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palewolfcheesecake-blog · 2 months

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A Documented List of All of Ayrton Senna's and Gerhard Berger's Pranks on Each Other

Source: this Reddit post (thank you deleted Reddit user, you're a real one)

For those who don't know, from 1990 to 1992, Berger and Senna were teammates, they also pranked each other constantly, pranks that were approved by Ron Dennis himself, here's a list of all the pranks and goofs they played on each other

The Briefcase Incident: During the Italian GP weekend, Senna and Berger were riding a helicopter over Monza, during the flight, Senna was showing off his new tailor made carbon fiber composite briefcase, Senna argued that because of it being carbon fiber, it would be impossible to destroy, Berger tested Senna's hypothesis by throwing the briefcase off the helicopter, the briefcase reportedly fell somewhere on the track and was retrieved

The Hose Incident: several days before the race, at a dinner that Senna and Berger attended, many people were getting thrown into the pool as a joke, Berger escaped and Senna ran away to his room, Berger chased him down, Senna threw a glass of water at him in self defense, now the game was on, Berger and the guests concocted an extension to a hose and slid it under his bedroom door at 3 in the morning, Senna jumped through the window to escape, according to Berger "it looked as if a bomb exploded in his room"

The Frog Incident: During their stay at Australia, Berger filled Senna's hotel room with 12 frogs, according to Berger, they were more like toads, Senna stormed to confront Berger, he said "i've spent an hour catching 12 frogs in my room" Berger replied "did you find the snake?", Senna responded by buying an extremely strong smelling French cheese, stuck into Berger's AC unit, and cranked it up

The Shaving Cream Incident: On the night of an important dinner with Honda Executives, Senna decided to fill Berger's shoes with shaving cream, forcing him to attend this important dinner with a tuxedo and running shoes, Berger tried to take revenge by mixing 4 sleeping pills into some orange juice the day of the Japanese GP, but the suspicious drink was denied, Note: some reports say that the drink was offered to Senna, others state it was offered to Maurício Gugelmin, a fellow Brazilian who was in on the original prank and was driving for Layton house at the time

The Passport Incident: possibly one of the funniest pranks, during a trip to Argentina, Senna's passport was checked, only to find his photo had been replaced with, according to Ron Dennis " an equivalent-sized piece of male genitalia" i.e a picture of cock and balls, this might seem hilarious to you, but airport security didn't find it funny, and Senna was detained for 24 hours, as revenge, Senna superglued all of Berger's credit cards together

Honorable mentions: The Pembrey Circuit Incident: During a test at Pembrey Circuit in Wales, a very small track with a confusing layout, Mclaren engineers purposely gave Senna wrong instructions on the correct layout of the track, after 3 laps, Senna storms back to his mechanics, yells "you funny fuckers" then did a 180 spin and drove 3 laps on the right layout

The Lancia Incident: during the first day of testing for the 1995 Season, now at Ferrari, Berger and Jean Alesi stole Jean Todt's Lancia Delta, and while riding around in it, Berger decided it would be funny to rip the handbrake, they crashed and flipped Jean Todt's car, Alesi had to be taken to the hospital, when Jean Todt asked Berger what happened to his car, Berger replied that he and Alesi had "put some slight curb marks on the roof"

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#ayrton senna #gerhard berger #jean alesi #ron dennis #senna-berger prank wars #f1 #classic f1 #prank wars #historical prank wars

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sineala · 9 months

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what are ur must read comics for tony ? i want to read more of him but idk where to start

Unfortunately, for Tony, unlike Steve, there isn't really a comic I can hand people and say "just read this if you want to start reading Iron Man comics and know where Tony came from and what Tony is like." (For Steve, this is Captain America: Man Out of Time.) There isn't a similar newbie-friendly retelling of Tony's origin story with modern art and a modern sensibility -- at least, not one that I would recommend, because Iron Man: Season One is… not set in 616 and is not a whole lot like like the events of canon.

(This took me very long to get around to, and in the meantime you might also like the more Tony-centric entries in my recent Steve/Tony comics recs post.)

So the answer to this question, I would say, depends on how familiar you are with comics in general, and specifically if you know you like reading older comics. Because comics nowadays are very different than older comics, and a lot of people who start reading comics now don't like the older comics when they try to go back to them. The art is different, and the style of narrative is different, and the pacing is different, and also the farther back you go the more likely you are to find something that is sexist and racist as fuck. Some of the early 60s stuff especially can be… not great. (Not that all modern comics are entirely free of this, but, like, I'd like to think that by now we've stopped publishing comics with literal yellowface.)

And the thing is that most of the classic, must-read storylines that I'd point to and be like "yeah, this is an important comic to read to understand Tony," well… they're all older comics.

But I'm recommending them anyway, and you can try a few to see if you like them. I'm putting the dividing point between old and new at the end of volume 1 (1996); some people will say that volume 3 (1998) is not modern enough for them, but I think the storytelling and pacing is modern enough that it should count.

Anyway, here's some volume 1 recs.

The classics:

Tales of Suspense #39: This is the first Iron Man comic. There are later retellings, but this is the original, so you might as well. He is wounded! He has to wear the chestplate forever in order to stay alive! I recommend one of the modern recolorings for, uh. Obvious reasons.

The Senate hearing arc (ToS #84): You should probably start a few issues before this, maybe around ToS #80, because the issues all just run into each other in one continuous storyline. If it turns out you like the extreme melodrama of ToS and you can handle the general Problematic nature of a lot of the plots (there will be more evil Communists than you can shake a hammer and sickle at), you can go back and read some of the other stuff, but this is the arc that is probably the most famous, because #84 is the issue where Tony testifies about the Iron Man technology at a Senate hearing and has a heart attack right there in the Senate.

Tony's first artificial heart (Iron Man #17-19): In case you're wondering when Tony stops having to wear the chestplate, it happens here, in an extremely bonkers arc where Tony makes an LMD of himself who promptly tries to replace him, meaning that Tony has to wander around sadly in the rain and jump his heart off a car battery. He is then kidnapped by people who think they are kidnapping the LMD to force him to do evil. This is actually Madame Masque. It all culminates in him suiting up in the Model 1 armor to fight the LMD in his newest armor, and the old armor doesn't have enough power to run the armor and his heart at the same time, so guess which one he picks. Anyway, he has a massive heart attack and gets an artificial heart implanted.

Demon in a Bottle (Iron Man #120-128): Skipping way way way ahead to the late 70s/early 80s, this is the arc that makes Tony an alcoholic, and it's a classic of the Layton/Michelinie run.

Doomquest (Iron Man #149-150): This is the arc that establishes Doctor Doom as a villain of Tony's, and features both of them time-traveling to Camelot. It's great. (Layton and Michelinie come back for a sequel in #249-250, and then a much later sequel to that in the miniseries Iron Man: Legacy of Doom, which is one of the absolute weirdest IM miniseries I have ever read and features Doom penetrating Tony with Excalibur.)

The second drinking arc (Iron Man #160-200): This is Denny O'Neil's run and it is, IMO, a much better storyline about Tony's alcoholism, and it is absolutely my favorite classic Iron Man storyline. But it also is definitely a comic from the 80s so you should decide if you're up for that kind of storytelling. This is the one where Tony starts drinking again and loses absolutely everything he has (his money, his friends, his home, being Iron Man) and lives on the streets and nearly dies, and then he works his way back up. This is also where Obadiah Stane comes from.

Armor Wars (Iron Man #225-232): Layton and Michelinie come back for a second run in the late 80s, and Armor Wars is pretty much universally agreed to be the highlight of their run. Tony starts stealing his technology back from villains using it for evil. Then he starts stealing it back from literally everyone, including the government, who is not real thrilled.

I realize there's like a hundred more issues of volume 1 but you can probably skip them. The early 90s were sure A Time for comics. Some of Len Kaminski's run has some good backstory, and if you read anything you will probably want to read #313, which is about Tony going to AA and talking about his childhood.

Then we've got the modern stuff. If you try the older stuff and bounce off the art style, I'd recommend Extremis, which most people find readable and has lovely art by Adi Granov, although admittedly I prefer Busiek's Iron Man run for its characterization of Tony.

You will note that there's about ten years here where I am only recommending miniseries and that's because I honestly don't believe there's been a really good Iron Man ongoing since the Knaufs left at the end of v4 and Duggan's current run. So that's, what, twelve years? It's been a long time since we've had good Iron Man comics.

(I will grudgingly additionally recommend Bendis & Maleev's International Iron Man, because I think it's a really good story about Tony searching for his biological parents, but you do NOT want to read any other storyline about Tony being adopted because the rest of them are… bad… and pretty much thoroughly establish that none of Tony's family, biological or adoptive, with the possible exception of Maria, ever cared about him in the slightest, so that's kind of a downer.)

Here are my slightly more recent picks:

Kurt Busiek's Iron Man run (Iron Man v3 #1-25): This is one of my favorite Iron Man runs and I would definitely recommend it as a starting point. Busiek's runs on Iron Man and Avengers (which he was also writing at this time) are basically love letters to The Way Comics Used To Be, so his Avengers run has the Avengers all living in the mansion and being friends (this is the last time they lived in the mansion), and his Iron Man run features Tony being a more updated version of the character he started out as, which is basically the fantasy of the ethical billionaire who sincerely wants to use all his money to do good in society and help people out. It's worth reading the first issue to see if you like it. I think it's really great. Also there's a lot of whump.

The rest of Iron Man v3: There are about 60 more issues of Iron Man in volume 3 after Busiek leaves the book, and they continue the same characterization even if not all of it is quite as good as Busiek. Highlights include the Sentient Armor arc (you have probably heard about the Sentient Armor), both DreamVision arcs (featuring Tiberius Stone), and even more whump with the arc Manhunt, in which Tony gets shot three times, poisoned, attacked with missiles, and then has to go fight the Mandarin, all while being on the run from the government because he's been framed for bombing an embassy and everyone hates him.

Extremis (Iron Man v4 #1-6): I would say that Extremis here is when Marvel really started to try to make Iron Man cool. This is a good jumping-on point for a few reasons -- it doesn't require you to know anything about anything, the art is pretty, and it recaps Tony's origin story in a way that will probably be a little more recognizable to MCU fans, plus Extremis would later be part of IM3. The thing about Extremis is that it actually gives Tony superpowers, which is either good or bad depending on how you feel about this; I will say that it's a massive departure from the way Tony has been written the entire rest of his existence, in that the fact that he is a regular human (occasionally with a lot of disabilities) is important to his storyline, and reading this as your very first Iron Man comic means you won't really be aware of how unusual this is for him.

The rest of Iron Man v4: This is kind of a conditional rec, as it really only makes sense to keep going in v4 if you're planning on reading Civil War, because the rest of v4 hinges on it. There's an arc that leads up to Civil War (Execute Program), then the Civil War tie-ins, then Director of SHIELD. DoS has some excellent angst for Tony, but it's also very much about him being the director of SHIELD -- he doesn't do his usual rich-person stuff. So if you want a run where he does the things you expect him to do, it's not that one.

Iron Man: Legacy: A miniseries consisting of two short arcs; for all that they're supposed to be set at specific points in canon, they're pretty readable and they've got some fun panels that you will often see reposted -- Tony on a winged horse with a lance, Tony falling right into a dumpster, an LMD of Tony dressed in a French maid outfit and painting Pepper's nails. It's cute.

Iron Age: Technically most of this takes place in the past but you don't need to know anything. Tony timetravels through his past and has some entertaining adventures with a bunch of random characters while trying to save the world which is ending and it's all his fault. Features a panel of Tony crying sadly in the rain and also him accidentally hitting on his past self.

Iron Man: Fatal Frontier: This one is so much fun. So much fun! This is a miniseries where Tony makes friends with a Soviet robot on the moon, becomes sheriff of the moon, plays all the parts in a heist, and defeats a villain by using hurt/comfort fanfic.

Any time Ryan North gets to write Tony: Ryan North studied computational linguistics and it shows. He's just really good at writing Tony as a great big nerd with a great big heart who always wants to do the right thing. I recommend all the Tony cameos in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, the issue of Marvel Comics Presents (#7) where Tony tries to punch the 2007 financial crisis, Darkhold Iron Man (if you like body horror; I can't read this), and the recent Secret Invasion miniseries.

Any time Jed MacKay gets to write Tony: He just really has a good read on Tony's attitude, and he's currently writing Avengers, where Tony is on the team; I'd also recommend his work on the Iron Man and Avengers 2021 (Infinite Destinies) annuals.

Gerry Duggan's current Iron Man run: This is literally the best Iron Man run I have read since I got into this fandom. He absolutely nails Tony's character AND he's done the reading, which means that my brain has been screaming AAAAAAAA nonstop since I read the last issue where Tony was heavily concussed and having several pages of flashbacks where he thinks he's still stuck in the blizzard from IM #182 and dying. AAAAAAAA.

Hope that helps!

#replies #zeirnpf

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lutiaslayton · 5 months

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Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva

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Disclaimer: This is a fan-translation for the Japan-exclusive novellisation of the movie Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva. The original novel was written by Aya Matsui under the supervision of Akihiro Hino, and belongs to Level-5.

This translation only aims to be a pleasant read for non-Japanese fans, nothing more: I made a few deliberate changes while translating in order to get the writing style closer to what is usually found in English fanfictions, as the Japanese storytelling can sometimes be different than what we are used to.

＊ The Immortal Kingdom, Ambrosia

“Professor, I have to help Melina!” I shouted.

She was hanging on to the Detragigant as best she could. We had to hurry!

“No, it’s too dangerous!” he replied bitterly.

Melina’s grip loosened and one of her hands gave way. She lost her balance and swayed wildly, ready to fall. Time was running out!

“It’ll be alright! Trust me, Professor! I…”

She needed help!

“I’m a future gentleman!” I exclaimed at the top of my voice.

After a moment of silence… the professor nodded.

“You can do it, Luke!”

He changed our small helicopter’s course and we chased after the Detragigant, still heading out towards the sea. We sped up and slipped between its legs, then turned around and approached it backwards.

“This is the best I can do!”

“That’s good enough!”

To my own surprise, I was not scared at all. I timed my jump out of the helicopter and towards the Detragigant… and the next thing I knew, my body was leaping into the air.

I screamed.

I missed my target by a long shot, and barely landed a considerable distance away from Melina. What happened after that was just out of sheer desperation. I would be sent rolling off, or a pipe I would hold on to would be dislodged and detached…

“Hang on, Melina! I’m coming to help you!”

I shouted this, but maybe I was the one who had to hang on better too.

Getting stuck on a rotating excavator disc and forcing me to run in circles for a bit made me dizzy. But I managed to get out of it, and little by little I got closer to Melina.

The only thing my eyes were set on was the image of Melina hanging on with one hand, and her looking back at me anxiously.

There’s no need to worry, Melina! I will make it and help you!

Gradually, I made it closer and closer to her. I was almost there… Almost…

I heard Descole’s voice in the distance.

“Luke Triton… You cheeky little brat!”

The huge drill of the Detragigant flew towards me at tremendous speed and hid Melina from my view. But I wouldn’t let it get in my way! I would save Melina, no matter what!

Somehow, even in that moment, I felt no fear.

The drill was right in front of me.

“Luke!”

A split second later, the small helicopter hit the drill, forcing it to change direction.

Now!

I rushed to Melina at once and finally helped her back to safety.

“Th—thank you, Luke…”

Hearing her words, I naturally smiled.

“I-I didn’t do that much, that was nothing!”

Unfortunately for my image, I was pretty out of breath.

But then, above our heads, a huge explosion occurred. Both the small helicopter and the drill went up in flames…!

“P-Professor!”

No… With that explosion, he couldn’t…?

“Ha ha ha… Shattered to pieces it is, then,” Descole laughed darkly.

Professor… Professor!

At that moment…

“Luke, look!”

I followed Melina’s pointing finger. There were many pipes hanging from the Detragigant, and at the tip of one of them… the professor held on. I was so relieved…

He swung back and forth, until he could gather enough momentum to reach the top of the Detragigant.

“You were lucky.”

Descole pested, then drew his sword and ran to attack. The professor pulled out a pipe and used it to defend himself.

A sword against a pipe… The battle began. The professor’s fencing skills were impressive, but Descole’s seemed to be at least as good. Perhaps even greater…

“You lack experience…”

In response to Descole’s words, the professor replied:

“I wouldn’t be so sure about that, Descole.”

“What?”

“The crest’s puzzle.”

The puzzle? What was he talking about?

“Indeed, you solved half of it,” he continued.

“Half… of it?”

Descole’s tone had changed.

“The songs of the stars and sea are not enough.”

“W-what!?”

“Three keys are needed to revive Ambrosia, Descole!”

As he continued talking, the professor walked up to a sheet of music that had a drawing of the crest on it.

“Your mistake lies in the fact that you only looked at the crest under one angle.”

He took the music sheet, showed it to Descole, and slowly… he rotated it.

“There is a third song, which appears when you turn the Song of the Stars upside down…”

Descole’s eyes widened.

“The Sun!?”

“Indeed. The third key is the Song of the Sun!”

I finally understood. So this was the puzzle that the professor had been thinking about earlier!

“Unless the sun sings as well, dawn will never rise on Ambrosia, Descole.”

Having said this, the professor turned his back and began to play the first melody, the Song of the Stars.

“Melina, sing the Song of the Sea!”

“Y-yes!”

Beside me, Melina started singing. The two melodies mingled and resonated together… So far, this was the same thing as what Descole had played earlier.

But then, the professor turned the drawing of the crest upside down, and then began to play a third melody with his free hand. The Song of the Sun…

Stars, Sea, and Sun. The three symbols on the Ambrosian crest overlapped, as rich and beautiful music filled the surroundings.

Then, something unbelievable happened. Deep below the sea, some lights started to flicker. It was weak at first, but their brightness gradually increased and spread across the surface of the sea. As if those lights were responding to the music…

As he continued playing, the professor looked over his shoulder and at the glowing sea. Melina continued to sing, focused on her performance.

Eventually, the glowing sea rose up, and ruins emerged from the waves. At the same time, the light from the sea burst forth, and then fell on us like a rain of light… I had never seen anything so beautiful before.

These ruins were the Kingdom of Ambrosia. I thought back to how it used to be, in the distant past… Where did the queen sing of her love for her subjects? And this puzzle about eternal life, what could it be…?

The remains of the kingdom came to a silent halt once they finished surfacing. The professor and Melina also slowly stopped playing.

As he put his hand on the lever of the Detragigant once again, Descole’s sword struck him.

“Laytooon!”

Descole had completely lost himself in his anger, and attacked the professor relentlessly.

“Move!”

The two struggled to get on top of the Detragan, and during their fierce battle, pieces of it were destroyed one after the other. Completely unbothered by this, Descole kept attacking.

“Ambrosia…”

The professor was struggling to keep him under control.

Descole yelled: “I’ll search Ambrosia with my own hands!”

Finally… a spark ran through the Detragan, followed by many others that spread all over like opening cracks. The Detragigant started attacking, launching its weapons aimlessly, damaging itself, causing internal explosions all over the place.

With the Detragigant unstable, both the professor and Descole lost their balance. The professor collapsed on the spot… while Descole looked around for a place to escape, only to stagger and fall.

A desperate scream rang out.

“Descole!”

The professor hurriedly peered downwards, and I also tried to look at the general area where I thought he had fallen… but he was nowhere to be seen. Could he have survived…?

I noticed that Melina was also looking down, with a frozen expression on her face.

“How on Earth did he…?”

“I don’t know…”

That was all I could say. So instead of words, I took her hand and smiled to cheer her up.

“Come on, let’s go see the professor.”

She nodded, and we ran to him.

“Professor!”

This was Emmy’s voice. When I turned my head, I saw that they had caught up with us and were running after the Detragigant.

“The way things are going, it’s only a matter of time before that monster explodes!” Inspector Grosky shouted.

Indeed, the Detragigant was now on the verge of collapsing completely, bursting here and there with sparkles… and going in flames. Parts of it started to turn to rubble and fall off.

“Hurry up, run!” Amelia shouted in panic.

“What are we going to do, Professor!?” I asked, turning towards him.

He was trying to operate the levers that were still active. Somehow, he managed to change the Detragigant’s route significantly… with cliffs now becoming visible right ahead of us.

“Alright! Luke, Melina, let’s go!”

I was overjoyed that he had found a way out. In the meantime, the Detragigant continued its path straight ahead, slowly but without interruption… and no doubt, it would soon step over the cliff.

We jumped from its shoulders just before it sank into the abyss. As we landed, a massive explosion burst from behind us.

We had managed to land on the ground, but the impact had hit hard.

“Are you alright!?”

Emmy rushed over to me. When I recovered enough to get up, it was Mr Whistler who shouted next:

“Melina…! Melina!”

Following his gaze, I realised that she had fainted.

A moment later, the Detragigant roared… or at least, that was what I thought it sounded like. A howl of despair and agony…

Part of the remains of Ambrosia had impaled it all the way through. The light running throughout its machinery disappeared, and all movement rapidly stopped. At the same time, its debris fell out… and into the sea.

Somehow… It felt as if the remnants of the Detragigant that sank to the bottom of the sea were offering prayers to the kingdom.

I remembered the people who would pray to the Queen, just like in the opera about the Eternal Kingdom.

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#professor layton #layton's book club #luke triton #melina whistler #hershel layton #jean descole #eternal diva #eternal diva novel #translation #professor layton and the eternal diva

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oncie · 1 year

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why clive is THE ‘tumblr sexyman’ of the professor layton fandom; a short thesis written at 5am.

“descole fits sexyman tropes more than clive does” no he doesn’t. look at my url. this is coming from someone with a long long background of once-ler fandom and sexyman studies (and terrorising the pl fandom with clive/once-ler ship art LOL). SO. im educated in this matter is what im saying. the once-ler, AKA the ORIGINAL tumblr sexyman, SHAPED an entire generation and put the term tumblr sexyman in the internet vernacular which also made this whole competition exist in the first place so you better show some RESPECT to that man’s name.

clive’s polarising personalities: outwardly charming and friendly (future luke), inwardly malicious and spiteful (clive). his story arc: his selfishness and delusion leading to irredeemable destruction followed by his commitment to atonement even if it meant his lifelong imprisonment. he’s even got a weird kind of father figure in his story who tries to save him from himself. and then how the fandom that sprouted up around him was a microcosmic version of the once-ler response: some skinny white villain in a suit who was barely even the main character of their own media, their SINGLE piece of media (not counting precious versions of the same story here re:the lorax), suddenly taking an internet collective by storm to a surprising degree and giving impetus to a fandom-wide legacy of fame and infamy for said character. you see this in the fandom response to clive even today in 2022. look in his tag; you will either get people passionately devoted to him or people who passionately hate him for the chaos he wrought upon a community and also the general annoyance of seeing his face everywhere unjustified for the amount of media he actually was present in. THAT’S the once-ler response.

descole, on the other hand, has been a largely well received character after his four media appearances. you either get people passionately devoted to him or people lukewarm on him. people don’t complain of fatigue and annoyance at seeing descole’s face everywhere, because his appearances in the entire prequel series justifies his popularity. yes, descole fits some of the aforementioned tropes mentioned: namely the polarised personality, the suit, the villainy, tragic backstory. but the term tumblr sexyman is not solely rooted in tropes; it is equal part trope and equal part fandom meta. the term itself was coined by not the fans, but the critics; those in response to the once-ler fandom who had grown fatigued by tumblr’s affinity towards the same flavour of charismatic villain in a suit. when you think of the phrase “i want that twink obliterated” and the people who genuinely mean it, which is the professor layton character that springs to mind first? it’s probably not descole.

a slight digression, but it’d also be wrong to write about the once-ler response without a mention of the absolute avalanche of once-ler OCs and askblogs that unexpectedly flooded out of that ONE kids’ movie. an entire fandom UNIVERSE was made from literal scraps (seriously have you seen the lorax 2012 the once-ler is barely fucking IN IT). these scraps AKA missing information about a character led fans to compensate by filling in the gaps which is what ended up birthing the infamous oncest ship - in its essence, a response to the largely unexplained and sudden jump from ‘nice once-ler’ to ‘bad once-ler’. this was what created a literal ‘once-ler fandom’ as opposed to ‘lorax fandom’. ANYWAY. this is a digression because neither clive nor descole had a ‘clive/descole fandom’ of their own (sadly) and selfcest was not a defining feature of their respective eras (thankfully). but that’s not why i raise this point. i do because THIS was the phenomenon that truly allowed the term ‘tumblr sexyman’ to come to fruition. it was a marker of not only just fatigue, but cringe.

CRINGE is an important and defining factor to what TRULY makes a tumblr sexyman, and those in the tags this past week dunking on clive for being embarrassing and wearing kneesocks and being ‘the sexyman of the past’ (AKA a teen girl’s crush) is only proving it. that thirst that brought about the once-ler fandom from literal scraps was created by the most important demographic in internet history: neurodivergent teenagers circa 2007-2014. THIS was the one demographic with the POWER to make the most unexpected characters and media popular with their sheer passion and creativity, and yet the characters and media loved by this era specifically became the first subjects of cringe culture. cringe culture itself is a topic for another day; why it matters here is that there is an unmistakable element of cringe today surrounding clive as a character most of all. there are far too many examples of this to count but see this post for one example. this one post is really important because OP really gets it; the insane fandom response to one unlikely character, the main era of his popularity (cited 2013), and a question of cringe from a 2022 fandom perspective - why DID he inspire such lust and loathing when he looks like that? it’s because the neurodivergent teenagers wished it so, and thus it came to be.

to most people, thanks to current tumblr’s over-categorisation of the term in an attempt to “cringe” at its past in a self-aware manner, “tumblr sexyman” has been watered down to mean “any character conventionally attractive and popular enough who sometimes skews towards the morally grey.” seriously, look at that sexypedia wiki, there are hundreds of these characters now. ANYONE qualifies if they had a sad backstory and had a reasonable fandom following. but this is only a cheap imitation of what the term really means. a majority of these characters haven’t actually earned what truly makes a “tumblr sexyman”, which ultimately boils down to the factors of tropes, unlikely fandom response, and their following notoriety based in cringe culture. in only a short time, we are forgetting the history. we’re forgetting where this phenomenon came from, WHO it came from, and how this essentially defined an entire era of the internet.

anyway im going to bed so what i’m saying is that voting clive represents and respects what the term “tumblr sexyman” really, actually means at its core and origin, because in the end, the character has earned it. descole on the other hand may very well be the ‘sexyman of the modern age’ - a cheap, watered down imitation only replicated by those who have forgotten their internet history.

#professor layton #clive dove #me: descole f*ckers write too many essays also me: writes an essay #anyway posting this because idgaf what the layton fandom thinks of me like yeah yeah im cringe #yeah im that one weirdo who draws clive/onceler shipart (feel free to enjoy btw)#but the tumblr sexyman is my academic area of expertise so. respect it <3

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angelbellelc2 · 7 months

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Do you think Luke might lose his cool in NWOS? Like the main villain ticked him off erough for him to lose it?

This may be a possibility as Luke has lost his cool during certain situations at times. Like for example when at the start of Pandora's box Luke gotten the wrong idea that Inspector Chelmey might have been Don Paolo in disguise again trying to do something. Luke without hesitation jumped onto Inspector Chelmey and tried to rip his face off as he thought it was a mask. For Nwos I would think that when Luke starts to lose his cool it would be a slow process. Like how we saw him during the trailer back in March Luke seemed calmed and collected.

Over time as the mystery progress Luke may try to keep calm but at times if things start to get harder he may start to loose his composer. If the villain does enough things that ends up bothering Luke then I do see him becoming less put together. Luke is a very emotional type of character and we've seen how easily his mood changes depending on what events transpire around him. He's still young so he doesn't have a full grasp on how to handle his mood changes of yet which means that he might act on impulse and emotion rather than calm rational.

Luke might feel a mix of emotions like frustration and anger at the villain causing so much trouble. Luke could also start to feel like he's failing Professor Layton, Steam Bison, his parents, and even himself as if he gets at a super low point within the story. Luke is a smart little gentleman who does his best and I'm hoping he's able to handle anything that the villain tries to throw at him. I'm sure Detective Luke along with Professor Layton will be able to be there for each other if things really do get too hard.

It took me awhile again to figure this out the best way I can. My explanation may be off from how Luke is usually but I hope it's enough to answer your question.

#professor layton #luke triton #detective luke #professor layton new world of steam #pl nwos #asks

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elie-draloup · 8 months

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Pr.Layton : Specter's Call , theories and thoughts (spoilers for this game, and also for the whole original trilogy, and for the movie Eternal Diva), let's get started :

-Tiny Luke

-Layton is a workaholic mess who sleeps in his office and has books everywhere on the ground because he's reading 10 of them at the same time and gets distratced by rocks. I love this guy.

- "I must go no time to explain! Oh wait I'm a gentleman. *backwalk* *sips tea* OK thanks bye!" If THIS is how the Professor has been going on new mysteries all this time, I finally get where his bad habit of leaving Flora behind comes from.

-Not sure I can trust Emmy yet. Or well maybe I can trust her but that doesn't mean she's not hiding something. I have no proof she was actually hired as the Professor assistant (Look, I finished Lost Future recently, and I had a huge history of video games betrayals even before that, maybe I'm paranoid but blame game scenarists), . Apparently the Professor is supposed to know her but he doesn't remember. Hmm.... Well, I have no clue for now. (Maybe it's something like "you saved my village from fake mysterious zombies like 3 years ago with a puzzle about doors remember " or another "my loved ones died in front of me and you happened to be there" or maybe "we've been neighbours for five years dude")

-It'd be cool if they make a connection with the previous games : Maybe Emmy was the person who called the emergencies when Layton got assaulted/stabbed when he was looking for answers about Claire's death. I mean he was unconscious so probably someone found him laying there and had to call the hospital. Maybe he was too physically and emotionally damaged back then to remember Emmy's face. Could be a nice way to reference the events of Lost Future !

-No I won't shut up about Lost Future because I'm still crying.

-The only way Luke could know about the where and when a new apparition will occur is thanks to the mouse we saw in some places (missed it 3 times already, am I supposed to catch it?). The Professor doesn't know that Luke can talk to animals yet so it's reasonable that he's not even considering it. It means that the attacks are always premeditated, probably by the mysterious guy from the beginning (I mean he said it himself "Let's write the next part of this legend". or something )Well. The remaining questions are who exactly and how and why.

-The specter is probably a giant robot

-If people are always evacuated before an attack, it means that the guy behind it all knows that he won't manage to hurt anyone following his plans. It makes me think that it's not a grudge against the townsfolk. Or at least people were never the target to begin with. The giant destroys a different street every time, crushing empty houses. Seems like it's looking for something (remember the mention of mysterious ruins which could be hidden underneath the town ? Yeah.). That or the guy really wants to piss off everyone in this town and destroys their homes just to laugh at them like a madlad.

-In the stories, it says that the Giant used to protect the town. Now it's attacking it. So maybe it is indeed a story of "I'm a normal guy. *one treason, trauma, or anything bad caused by at least one person from hometown later* Fuck you all I'll destroy you". Oh no wait that's just Clive.

-Layton taught me to always consider several possibilities so there : Maybe the specter is not a robot but a very big and confused bear. And the evil looking guy of the beginning is just doing a theatre project.

-Wait, last entry is a joke but this made me realise : I'm assuming that the guy talking about the legend in the beginning and the giant attacks we're facing are related. Because it seems obvious. Fancy mysterious guy talk about a legend -> legend comes back in different form -> mysterious guy is behind it all. But maybe I shouldn't jump to this conclusion that fast. Maybe there's two actors in this, and the guy we've seen in the beginning has nothing to do with the giant's attacks (doesn't mean he won't take advantage of it for whatever his plans are), and someone else is directing the giant. (Which, again, is very probably a robot but could be something else. No idea what though.) I should keep that possibility in mind.

- And about Luke knowing about the attacks... Well, at first I did thought it was because the Giant was following a pattern and Luke understood the key of it (because you know, smart kid. All he would need is the newspapers and a map of the town), but honestly I don't believe it much, mice telling Luke about the attacks seems way more plausible to me.

-Also, I don't trust Luke's dad. Not sure why, I just don't trust him. And I wonder what happened to Luke's mom or the exact reason she left. Seems like a touchy subject for Luke.

-I don't know who the police chieff is, but the way the policemen talk about him makes me think that he's suspicious. The policemen are all hiding something. This "same outfit same mustache same family name " thing, the guy who can't explain why we wouldn't be allowed in town and just fall asleep to dodge the question, and things like that... yep, suspicious.

-So question : Who Don Paolo is impersonating this time ?

-Wait I'm not sure if Luke ever met Don Paolo before Curious Village.

Maybe he won't be in this game.

-The Professor decided to collect random things in the streets and apparently a dirty spoon is fascinating enough for him. I know he's an archaeologist, but please, that spoon could be younger than him.

-Maybe Don Paolo is all the policemen.

-.... Wait it would make so much sense. Don Paolo is all the policemen !

-About the fog : if the giant is a steam machine, it makes sense that it's surrounded with more fog. I really don't see what else it could be if not a robot. I'm trying the "think differently" thing but... Well, maybe an ancient robot, like the big roc guys in the movie Atlantis, looking for the old ruins it was supposed to protect or something like that? (Sounds more plausible than the giant bear at least so I'll take it. Still think that the normal robot is the most likely. Oh wait ! Maybe it is a an ancient golem, but powered by a modern guy. Like the guy found this giant big old thing and thought "Hey I can have fun with this. Let's terrorise an entire town". Now, is it the mysterious guy from the beginning or another guy... Still unsure. I mean, mysterious guy is likely involved in this, but at what level? How ? Why ?

-I'm tired of calling him mysterious guy, he had a thing on with fur or feathers or something right ? He's Feather for now.

-Wait. This cat. This cat has a mustache. He's purple. ...... PAUL DID YOU DISGUISED YOURSELF AS A CAT ?!

-Nevermind it's just the puzzle cat.

-Okay, so new things : It's mentioned that we couldn't see the legs of the giant. It came from water apparently. Hmm... Could it actually be light projections or something ? And they actually use a much more simple mechanic thing to do damage in the city, but cover it up as a giant with some games of lights and smoke ?

- I also totally forgot about the flute thing. Since it sounded like there wasn't a clear origin of the melody, my guess is that they're using the underground to diffuse it everywhere in the city. (After all, what's a Layton game without a sequence in the sewers?)

-"Hey let's ask everyone we meet if they know where the black market is. It's not like if it was illegal or something."

-.....The raven guy is actually the girl selling vegetables, isn't it ?

-"Strange how there's only kids here" yeah strange. I think you're not going to find anything close to a black market here Professor, these are just children messing up with you, we should leave.

-Oh. So there IS a black market. Kinda. Runned by children. I didn't see the "kid gang cons an entire town with garbage and they're rulling it" thing coming. I want a sidegame with backstories with theses kids. They're a big found family. Even their designs are cool.

-I kinda lost track, why am I looking for the very far away mysterious manor again ?

-The guy who bought the flute used to live there but died, I remember now.

-Why are we assuming that a girl who's supposed to live there is held hostage ? Well I guess trespassing is always fun. Let's go.

-If there was an hostage here they're probably long dead. I mean look at this place.

-So these two kids have been living here on their own for an entire year and nobody helped them ? They really went "Oh there's a random old guy taking care of the kids they're fine ". And of course nobody checked if the old guy wasn't one of the kid himself. Luke, I'm sorry, your townsfolks don't need a curse to act like a bunch of irresponsible idiots.

-Why was everyone saying that the old man deserved to die (In front of his grieving daughter nonetheless) ? Seriously what's wrong with these people ? ... What has he done to be treated like this ? How did he died exactly ?

-Turns out Emmy just randomly met the Professor at Scotland Yard and she seemed SO surprised to be called "Lady" it makes me wonder how she has been treated in her life because it looked like it was the first time someone showed basic respect to her or something. What happened to you Miss Altava ?

-Oh OK so the dead guy was just a bad landlord. There would be lot of murders if everyone started to kill overpricing landlords.

-Emmy : Ready to throw hands

Layton : Steps back protecting Luke, thinking "Oh no not again"

Emmy : Actually beats the ass of three guys by herself. What a Lady.

-Ahah, I knew it was the mouse ! I had no clue for the water thing though.

-OK so now we have the loch Ness monster as a friend. And they arrested a kid. Like not even a teenager. An actual freaking child. Arrested. In front of her younger brother. And Jakes perfectly knows it ain't her. But he's totally ok with accusing and kidnaping (yeah I'm sorry that's not what I'd call a proper arrestation) a kid for no real reason. I don't like this guy.

-Yep, the specter is a robot/engine thingy, it's not like if there was many other options anyway (except for the giant seal I guess ?). I'd like to see the actual thing though, why the characters can see it and not me ? Cut the mystery I want to see the giant mecha thing already !

-Yes it was all for the golden ruins. So I was right about that one too.

-I thought Luke's mom was either possibly dead or divorced (And I thought Clark didn't know how to announce the news so he just said she was on vacation.), but no, she was actually held hostage in the basement for SIX months. So that's what we were supposed to find in the basement. Wait. So Feather was actually there the whole time.

-His name is Descole actually. Not helping. I still have no idea who the heck he is. This may be called the "final battle" but I still need answers.

-I'm loving the fact that our greatest allies are some street kids conning people for a living. I feel like I'm in the 1800- something in a Victor Hugo's book.

-Hershel : Please run away in a safe spot.

Emmy : No.

Luke: No

Hershel : I'm already a grieving depressed man drowning his misery onto hardwork please don't endanger yourself.

Emmy and Luke : Nope!

-Giant robot fight, go !

-So before I get all the answers... Why would some guy destroy a whole city just for an old city that may or may not exist underneath?

-Possibility 1 : Money. I doubt it though. This guy seems like he has a backstory. However, it's likely the motivation of Jakes.

-Possibility 2 : He's a huge nerd ready to destroy an entire town for the sake of finding rocs. An extremist, overdramatic archaeologist.

-Possibility 3 : Is looking for ancient artifacts with ancient technologies/magic to help/save/resurrect a loved one. And is totally ok with killing people if needed.

-possibility 4 : The above but not for a loved one, the guy just wants to be famous by making the discovery of the century because what have you done with your life if your name doesn't appear in history books.

-Possibilty 5 : maybe he can't stand Layton for some reasons. It looks like Descole and Layton know each other. When he told his name, Hershel was like "Hmmm, Descole you say? Where did I heard that name?". Since Descole wanted to find old ruins, and since it doesn't seems like it's for money (or at least not just money), maybe he's an archaeologist too. Maybe they met at the university ! And that's would be why he knew Clark's as well ! But if that's the case... I dunno, was he in love with Claire too? Was Clark in love with Claire too ? Was everyone in love with Claire ? Is it where wars come from ? From many people being in love with the same person? Is that how we all die ?

No but seriously, if they do know each others: Layton doesn't seem to remember him that much. His reaction is more like "I heard that name but where" And I don't know how to read Descole's behaviour: Is he sorta respectful of Layton ? Like "Hey, you're a smart ass, that's cool, and fun to watch, but I'm more clever than you so get wrecked by my giant frog machine" , or is he more like "I can't even spite you I can't wait to see you die. Respectfully." (I don't know he strikes me as the "I'm an absolute psycho but in a very polite way" type of guy.). Like... Does he hate him? Respect him ? Doesn't care and just thinks "Hey look a clever guy. Hmm, that might be a problem." ? Or... Actually has a bigger masterplan and needs him for something bigger ? ... But what about the golden garden ? What's so interesting about it ? I mean... Enough to destroy an entire town ? I dunno, he's looking for something... Yeah he looks like someone who WANTS something. Question is what. And does Layton just happens to be there, or does he wants him to be there ?

It was Luke who called for help and I don't think Descole has anything to do with Layton being here, so yeah, I don't think Descole needed Layton in any way. He was just there, and so he had to adapt his plans. But ! I still think they know each other. Probably from university because honestly layton spent his whole life in there and I don't know where else he could have meet someone.

Possibility 6 : The golden garden have a secret thing and Descole wants it.

-.... Wait that's the end ? But I still have questions.

-Since Emmy isn't here for the original trilogy...What will happen to her ? Either she finds a new job, have to move out, or dies. The answer will be in the last prequel game I suppose.

-I just watched the movie. Sounds like possibility 4 is the most likely, but I'm sure there's something else. I mean he looked desperate to make that discovery. Why ? Since he has done the same thing in Misthallery, I don't think what kind of ruins he's looking for matters to him. It just has to be a huge thing. But what is he looking for ? Fame ? Recognition ? Self-esteem ?

-Also I don't like Melina's father, this guy is a big yikes. Stealing people's life the way he did seems disgusting. I think it's the unethical science process that disturbs me the most. And the general way he acts.

-About the history of Ambrosia... You're telling me that their queen died, and so they all drank poison to kill themselves. That... That is surprisingly dark.

-It made me laugh to see the contrast between Emmy, who seemed like a skilled aviator, and an even more skilled fighter; you just have to look at her to know that she knows what she's doing, truly a wonderful and reliable lady; and then you have Layton; who is equally skilled at making things with garbage and swordfighting, but looks so chaotic while doing it. He made a helicopter FROM SCRATCH and the thing is working while we know from Lost Future that Layton never learned how to pilot, but it's still a handmade helicopter built in 10 minutes so of course it looks shitty and unstable, but it still works and that's impressive, but it still LOOKS chaotic and ready to break into a millions pieces at any second. And the swordfight ? Of course he's good at it. But with a freakin pipe. Like, we guess that he must know what he's doing, but what if he doesn't ? This smart, long hat guy just built a helicopter from nothing, then immediately crashed and somehow managed to survive, and now he's fighting some sword guy with a broken pipe. Is he just improvising his life hoping things will work out fine ? He looks smart but does he really know what he's doing ?

#those notes are a few months old #re-reading them while I finished the two other games sure is something #professor layton #professor layton playthrough #professor layton specter call #professor layton spoilers #luke #emmy #descole #long writing #theories #thoughts

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rangerlink · 1 year

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i forgot how Scrungly don paolo is hjkdbjhgs

his first real appearance he Dramatically takes off his disguise, Dramatically declares himself layton’s rival, and Dramatically exits by jumping through a window and then layton’s just like. i have no idea what that was about

#i speak #professor layton #he is so stupid and melodramatic and i love him and his antics #i cannot explain why any better than this

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lunarsilkscreen · 6 months

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Symbiote-Suit (Before Venom)

I remember the Symbiote-Suit from reading spider-man shorts in the newspaper, and didn't really get the full story until much later. Like every edgy-child of the 90s the Black Spider-suit was peak coolness.

The suit itself was created by artist and fan Randy Shueller. Whomst was paid 220$ for the creation, and given the opportunity to write an official storyline about it. Ultimately, Marvel didn't really go with his idea and took creative control.

When the suit first debuted, it was during "Secret Wars" (written by Jim Shooter with Mike Zeck and Bob Layton illustrating.) Secret Wars was basically Jump Force or Super Smash Bros of its time. (At the time, Arcades came close with the Marvel v Capcom series)

The symbiote was generated by a mysterious machine after Peter Parker destroyed his original suit while fighting Goku. But has seen various alternate representations such as the one with Tony Maguire in Spider-Man 2. And had a completely different storyline ever since. And is always destined to become Venom. (Who is just... A anthropomorphic self-hatred Peter has for himself.)

In the original story-line though, the Symbiote suit was this cool thing that parker could control with his mind and basically became whatever clothes he needed, abolishing his need to get dressed in alley-ways. (Yes, proto-iron-spider basically.) And had unlimited "web", which this Peter had developed himself, like Garfield's Web Shooters in Amazeballs Spidey. So this suit was primo spider-upgrade gear.

When Marvel decided Spidey needed a rebranding, or at least to return to the original suit, because "black Spiderman" didn't mean the same thing it means today... (Trying not to get canceled) The symbiote became a metaphor for Peter Parkers inability to join the two halves his life into one, and subsequent 30 year old burnout from overworking, and no vacations.

Peter Parker, and Spider-Man. And he went through a devastating breakup with MJ and all sorts of pain and anguish. And Pete blamed the suit because he felt that it was the suit's fault for his inability to finish everything he set out to do *and* feel normal.

PTSD from being a superhero, living two lives, overworking, being unable to do the things he wants to do.

And from there the Symbiote becomes this villain that was fed all of Peter's negative emotions, and double-unlucky, joins forces with his main photographer rival at his job--Eddie Brock.

And thus Venom was born. And while Venom was a good guy (most of the time) he harbored vengeance and a deep hatred towards parker and Spider-Man. Both because of the competitive rivalry *AND* birthing an evil alien symbiote thing.

I always wondered about the symbiote suit, and what character it could *have* been if this were not the case... If it wasn't destined to become Venom, especially what venom and the symbiotes are *now*.

This entire section of Spider-Lore and marvel comics which are dedicated to *extreme* edginess. Not that I *hate* them and want the comics abolished, going through different emotions by exploring the Seven Deadly Sins is a good storyline. And dare I say it; fairly important in the history of comic books.

But I still lay awake at night sometimes and wonder "What if the Symbiote Suit had a chance to not got through all that? What if the character could be something else, something not as reliant as being attached to another character?"

What if the Symbiote could've been something more as a character?

What if the Symbiote had a chance to just be a good hero instead of the anti-hero and perma-villain?

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beardedhandstoadshark · 1 year

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Which characters from your choosen fandom had the biggest impact into the story ?

Aside from main characters and characters who explicitly exist to have a big impact on the story, cuz that seems too easy…

In that case…Larry Butz from Ace Attorney.

It sounds. So stupid. To pick this random annoying loser guy above all others (especially over Morgan Fey, who’s in some way directly or indirectly responsible for like half the major backstories in the og trilogy)

But if Larry didn’t steal Edgeworth‘s (red suit guy with tissue cravat) lunch money in grade school,

Phoenix (MC, blue spiky hair guy) wouldn’t have been blamed for stealing it,

so Edgeworth could never have defended him

Larry couldn’t have jumped in too

The three would never have become friends

Phoenix would never have a reason to switch from an arts? major to law after being defended from a murder suspicion, so he can "save“ Edgeworth

Aside from regular defendants, multiple important characters would have been declared guilty for murder and received the fricking death penalty, including Larry himself, Edgeworth, and Phoenix’ sidekick Maya

The murderer of Edgeworth‘s dad would’ve continued being responsible for even more deaths than already these past few decades

Just. The entirety of Edgeworths character arc in general (which spans over 1.5 games and also made him a fan-fave)

Mayas psycho aunt Morgan would still be around (who essentially caused half the other backstories) and indirectly be the head of a place full of spirit mediums (…because dead people are real and can possess others here. It’s a whole plot mechanic)

Professor Layton would’ve been stuck in Medieval England (though I think he could handle the witch trials rather well himself on his own tbh)

Every time Larry shows up he‘s in some way responsible for a piece of major key evidence that ends up turning the whole trial around. Both in the main games AND the spinoff where you play as Edgeworth

Said thing with the spinoff leading to the head of a government getting overthrown

Phoenix being an attorney leading to him not being an attorney anymore, adopting a kid, and being around for the sequel trilogy and therefore indirectly impacting all the stuff that’s happened there as well. Like Maya not being dead, so she can do some stuff here, leading to ANOTHER government being completely changed.

This series ended with three separate legal systems completely changed, all because some guy called Larry Butz stole lunch money and thus created the beginning of the most impactful romance between colorcoded finger-pointing attorneys in all of story-telling.

And even more butterfly effect - chain of the vents things in these games I can’t even remember.

For a guy who‘s explicitly written and also actually played to be the biggest loser in the entire cast of this whole franchise, he surprisingly often turns out to be the MVP.

(…also Morgan Fey already has people analyze her impact on this series back and forth. Sooooo here’s something new! Never said I had to pick the most impactful character :3)

#another anon ask #ace attorney is wild

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thesimpsbasement · 1 year

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Event prompt for Mod Betty! "For years I have yearned for you, in secrecy and silence" with Jean Descole? 👉👈

•Prompt #20: "For years i have yearned for you, in secrecy and silence”

•100 Followers Event [closed]

•Tags/warnings: Azran Legacy spoilers( actual names used in the beginning),childhood friends trope,not proofreaded yet

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You've known Hershel since he was a kid.Often times you,him and Theodore would always play outside till it was time to go back home.You always liked Hershel,he was a caring older brother who would do anything to make sure his loved ones were happy.You always admired him and thanks to that you've grown close to the boy. However this friendship wasn't going to last long. Hershel stopped showing up to your usual hanging out spot. You were devastated to learn about his situation,no,that's an understatement, you lost your closest friends in the blink of an eye just like that.It's not like you could've done anything about it,so you just moved on or at least that's what others thought.You still missed then,you were hoping to meet at least one of them and it seems like luck was on your side , because you met him,Hershel Layton.

At first you were confused since he seemed to resemble Theodore rather than Hershel but you just assumed that your memory was playing games on you,so you didn't asleep him about it.Being determined to find him,your closest friend,you asked him if you can be his assistant,you knew that maybe because he traveled around the world that maybe,just maybe you could find him,and seems like your line of logic was right because you saw him,Desmond Sycamore who later revealed himself as Jean Descole.

You didn't exactly have time to question him,as you were all too busy to stop Leon from reviving the Azrans but it was too late,the damage had been done.But actually there was still hope,as long as everyone sacrificed themselves, there's hope for the world to remain on tact.so you all did just that.

After Aurora revived everyone the ship you were all in began to crumble as Aurora was slowly disappearing,it was a painful goodbye but you knew it was necessary.You all jumped out of the ship and landed safely on the ground somehow but you noticed that Descole was already away from the group.He turned around and gave a smirk and turned back and started to walk away.You weren't going to let him get away,you jumped on the crumbled stone he was standing on,determined to catch up with him "____ where are you going!" Hershel yelled, noticing your change of location, " I gotta catch up with him! You go without me! I'll be fine" you shout back ,Hershel ,now remember who you were,knew he couldn't convince you to stay so he nodded and as soon as he did you made a run for it.

What felt like an eternity, you finally saw him,he was about to board his ship! " WAIT!" You yell stopping to catch your breath.He turns around surprised to see you "You…What do you want?" He asks walking to you " I- you can't just run away like that you know" you say finally looking at him " What are you trying to say?" He asks again " You can't just run away from my life only to come back and then leave again!" You yell,face contorting into sadness. Leaving you? Oh.

" _____" he said "You didn't think I'd forget you did you?" " What do you mean?" You ask,with a confused look on your face " Truth is.." He said,gripping your hands in his " For years I have yearned for you,in secrecy and silence " he declared, cheeks slightly flushed " But I knew before I had to search for you I'd have to finish this mission,but it looks like you're the one that ended up finding me" he says taking one of his hands from yours and placing it on your cheek." Oh Jean" is the only thing you say before placing your own hand on his cheek just like he did,and in silent agreement you closed the gap between the 2 of you.

That kiss made you both feel alive again,finally finding the man you've been searching for all this time. Finally both your hearts are at ease now.

#100 followers event #fanfiction #fanfic #professor layton x reader #jean descole x reader #x gn reader #gn reader

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disquetlibrary · 9 months

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" Luke may I have a turn riding up front this time. You always get to ride up front on these adventures." Flora said while tugging on Luke's blue flat cap over her tousled chocolate waves of hair.

"Hey give that back!" Luke tried to jump up to snatch the cap back from her head. "Professor do I have to ride in the back? It makes me sleepy."

"Ow!" Luke had caught a strand of Flora's hair in his attempts to get his hat back. "Gees here ypu go. I just wanted to try it on. There was no need to get grabby." She handed back the cap and rubbed her head where her hair had been pulled while turning towards professor layton.

"Well Luke, my dear boy. One must always put a lady's needs first. That's what a gentleman does. And besides getting some rest would probably be warranted given the week we have had."

"I suppose you are right professor."

The three of them piled into the small red canvas top car that was Layton's transportation. And soon they were puttering down the road which snuck through green hills and under a soft painted sky dappled with clouds. Layton coukd see in the rearview that Luke had curled up across the back bench draped in a soft red plaid blanket with his cap and jacket rolled up as a pillow. "That blanket certainly was a good decision." Layton thought to himself. Now that there were two kids accompanying him on his adventures it was not uncommon for one to sleep in the car and the blanket just helped make things a but more comfortable.

"Professor. You don't need to baby me. I'm not a child anymore." Flora's soft voice roused Layton from his ruminations.

"To what are you referring, my dear?" Layton knew very well what she was referring to.

"You and Luke are always finding ways to leave me behind. Whether it is just not taking me. Or leaving me in a stuffy hotel room. I want to come with you I want to take part." Flora clearly had been staying in this for a while. And the fidgeting with the lace of her skirts and the complexity of feelings flitting over her face informed Layton that he could deflect no longer.

"I did not mean to insult your capability. You are quite clever, often able to solve the questions I pose Luke before he does. And goodness knows you are able to look after yourself what with always managing to navigate places in disguise and always catch up to Luke and I. It's just that I am trying to keep you safe. When I took you on and became your guardian I promised your father I would keep you safe."

Flora looked sad and averted her eyes choosing instead to stare into her lap.

"I understand I know the promise you made for my father. But you can't keep me safe forever. And by your own admission I'm capable of looking after myself."

"True indeed. I just worry because our endeavors are often dangerous especially with the efforts of Don Paolo. I feel like I should mention however, that Luke and I's endeavors often involve a frankly absurd number of puzzles and I was under the impression that you had had your fill of puzzles after leaving the village." Professor layton glanced at Flora before returning his eyes to the road. His aging but still relatively young face showed more lines of worry around the corners of his mouth than even just a year ago when he and Luke made their fateful trip to St. Mystere.

"I... I'm just sick of being alone." Flora half mumbled while sitting hunched in the passenger seat. She continued after a few moments of silence. "I thought things would be better when I left the village."

The two sat in silence for a long while while layton mulled over his response and sorted through his emotions. Flora couldn't read his emotions from his face and instead turned to stare out the window with a sigh, assured in her belief that her concerns would be ignored and dismissed again.

A few miles down the road Layton cleared his throat. "Flora, I'm sorry. I didn't realize I was causing you such distress. Would it be ok if we tried having you join us this time? We can see how it goes and if you like it. How does that sound?"

"OK I guess." Flora said dejectidly. She was still processing through her thoughts and the reality of Laytons offer had not yet registered. "Also I really do like puzzles."

"Hmm?" Layton gave a confused remark at the suddenness of the remark.

"You said you thought I had had my fill of puzzles when I lived in St. Mystere. Well I didn't. I really like puzzles I find them calming. And they remind me of spending days in the village trading puzzles with the people or playing chess in the Cafe."

"I'm glad to hear that."Layton paused in thought before continuing. "Are you up for a puzzle right now?"

"Sure. Do you have anything I haven't heard before?"

"Ah yes here is a riddle I heard a while back: I teach men to be armies and children to share, but when I leave empires fall and blood turns to bile. Who am I?"

Flora thought for a long while. "Hmm is it God?"

"No it is not. Remember every puzzle has an answer. Maybe try looking at it from a different angle."

The two passed the time. Flora tried a few other incorrect options and was starting to get frustrated.

"Here why don't you take a break and come back to it. I believe in you. Sometimes that can help freshen up ones mind to work on a problem."

"Fair enough." Flora turned to look out the window again. Now her face was wrinkled with consternation. But Layton noted the crinkles of smiles around her eyes.

The rounded soft clouds and the golden dirt of the road reminded her of that first day leaving St Mystere. All of the villagers seeing her off from the clockwork town.

"Professor. Do you recon that the people of St. Mystere. Do you think they actually came up with their own puzzles or they are just sharing the same rote programmed things back and forth maybe forgetting every tine Bruno rebuilds them."

"Its hard to say but they didn't all have just rote programming. They were people and they could adapt and engage just as much as any other. There was one man Luke and I talked to who liked to get rite angry at another man who shared his work schedule. Luke helped him see the folly in this and he seemed to be genuinely contemplative on his emotions after that."

"I recon they could. I mean the guy we played chess with started inventing new puzzles for us and even the bartender seemed surprised by the new variations." Luke piped up from the back seat causing Flora quite a startle.

"Luke! How long have you been awake?" Flora exclaimed.

"I don't know. Couldn't really sleep. Though that was a real stumper of a riddle you told Flora professor. I wouldn't know where to start."

"Professor here's my answer. Is it trust?"

"It is indeed. It can be helpful to note that riddles like that one often distract from their answer by either personifying objects and concepts. Or ojectifying people and animals. So this can be a tip to help solve them." Layton chuckled as he took a fork in the road. "My dear Flora could you reach into the glove box I believe there shouod be information on our next case in there. Luke Flora will be joining us on this adventure so I expect you to be a gentleman and leave some of the puzzles for her.

As the little car rattled down the road Flora and Luke took turns going over the information the professor had gathered. And the three of them settled into a comfortable rhythm for the adventure ahead.

#disquiet library #fanfiction #professor layton #this was inspired by honeybats prof layton stream vods and their commentary around how under utilized flora is in later titles #so i wanted to see what if layton helped flora with her trauma stuff and actually took her under his wing in a similar way as he does luke.

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Eternal Diva Fic (Part 10)

Very short part today, only a little longer than the prologue. But I'm having fun and that's what matters.

Trigger warnings for mention of broken teeth (none actually break) and threats on people's lives (two people nearly get smacked out of the sky, and someone gets a sword pointed at them, but everyone's fine)

Word Count: 1.2k / Previous / Next

The giant robot took a few small steps-- well, small for its size-- crouched… and then leaped into the air. Janice and I were pressed onto the platform, and slapped onto it once we started to descend. It was a small miracle I didn’t break any teeth.

We had jumped into the moat around Descole’s castle, so water splashed up high enough to nearly soak us. We walked further into the woods, the robot swinging its arms wildly. It razed, dug and tore at the ground in a frenzy. The wielder of the machine was just as frenzied.

“Rise, Ambrosia!! Give me your secrets; I COMMAND you! Show yourself!!”

Melina clung tightly to my arm as we watched the destruction below us. It felt… paralyzing. What are we supposed to do against this onslaught?

Melina suddenly gasped. “Look!” Just then, whizzing past the robot’s clawed arm was a makeshift helicopter (I wasn’t about to question it) with the Professor and Luke inside. A rescue party! “Professor! Up here!”

“Layton?” Descole threw his head back to look, then laughed. “You think you can stop me with that contraption?!” He threw a switch that caused another arm to rush right towards them. “I won’t allow you to get in my way!”

Layton and Luke barely managed to dodge out of the way.

Melina nearly screamed. “Professor!” She whipped her head towards Descole and glared at him. She looked ready to bull-charge him.

I tugged her back from her arm. “Hold on. Let me do it.” She looked at me for a moment, then nodded.

It wouldn’t do any good to attack Descole… at least, not yet. Our first priority was stopping this robot. I had watched Descole do all the controls, but there was only a single lever he only pulled once. And once he did that, the whole thing started to move.

I readied myself… and then rushed down the control panel. Descole saw me just before I came and shielded himself.

But I wasn’t aiming for him. I grabbed the master lever and yanked on it as hard as I could. Just as I had hoped, that managed to halt the robot in its tracks.

I nearly fell right on my back from the sudden stop, but someone caught me by the shirt. The little sigh of relief I let out was quickly replaced by a hard swallow. Descole stared at me with grit teeth and fury in his eyes.

“C l a r e . . .” He snarled, yanking me right up near his face. “I hope you have a very good reason for—“

“Th— THERE’S THREE SONGS ON THE SEAL!” I suddenly blurted out.

I had been wondering what was wrong with Descole’s plan this whole time. Was this just a guess? Yes. Did I think I could prove it? No. But I needed to do something!

The worst of the masked man’s anger was understandably replaced with confusion. “What? What do you mean three songs?” He put me back on my feet, and I let out a shaky breath.

“Miss Clare!” I turned around to see Layton and Luke landing the helicopter on the platform, and then rushing out to me.

“Professor--!” My joy at seeing them again was quickly dashed. I felt an arm sling around me and I was pulled into a chest. Next thing I knew, I saw a flash of steel.

“Step no closer, Layton.” Descole’s voice was cold and calm.

Everyone’s faces turned to shock and horror. “Clare!” Luke cried out.

“Descole, release Clare at once!” Layton demanded.

“I will not. Did you hear the theory Miss Clare just posed about the Ambrosian seal? I’m not sure about you, but I would rather like it if she told us her reasoning for it. Why don’t you let someone else solve a puzzle for a change, hm?”

“Descole…” Layton hummed discontentedly in his throat, then pulled his hat over his eyes.

The masked man grinned. “Hm. Good choice.” Descole released me, then looked over at me expectantly.

Well. Time to improvise.

“W-Well… the two songs clearly had a reaction on the city. But it wasn’t enough to make it rise. A-And… just A Song of the Stars and A Song of the Sea… it didn't sound right. L-Like they sounded nice, but—! It wasn’t everything. It sounded like there was something missing.”

Descole’s expression slid to neutrality. “…Go on.”

I opened up his music book with all his notes, music, and drawings. The biggest thing on all the pages was his sketch of the Ambrosian seal.

“There’s something we’re all missing here…” I muttered.

“Dear, I’ve been pouring over that seal for months. I’ve looked at the thing from every angle; there’s only two songs.”

…My mind flashed back to the chase in the woods. The wind blew away my little drawn music sheet. When I grabbed it and looked at it a bit later, the music was all upside down.

Huh. It’s like a completely different song.

It hit me like a lightning bolt. “…Every angle?”

The masked man noticed my change in tone. “What? What is it?”

The realisation made my words come out fast and messy. “Was getting chased in the woods. Jumped up in a tree. Wind blew my music away. Caught it. It was all upside down!!”

“…You think we’ll find the third song if we look at it upside down?” Descole didn’t sound convinced, but he flipped his music book anyway.

The upside down seal looked… just like that: the seal upside down. But there had to be something here if this was right. What wasn’t accounted for? Well, it couldn’t be the queen and the subjects; with the door-like pattern in the back, presumably that was what we were opening.

…Maybe that was the wrong question. What looked different when the seal was upside down? What could be interpreted as something else if you looked at the seal this way? The only thing that looked different were the waves. From this angle, they looked like--

“AH!”

“AH! Don’t startle me like that!” I ignored Descole, pulled out my little notebook and hastily started to scribble. He peered over my shoulder. “Now what are you up to?”

I thrust the drawing up for him to see better. “What does this look like to you Descole?”

He glanced at it for a moment. “It looks like… the Sun…” He gasped. “Of course…”

“I thought it was weird how lacking the two songs were together. Pretty yes, but it wasn’t full just yet. But now it makes perfect sense. You can’t have the stars without the Sun. Night and day, united by the sea.”

I looked back at Descole, and he was staring with an indecipherable look. I then realized how corny that all sounded.

“O-Or something,” I added hurriedly. “I don’t know. Really, who knows if that’s even how they were originally named?” I let out a forced laugh.

“...Well, the Ambrosians were said to be a very artistic bunch. Music, works of art, poetry. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if that was what they intended.”

“So… Do you think if we play all three of the songs together, the door will open, or… the city will rise? Or… something to the effect?”

“Well, the only thing we can do at this point is test your theory.”

#🐉🎮.txt #clare's writing #eternal diva au #seen a lot of things; places you ain't ever been 🐉💫#lead me save me from my solitude 🎭🔧#next part: we get to the main reason i call this fic an au fic

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temsikfates · 10 months

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Wishlist (mobile)

Dahlia Hawthorne and Evil!Yomiel (The Manipulator)

Man, please, give me this plot. Seriously. I would looove to rp Evil Yomiel interacting with Dahlia! This is one of my dream threads asdlkflk The fact that both Yomiel and Dahlia are vengeful spirits who wants to get revenge on people responsible for their fall is great. Yomiel can easily relate to her and vice-versa. They could start by talking about their vengeful desires so Yomiel can sympathize with her. The main plot idea would be that he would be interested to know about her knowledge in the Kurain Channeling Technique so he can see Sissel (his fiancée again) while Dahlia would definitely want to use him and his powers for her own purposes. I think it would be interesting to work inside this concept, with two vengeful ghosts cooperating with each other for their own selfish reasons. This could lead to an interesting story-like roleplay and I’m honestly not sure where it could lead. They could team up and become crime buddies or they could betray each other in the end, there’s a thousand possibilities and just the thought of it makes me really excited to rp it! If you run a Dahlia rp account or a Multimuse blog that contains her as a muse, please jump in! My IM is always open for plotting too

Post-game Jowd

I haven’t seen any Jowd blogs around here yet (well, technically, finding active Ghost Trick RP blogs are already rare) but seriously, I would love to interact with a Jowd! It would be a great chance to develop Yomiel as a character. I’d like to explore how both of them deal with their trauma and their developing friendship over the course of the years Yomiel was in prison till the day he was released. It would also be interesting to see a Jowd and FianSissel interaction!

Lynne and Yomiel (Post-game)

So, I think it would be great for his character development if he interacted with Lynne after Sissel averts his fate. He still feels bad for taking the girl hostage and for trying to ruin her life in the previous timeline when she was actually innocent. She was the first person who showed him sympathy, even after everything he did, she still shed tears for him and forgave him. This only made him feel even more bad for her and for taking her as hostage in his desperation. He even risked his own body to save her from the falling Mino when Sissel and Missile were trying to avert his fate. So it would be interesting to see him interacting with her and seeking her forgiviness in this timeline as well.

Uncle Yomiel

I know GT rpers around here are very rare, but if there is a Kamila, please I’d love to RP Yomiel being kind of an uncle to her, teaching her about computer stuff and being a complete nerd while also trying very hard to redeem himself to her (she doesn’t know his past deeds but he still remembers it and feels bad about it) and OMG the fluff and the awkwardness as Yomiel tries to be nice uncle to her, I need it. PLEASE.

Ghost Trick/Ace Attorney Crossover

Man, I always dreamed of a GT/AA crossover. Takumi hinted there would be one but… we got Phoenix Wright x Professor Layton instead and I lost my hopes of ever playing a GT/AA crossover so any interactions with AA characters are welcome! I don’t have any particular preference, so if you are a AA muse and you know GT, come by anytime! I’m always open for plotting too! Be it Phoenix defending Yomiel in his trial to something completely different, be my guest!

Yomiel working alongside the police to solve a case involving hackers and national security

One thing I think it would be awesome to RP is Yomiel helping the police in a case involving hackers and national security and stuff like that. I know he would be TERRIFIED at the idea of working for the government again, given how great the last time ended, but since this time it’s the police themselves asking him to work for them, at least there’s no risk for him to get wrongly arrested. Also Yomiel has a dislike for criminal hackers so this could be a motivation for him to “redeem” himself from his past crimes by helping to catch a real criminal and using his programming knowledge for something useful. Bonus if he has to work alongside CABANELA for that

Turnabout Meteorite

A possible idea for a thread that I have since I started playing AA: Phoenix ends up getting Yomiel’s case and defends him in court.

Yomiel forming a friendship with any AA characters

Yomiel might be a reserved character but I really want him to make some friends. Like, the guy just needs a hug. Seriously. And he needs people to cheer him up and make him forget about the things he went through. I have some ideas for some characters already like Larry, Apollo or Phoenix. It would be fun seeing Yomiel having to deal with their different personalities and ideas and I just want people to bother him, like seriously. Bother Yomiel. He NEEDS it!

Anything involving Yomiel in a different timeline/universe

Okay, I’m very used to rp him Post-game (his main timeline) but I’m all up for trying different things with him in different timelines. Be with his Manipulator self (I still want to develop him better in this blog) or with his Teenager self (I love this dorky teen) or even in his kid verse! I have lots of ideas and it would be great to change the scenario a little bit. It can also be in some of my AUs for him! I have a Star Wars AU, Western AU, and I can make even more AUs for him if I feel the need to! Just ask me about them, I love the AUs!

Sissel and Alma (and maybe even Emma)

I’ve always headcannoed that Sissel and Alma would be great friends. That Alma would have been there for Sissel when Yomiel was arrested, helping her through with it. I love the idea of these two women being friends and gossiping about their husbands and being super supportive of each other. Alma and Sissel have been through a lot, let these women be friends and help each other out.

Sissel being a heroine

Anything where it’s up to Sissel to save Yomiel, let her be an heroine for once instead od the damsel in distress, she needs more action.

Ghost/Spirit Sissel

I really love the idea of spirit/ghost Sissel trying to help Yomiel. Could be in an AU where she dies near him and gets Temsik powers or is simply a ghost herself without powers, a wandering spirit. Maybe even allying herself with Alma so they can save the people they love.

#out of tricks || ooc #✨ rp wishlist #// agressively throws it here too

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invincible-selfxmade-punk · 2 years

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HALF TRUISM

DarbyXJeff

"The banner you're waving is burning and red

It's blocking the sun light that shines overhead"

"Jumping Jesus on a pogo stick you are bleeding like a stuck pig." Ruby's voice paused. "Sorry Steve--- I man...Mr. Borden. ...Sir.."

"Listen Cyndi Lauper, just call me Sring, it's easier." To himself: "At least nobody gets me confused with that guy from the Police anymore."

Too many people were talking. Between the blood loss and the adrenaline, it was all turning into a pleasant buzz humming through Darby's head.

"That's why you stick with your own name," Jeff laughed. "It's so much easier to remember. Especially after a few concussions."

Darby opened his eyes to see Jeff watching him. His breath ran back down his throat as if being chased and Darby struggled to sit up straight and felt around for his water bottle, sending Ruby scrambling our of the way. He took a drink, his head still swimming in the atmosphere of blood, sweat, and antiseptic that permeated the dense air of the poorly ventilated locker room. For as long as he lived, Darby would closely associate this meal with combat. Every hospital he ever went into would awaken Layton adrenaline in him, and set him excitingly on edge.

"Huh, yeah until they try to copyright and take it. " Sting huffed under his breath. "Then what'll you call yourself? Jeff Hardly?!"

The cramped room erupted in laughter. Sting had OG status among the wrestlers: even when he talked to himself, everyone listened.

Darby decided to attempt to stand while everyone else was laughing at sting. This was not his best idea, but before he could hit the floor again hand wrapped around his scrawny bicep and hauled him up.

The crip felt different, and wasn't it strange that you could tell people by their touch? Darby's mind was wandering again. But being a wrestler touch was all you knew, he raised his head only to see the arm attached to Jeff and not Sting.

Darby senses cleared as if being wiped clean. He was now aware of every nerve ending in his body and oddly, for that moment, nothing hurt.

"I think you should room with me tonight." Jeff declared. " if there's anyone who knows how to deal with concussions is me."

Sting snorted.

"I was getting concussions when you were still wearing Underoos, boy."

"HE STIL DOES WEAR UNDEROOS!" Ruby burst out, unable to contain herself.

There was more laughter but then the next match was over and the Jacksons bounded backstage followed by the Lucas. Darby was quickly forgotten about by anyone but Jeff .

Jeff motioned to the door with his head and even though it caused a new round of dizziness, Darby nodded vigorously.

=+=

Minutes later he sat on the passenger side of a rental car with his duffel bag in his lap, gingerly touching his head to make sure he wasn't still bleeding ,and Jeff driving.

Without asking, Jeff pulled in to the first drive-thru fast food place they saw, only glancing Darby's way when they rolled up to the speaker to order. They got food, Jeff paid and they continued on to the hotel as a 90's grunge station played on the radio and Jeff tapped his hands, keeping time on the steering wheel.

It was 9:00 p.m. the city was relatively small and traffic was light.

"Thanks." Darby's voice sounded a bit louder than usual in close quarters of the car and Jeff was jerked from whatever thoughts he was lost in to glance over at him with a slightly puzzled expression.

"For the food?" Darby felt obliged to add.

Jeff chuckled.

"Not a big deal, bro. You need to eat, I need to eat, might as well do it together."

"How many . . Ah... head injuries have you had?" Darby asked, feeling he might be asking too much and yet asking it anyway.

"I am the Tony Hawk of wrestling. " Jeff answered in such a way that it was clear this was the only answer Darby was going to get.

"And that's why you're my hero!!" Cold horror fell on Darby like a wet blanket when he realized he'd said the words aloud.

He glanced warily over in time to see the lights of traffic reflecting on Jeff's wide smile.

"You against the world Diamonds and pearls it doesn't matter anyway. "

"You get the food I'll get the bags." Jeff said as the car rolled a stop outside the hotel. Darby couldn't help but notice that Jeff's bags tonkled and clinked from within as he picked them up.

Jeff kept his head down and hurried through the lobby and Darby did his best to do the same even though the ground was swirling a bit beneath him.

In the room Jeff only turned on one light at the very far end of the large room. It was just enough that they were able to not moment anything but not enough to really see by. Darby could tell by the outlines that there were two beds, a sofa, desk, dresser and small kitchen area. He stared at the beds for just a moment, unsure if this revelation was a relief or a letdown.

"....you okay?"

Again a chill washed over Darby, dismayed to realize he was still staring at the beds without so much as one coherent thought running through his head.

"I'm going to take a shower," he said, nowhere Jeff was sitting out the food along with many bottles and cans of various sizes, apparently from his bag.

"No shower. The last thing I need is you falling over and hitting your head again. Take a bath, don't lock the door keep it open a crack."

The tone brooked no quarrel and Darby found himself quickly doing what he was told without thinking too much about it.

The bathroom lights seemed glaring and harsh in comparison to the dimness outside the bathroom but he had no choice but to keep it on. The hot water however felt like a caressing hand pulling him in and he relaxed for the first time, extending his legs as far as they would go and leaning back to wet his hair.

He washed with some cheap Forest scented liquid soap, careful around the cut near his eyebrow. He was regretting not buying something more expensive and better smelling but it couldn't be helped right then.

He lay in the tub until the water turned cold and then carefully got out, Tell It Off and put on his favorite pair of black shorts which had underwear sewn inside.

Jeff had not waited to eat and Darby could see him amidst the rappers and crowns pouring generous amounts of liquor from the bottles he brought in into the cups of sodas they had bought from the fast food place.

He kept the cups with the plastic lids and straws and handed one to Darby, smiling.

Darby took a drink and immediately made a face before he could try to cover it.

Jeff started laughing.

"What does it taste like?*

"It tastes like if we spilled any, it would eat the varnish off the coffee table." Darby laughed and took another deeper drink before sitting down and beginning to eat. Jeff Loft on the sofa a few feet down, fiddling with his phone. The bathroom light was off, the TV had not been turned on and everything was cool dark and silent in the room. Darby could feel his muscles loosening up and the tourniquet-like headache that had been tightening around his skull since the match finally begin to unknot itself.

"Did...um..YOU wanna take a shower?" Darby finally asked when he stopped chewing long enough to make sense.

"Oh yeah, good call!" Jeff raised his cup, dropped his phone on the coffee table and got up to go to the bathroom.

Darby finished eating, now quite used to the horrible tasting concoction Jeff had made for them. He closed his eyes listening to the sound of the shower in the next room.

"Hey!!" A few flicks of warm water hit Darby's face and he immediately sat back up with a start. Jeff stood before him and nothing but a towel, his hair otter-slick, stuck to his skull and trailing down his back. Darby could hear his heart pounding in his ears and wondered if the fuzzy feeling in his head was from the side of Jeff, the concussion, or what he had been drinking.

"I wanted you to relax, I didn't want you comatose." Jeff dropped down to the couch, sitting so close Darby could feel the water from the skin on his legs soaking into his own shorts.

Jeff had definitely spent the money for the better shower gel. Darby couldn't exactly place the scent but it was exquisite nonetheless.

"How ya feeling, daredevil?" Jeff grinned again. Come to think of it Jeff had been smiling all night.

" I'm good. What's so funny?" Damn it!! He'd meant for there to be far more of a pause. Jeff appeared nonplussed.

" looking at you is like okay myself. Kind of like mini me only you're not mini. I mean yeah you look like a 12 year old compared to most guys but then your heart's 50 times the size of theirs so it makes you pretty equal."

Darby knew he was blushing and couldn't do much about it. He was then glad for the darkness. Kathleen closer and Darby didn't know that was even possible.

"You're going to spend your entire life being asked this question: why?" Jeff took a drink from Darby's cup, apparently having finished his own. "And it will never matter what you say in response because no matter how you answer, no one is going to understand. No one but people like us. Even other wrestlers. They don't get it. My own brother doesn't and he knows me better than anyone else on Earth." Jeff was now so close Darby thought they were breathing the same breath. "But you get it. I know you do.. Our souls are alike."

"I think so too." He managed.

"All right then!" Jeff stood up quickly and the spell was broken. The warmth was gone from Darby's side. The air, cool and empty, belonged to Darby's lungs alone.

Across the room a mattress spring squeaked under Jeff's weight.

" get some sleep dude I'm going to set an alarm so I can wake you up every so often make sure you're still alive, you know?"

There were so many things Darby wanted to say but he thought better of all of them and just decided to play along.

" you weren't worried about my mortality when you were feeding me jet fuel just now."

"Pfft!! Like you're worried about your mortality at all."

By the time Darby got up off the couch and aimed himself at the bed Jeff was already under the covers of his own with the towel on the floor. Darby had missed the disrobing and was a little disappointed over this.

He split between the cool clean sheets of his own bed knowing that night he would be dreaming about Jeff.

The End.

@sybilius

#deathwish darby #darby allin #jeff hardy #fan fic #Spotify

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