he whispered. "Shhh, Phoenix, it's okay."
She looked up. And realized something.
The look in his eye had changed. He was no longer dazed and distracted. He was back. This was Winslow, the old Winslow, the Winslow Phoenix had met one terrible month ago.
And that was when Phoenix realized it was, indeed, okay.
Winslow lowered his eyebrows and chewed his lip, carefully listening for the other biker.
"Winslow," Phoenix whispered, her eyes wide open. "Winslow... you're...!"
"I'm back," he whispered back and smiled at her. It was the smile. The happy, excited smile Phoenix had remembered from Swanage. This was Winslow. He was back.
She smiled and threw her arms around him.
"Thank God...thank God!"
Winslow laughed quietly. "It's okay, Phoenix. It's okay."
The door crashed open. The second biker appeared, growling like an animal.
Winslow pushed him back, kicked his balls, grabbed the diary, picked up Phoenix and with that he jumped through the window.
Phoenix and Winslow hit the concrete below with a solid, heavy thud, with Phoenix taking the majority of the impact.
".. Phoenix...? Phoe-" Winslow stopped shaking her for a moment, and drew his hands, gently, away from her shoulders, in a bit of surpise as his voice broke and fizzled out.
"Mm... Winslow? Winslow! Look out..!!"
And, as if on cue, a large, heavy object (that neither of them could make out) was hurled at them from the open bedroom window, that barely missed the back of Winslow's head. Both quickly untangled themselves, helped each other to stand, and bolted away. And the biker, seemingly, had the same idea, as he rushed from the window, abandoning his partner, and straight out of the front door.
Phoenix made sure to keep an iron grip on Winslow's scarf while they both ran through the vast expanse of lush, green trees, as to not lose him in the shrubbery. But, the longer they ran through the forest, ducking and dodging leaves and fallen branches, the more sluggish and slow Winslow's movements seemed to become.
"Cmon', just a little closer, we're almost there, Winslow.."
It had already begun to rain by the time they reached shelter, far out of swan's grasp. The grey sky cast a dark shadow on the rest of the world, and the old tunnel systems seemed to offer protection, at least for a little while.
"Aand... done! Here we are... this should be a decent enough bed, until we can find a hotel to rent..."
Phoenix brushed a few dead, fallen leaves off of the stained concrete, leaving a smooth surface that Winslow could rest on, along with her coat and jumper.
"Winslow..?"
He sat, rather contently, at the tunnel's entrance, simply watching the rain pour down. And, seemingly, wash away all fear and hatred they both felt. At least for that one, sweet moment, anyway.
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Chapter One — “Rhysie”
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Rhys and Vaughn were the only ones in the Caravan. Rhys was the first to wake up. Looking dazed until his eyes fixated on Vaughn's out-cold body. He was slumped over on the table from the drinks they both had the last night. The sun was burning through the windows. Indicating it was morning. Rhys's head was pounding so hard, he swore he heard a thumping sound. "Ugh, jeez, what a night, aye bro"? Rhys shook Vaughn's arm. "Yo, Bro, wake up".
Vaughn shot up and looked both ways. Wondering what time it was and where he was. "Huh, huh, what, wh-Rhys holy shit! Dude"!
Rhys had that stupid drunk smile.
"Yeah man, was awesome. Fiona was there, Sasha was there. I swear they were staring blankly at us the whole time. Pretty sure they're drunk too. Probably throwing up. Can't hold their liquor like we can". He nudged Vaughn slightly. He turned over and threw up on the floor next to him.
"Yeah dude, totally".
Rhys looked over at Vaughn. "You alright man"?
Vaughn turned to look at Rhys and smiled with a small drop of barf on his goatee. "Y-yeah yeah, I'm good"!
Rhys cringed at it. "Uh, Vaughn y-ya gotta little uh um" Rhys circled around his chin area and then pointed at Vaughn's goatee. Vaughn took the sleeve of his shirt and wiped it. "Gross" Rhys thought.
"Ahahaaaa, Ohhh, Ahe, aye, that shit was funny as hell! You and your buddy were just chuggin' it down like it was water! Then, then you two were slurrin' your words like you two were on laughing gas or somethin'"!
Rhys looked at Jack. Giving that signature 'pouty mad face' face. "I loved every minute of it. And those babes, uh, goggle dreads and fancy hat? Yeah, they were lookin' at you both like two kids who seriously, did NOT know how to drink...they wouldn't be wrong though, if they said it y'kn--"
"Will you stop talking for one second"?!
Jack raised an eyebrow.
"Oh c'mon pumpkin! You just woke up, I just woke up. I mean, don't you wanna talk about that shit show last night?! Jeeesus, you two just wouldn't stop at nothing! Not even to make out with those chicks! Nothin'! It's ok though. Y'know what, I'll take back the whole "Not knowin' how to drink" bit".
Rhys rolled his eyes.
"Sometimes you have to drink for the love of being ALIVE! 'Specially after all the shit you went through"!
Sasha kicked the door open, attempting to startle the two men. But ended up startling Vaughn out his chair.
"Fi! Tweetle Dork and Sir Shits-A-Lot are awaaake"!
Jack walked over to Rhys and cupped his ear.
"Y'know, you could have made out with her right? I wasn't kidding about that".
"What"?!
Rhys was left wide eyed. Sasha turned back to Rhys.
"Sir Shits-A-Lot......".
"That's not my name...".
"It's not, but to me, it is...deal with it".
"You must call anyone from Hyperion that huh".
"No, you're special". She winked. "Oh, and trust me...that nickname is probably the least disrespectful one I came up with...".
Fiona walked in and looked at both of them.
"You two were a friggin' mess last night. It was pretty damn funny though".
Rhys got up. "Ok, shut up". Fiona looked at Rhys irritatingly. There was a long pause.
"Well, that was fun, Yeah! It was nice seeing you guys. aaaand-"
Fiona put a hand up.
"Whoa, hold up there! Aren't you gunna show us your Atlas stuff"?
Vaughn looked up at Rhys. "Oh yeaaah dude! We gotta go see it"!
Rhys looked at both of them.
"Ok, Vaughn can but-"
Fiona and Sasha looked at Rhys and cringed. "Really? That's how it is? After all the crap we went through, to find a damn vault, JUST so you could take over Atlas, and wave your dick in the air because you feel like you've accomplished something"?!
"Heeey hey hey! Ok! I was planning on doing that anyways! Minus, the um, dick part but yeah! And for the record, I did accomplish something"!
"Oh yeah? Really? With what"!
"With the Vault treasure"!
"Sure! Right"!!!!
"Are you just yelling JUST to yell"?!!!
"Yeah I am"!!!!
"Well quit it"!!!!
Sasha put her hands out. "Will you both shut up! Thanks"!
Rhys held his forehead. "Ugh, this friggin' hangover..."!
"Shudda never drank too much ya idiot".
"Hooo man, you two should just get it on already"! "Rhys waved Jack away. "Hey, if you ever do, lemme take over, ah? She won't even know! Aaand, she'll think you're one thousand times better in bed than she would have ever thought you were"! Rhys started to get irritated. "Please! Please be quiet"!
Fiona walked over to Vaughn. She spotted his barf. "Uck! What the hell Vaughn"!
"Whaaaat! I couldn't hold it in"!
"Well you could have went outside to do that"!
"Sorry! I didn't have time"!
"Well, I am NOT cleaning that up"
Sasha came over. "Ew, that's actually going to stink if you just keep it here".
"Let his Bro clean it! Since they wanted to get saucy all night". Fiona tapped Rhys who was deliberately waving his hand. Fiona grabbed it. "Uh, Why are you waving your hand"?
"What"?!
"What's wrong with you?! Clean Vaughn's barf"!
Rhys looked disgusted. "No"!
"Yes"!
"No"!
"Yes"!
"Noooo"!
"Yeeees"!
Rhys angrily pouted at Fiona. "Ok, fine...".
He quickly took the hat from off of her head and scooped the barf off the floor and tossed it outside. "There! Done"! Fiona's face was frozen. Sasha had the "you REAAALLLY shouldn't have done that" face on.
"Ohhoho shit! Ya got major balls kiddo"!
(5 minutes later)
"WHAT THE HELL!!! HEY WHOA WHOA OK SORRY!! JEEZ YOU NEEDED A NEW HAT ANYWAYS"!!!!
Fiona was furiously driving the Caravan in each direction Rhys was running. Obviously trying to run him over. "Errugh! I should have let those skags skin you alive a long time ago"!!
"Fi! You're almost there!!! Go faster"!!
Vaughn was fumbling and trying to hold his balance. "Uh hey! Um Fiona! I think we can get you a new hat! Uh can you just--whoa!! Ok"!!!! Vaughn lost his balance and fell on the table.
Rhys ran all around the Pandoran desert until he was tired and the Caravan ran outta boast.
She got out the car and kicked Rhys down.
"Oohahahow! Hey c'mon Fiona! Can you just let it go already"?!
Fiona folded her arms. "Yeah, do you want me to? First, you'll take us, ALL of us to see your stupid Atlas stuff aand you'll get me another hat with YOUR money once we get back to Hollow Point".
"Deal". Rhys said panting. She helped Rhys up as she looked at her surroundings. "So, uh, now, we're lost. Thanks to Rhys because he was being a Jacksss". Sasha got out the car with Vaughn who looked like he was going to barf yet again. "Ok! Alright!  I was pushed into a table that almost broke my spine and all for a dumb, stupid hat! I really like my spine! I need it to move around Y'know! Do stuff yeah"!
"Fiona, Where's your hat"? Gortys looked shocked. Fiona looked at her with wide eyes. "Hi". Loader Bot greeted them. "I totally forgot you two were up there. I hope I didn't-"
"Oh no worries! Loader Bot and I were holding on as tight as possible! We were very worried about Rhys though....Rhys! Are you ok"?
Rhys waved his hand tiredly. "Yeah, I'm good".
"Good! I'm glad"!
"Ahahaaaa oh man, she kicked your ass! Aw, ugh! I wish I was still in my human body! Man! I would be filming that shit! Put it online! Hehee! and name it, uh, um Guy runs from Caravan....Na na na, no, maybe Hyperion vs. Pandoran showdown with a caravan? No, let's see um......Pandoran, no, Hat attack? ugh no, shit! This naming thing is so hard! Reminds me of that time I got that fucking Diamond horse, Butt Stallion! Man, miss that damn thing"!
Rhys turned his head quickly towards Jack. "All she did was kick me! That's it! How's that kicking my ass"?!
"Ohhh Jesus cupcake! Cantcha take a joke"?!
"Who the hell are you talking to Rhys"?! Sasha crossed her arms. "My, um...self"!
"Sure...yeah...right...the truth please! You always seem to be talking to someone"!
"Ok, I was talking to, Um, my conscience! Y'know, when you're lost......have you ever seen that Castaway movie?! The one with the soccer ball? Or was it a Volley ball?! Yeah"!
Vaughn interrupted "Must be that Pandoran air. Superstition says; you can turn psycho just by breathing it. It has this weird kind of color, and uh-"
"Well we have been breathing it since we were born. Yet, we're still sane..."
Rhys mumbled. "Well, when you're trying to kill someone over a hat heh, Y'know". Fiona slapped Rhys in the back of the head. "Shut up Moron. The only bad air to breathe was on Helios. I called it jerkoffigen".
"Hah, Jerkoffigen, soooo clever"!
"I rest my case"!
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