#arcade's thoughts on the apocalypse
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Happy Stanislav Petrov day. Our world is fragile. Be thankful to those who keep rolling civilization's sixes. Hopefully, it lasts forever.
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Drunk In Love
Core Four x Reader | Tara Carpenter x Reader
Drabble: Social Media Au
Summary: You and Tara are just really good friends... really good friends
Warning(s): Swearing, secret relationship, & r's implied to be roomates with chad
Notes: Wrote this ages ago, it's been in my drafts for over a month 😭 it's technically unfinished but hopefully you'll still enjoy. Silently hoping this helps me out of the writer's block I've been in for let the light in
y/n
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y/n: your lips, my lips, apocalypse
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chadtheman_meeks: OK, this is the 5th post like this...who is she? 🤨
>y/n: who's who?
>chadtheman_meeks: the girl you keep making these posts about
>y/n: I don't kiss and tell
>chadtheman_meeks: fine...keep your secrets...
mindythegreat: and what if I said I know who it is? 🤭
>y/n: you better fucking not...
>mindythegreat: someone's getting defensive...
nik: I wish MY girlfriend posted about me 😒
>mindythegreat: I DO ☹️
>nik: videos of me falling my ass don't count.
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tara_dactle: in a world of boys, she's a gentleman 💞
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chadtheman_meeks: I KNOW THAT HAIR
>tara_dactle: it's a very common hair style
>chadtheman_meeks: you're not gonna gaslight me on this
mindythegreat: interesting...
samcarpenter1997: I thought you said you were at y/n's last night
>tara_dactle: ...yes...
>mindythegreat: VERY interesting
mindythegreat:
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mindythegreat: ...guess who I found all cuddled up at the arcade
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tara_dactle: when tf did you take this???
>mindythegreat: was someone too occupied to have seen me? 🤔
>tara_dactle: fall in a ditch.
chadtheman_meeks: hold up- wait a damn minute @y/n isn't that the same hoodie I've seen you wear a million times?
>y/n: it's a very generic hoodie
>chadtheman_meeks: I can literally see your name written on the hem
>y/n: I find that hard to believe since you can't see for shit
>chadtheman_meeks: I breathed.
y/n: mindy, forever the shit stirrer
>mindythegreat: I don't see any denying
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tara_dactle: just woke up
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mindythegreat: it's like 3 in the afternoon and you JUST woke up 💀
>tara_dactle: you're 19 and STILL haven't had your glow up
>mindythegreat: so aggressive for what
y/n: you could wear a trash bag and still look stunning
>tara_dactle: same could go for you 😉
>chadtheman_meeks: ARE YA'LL SEEING THIS SHIT
samcarpenter1997: Isn't this the picture you got ready for?
>mindythegreat: oop "woke up like this" my ass
>tara_dactle: ...don't you have work
>samcarpenter1997: I'm on break
>tara_dactle: lovely.
>mindythegreat: it's okay tar, you can admit you wanted to look good for your mystery girl (y/n) 😚
>tara_dactle: me when I'm delusional
y/n
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y/n: SHE GOT ME LEGOOOOSSS
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nik: lego dates>>
chadtheman_meeks: i LITERALLY saw tara walk into our apartment with a lego set
>y/n: who?
>chadtheman_meeks: don't play with me rn 😭
not_ethanlandry: I'm so jealous
>y/n: does chad not do these kinds of things?
>not_ethanlandry: no 😔
>chadtheman_meeks: @y/n for the last time me and ethan aren't dating
>y/n: not with that attitude
y/n:
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y/n: she's so tiny
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chadtheman_meeks: is this why you kicked me out of the house 😔
>y/n: I asked you kindly, I never kicked
>chadtheman_meeks: you were practically shoving me out the door
mindythegreat: ya'll are terrible at being in a secret relationship
>y/n: what secret relationship?
>mindythegreat: right...
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A/N: genuinely can't do anything rn
#tara carpenter x reader#tara carpenter x y/n#tara x reader#tara carpenter x female reader#tara carpenter#jenna ortega x reader#jenna ortega x fem!reader#jenna ortega#scream x reader#core four x reader
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a cure for them old world blues 💗🎄
(Featuring @thebigolbee ‘s Marlow!)
I talk about fallout down there (mostly nonsense thought dump) ⬇️
Thinking Abt the existence of modern traditions 200 years into the post apocalypse is very interesting to me... I think that the Enclave, bastion of conservatism and WASPism that it was, probably held Christmas traditions pretty intact throughout its lifespan. Good Ol American Values yadda yadda conflating American identity with whiteness and Christianity and the picket fence happy nuclear family veneer. So Arcade had at least a few Traditional Christmases as a kid. Which I think would probably be pretty unique in the wasteland. 200 years is a long ass time for tradition and culture to morph when it isn't being held still a chokehold by an insular community. Idk how strongly cultural Christianity would still be smothering the general zeitgeist around 2281, but I definitely think the traditions of winter holidays would have changed and morphed a lot from what they are today. Idk I'm not an anthropologist.
Anyway, The other big source of info about old world traditions would be old world ghouls like Richie!! I won't talk about his lore because he's not my character obviously, but he was alive before the bombs dropped so he'd know firsthand how Christmas was celebrated back then. I think Delilah would want to set up a Real Christmas celebration for him, "just like in the old days!!" To make him smile :) Arcade could help them get the details right. Someone's making eggnog out of mantis eggs or something. Hey are there chickens in fallout??? Do I remember there being some in 4? Are they just regular ass chickens?
Ok stop talking peep MERRY CHRISTMAS GUYS OR IF YOU DONT CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS HAPPY MONDAY LOLOL I HOPE YOU'RE OFF FROM WORK AT LEAST.
#i havent been talking about fallout much bc i habent had any art to share so every time i get on here#i just word vomit all my thoughts#lolol#fallout#fallout new vegas#arcade gannon#peepie art#delilah#marlow (thebigolbee)#also dude ive been waiting to draw lilah in daisy dukes for so long#who would've thought the christmas drawing would be the one
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liam! it's your birthday! I'm so so so grateful for our friendship and I absolutely adore you! hope this little bit of fluff makes you smile! ilysm! @withacapitalp
Steve wakes up on the morning of his 20th birthday to find a warm beam of sunlight creeping in between the shades, rose gold and transparent against his skin. It slices him on a diagonal and smolders from the left side of his bare stomach to the right side of his forehead. He’s always loved the heat, and he can’t help but think that perhaps the sun was doing its best to signal the beginning of a good year— a Vecna-free year, a funeral-free year, an apocalypse-free year. Of course, he’s made this same wish on the morning of his last two birthdays too, but he staves off the pessimism in favor of hope. It’s a dangerous thing, hope, but Steve’s made a few dangerous decisions of late, so what’s one more?
The covers shift between his legs as he rolls to the side and untangles himself from the rogue sheet wrapped around his ankle. Dangerous, he thinks, as he drags himself into the bathroom and through his morning routine. Telling his friends he’s not as straight as they’d all thought might not have been dangerous in and of itself, but telling Eddie? Well, that feels dangerous. It feels like tiptoeing too close to a landmine, like packing up his heart into a convenient knapsack and walking out onto a tightrope. It feels like almost telling his crush he likes him, probably because he almost has no less than a dozen times.
Lather forms as he massages shampoo into his scalp in small circles before rinsing and going back in with conditioner— twice, like always, as he thinks about the party tonight. Since it’s been out there, since Steve learned Eddie likes men and Eddie learned Steve likes men, Steve’s nearly blurted it out high, drunk, and sober alike and that is definitely dangerous. Well, okay, maybe risky is a better word, but it’s all semantics anyways.
When they took the kids to the arcade the other day, he’d almost blurted it out at the skee-ball lane after watching Eddie help Max sink it right into the 50. When they sat around his pool the week before that, passing a joint back and forth as the stars twinkled above them, Steve’s brain had almost been cloudy enough to reach out and close the distance– to play with the curls that dipped into the crook of Eddie’s collarbone, or God, to hold his hand. When they sat around nearly a month ago, watching some terrible slasher movie Eddie chose called Return to Horror High, Steve’s dad’s whiskey was almost strong enough to let him invade Eddie’s personal space. Almost, again.
So many almost’s, and not nearly enough finally’s, he thinks to himself as he dries off, gets dressed, and trudges into the kitchen.
Maybe tonight could be a finally.
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#steddie#steddie fanfic#steddie fanfiction#steddie fic#steve harrington x eddie munson#eddie munson x steve harrington#steve harrington#eddie munson#stranger things#stranger things fanfic#stranger things fanfiction#stranger things fic#myfic#did i listen to the goo goo dolls and black out? MAYBE#that's no one's business but mine and spotify#happy birthday liam!!!! <33333
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Marvel vs Capcom 1-3, X-Men vs Street Fighter, X-Men Arcade, Spider-Man 2 and Ultimate Spider-Man on the PS2, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Insomniac's Spider-Man, Midnight Suns, Deadpool (i thought his game was good shut up) Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men Apocalypse
There's no need to lie just to feel superior to people who got excited over a basic Valorant + Overwatch Marvel reskin sometimes a 6/10 is fun you know
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Preliminary Poll
Vanellope von Schweets
Submission reason:
Ralph Breaks The Internet was a fucking awful sequel in almost every possible way, including how it characterised Vanellope. In the first movie, she's a spunky, brave, gutsy lil kid who desperately wants not just to be a playable character, but to be accepted. Seen as a 'glitch', she is literally not accepted as human by the other characters in the game. She can also be a bit of a pill, but that's understandable given her FIFTEEN YEARS of exile and ostracisation in her own home. Also unrelated but her 'glitch' not being 'fixed' by the end, but instead her learning to accept and even embrace it as part of herself and the other racers accepting her as she is - amazing. (curing disability trope my beloathed)
Jump-cut to the sequel, where six years have passed and suddenly her fifteen-year dream is... too... boring for her? What? Where'd that come from? So her solution is to build some fun shortcuts and extra tracks and whatnot in the game - okay, sure, but then she starts going against the player and taking control to use those shortcuts while being played, in broad fucking daylight, which - oh, shocker - leads to the game getting unplugged. Indirectly, but still! Then she and Ralph (and believe me I will make an entire separate post for him because they BUTCHERED him) go to the Internet - again, in broad daylight while the arcade is open. Isn't... isn't leaving their games in the middle of the day exactly what almost got Ralph's game unplugged in the first movie? Huh?
Nothing much to add for most of the movie. Vanellope just acts like a brat the entire time, which does not remotely make sense for her as a character. But then. The ending happens. Oh fucking gee guvnor I wonder how they could possibly fuck up the ending that badly - OH LET ME TELL YOU.
So like in the movie they go into this multiplayer apocalypse car-jacking game a la Fortnite, and Vanellope decides within less than a day that this game is totally the coolest place ever and she should totally stay here forever. And she. she does. she stays in Slaughter Race forever. this is presented as the Right Thing To Do because she's Following Her Dreams and isn't it great NO! NO IT ISN'T!
She's the president of Sugar Rush, and yet she's fully prepared to drop her responsibilities and go off to live somewhere else without a second thought. This isn't 'following your dreams'. This is a nine-year-old kid acting on impulse. And the movie paints her as being in the right! I'm not at all saying Ralph WAS in the right (again, we'll get to him) but even if he was well-written I'd still expect him to be concerned with Vanellope's decision here.
Oh and then there's the fact that SHE'S PRETTY MUCH DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE VILLAIN IN THE FIRST MOVIE DID. What it was supposed to be a cautionary tale AGAINST doing. Heck, Vanellope was hands-down the person hurt the most by Turbo's actions, and yet she brushes it off with "I'm one of sixteen racers, who's going to miss me?" Sure, but aren't you a little concerned that the players might miss not only the main character of the game, but also the most popular character by far? Or maybe even the other racers? Who have supposedly been your friends for six years now? None of them would miss you? And it's never even brought up! Turbo and the negative effects of his actions are never even mentioned, by either party. I can even imagine something with this plotline working in a better written movie - again, Vanellope was the person hurt the most by Turbo's actions, so it should be her call after all. They could have spent longer making sure this decision was the right one, shown Vanellope doubting it and eventually deciding it's what she truly wants, gone through the whole process of making sure this move won't hurt anyone, all the other characters coming to terms with it, they could even make a case for how all the trauma Vanellope endured in Sugar Rush kind of tainted it for her and that's why she's so dissatisfied with her life there - but no, none of that. It all feels staggeringly out of character and makes barely any sense.
(And don't get me started on how the Slaughter Race crew just magically happen to find the original code for a twenty-one-year-old arcade game character, snip it out and plug it into an online game. I know the movie about videogame characters coming to life isn't exactly famed for having realistic representation of how coding works, but this is some absolute bullshit and it just gets immediately swept under the rug.)
So yeah they well and truly massacred my girl Vanellope and the sequel is non-canon in my mind. Thank you and goodnight.
Propaganda:
Not sure if it counts, but I wanted to just mention it. There's this really really good fix-it fic of the sequel on fanfiction.net called It's A Slaughterful Life. Go read it. It's amazing.
#look how they massacred my girl#vanellope von schweetz#wreck it ralph#ralph breaks the internet#vanellope
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The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Roommates - A DnDads AU
created by @silverlistenstothings and @cookies-over-yonder
With the Doodler dealt with and the world still turning, Hermie moves in with Taylor. The two of them navigate being roommates and the emotional fallout of their journey together.
Hermie learns to play the role of someone within a caring family, and Taylor discovers that maybe he didn’t make it out of their journey as unscathed as he thought.
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Introductions | 3.4k | ao3
With the Doodler is dealt with and the Eldritch apocalypse averted, Hermie finds themself unwilling to be alone again. They turn to Taylor for a solution.
2. "temporary" | 7.8k | ao3 | tumblr
Taylor helps Hermie adjust to their new room!
3. Easy to Ignore | 1.4k | ao3
Hermie is… a weird kid, Cass realizes fairly quickly. They’re also an incredibly concerning kid, but they don’t seem to believe that part.
4. the voice of empathy | 655 | ao3 | tumblr
Taylor's having a hard time, and Hermie provides some comfort… as best as they can.
5. (Not A) Nightmare | 639 | ao3
Hermie wakes up to noises from Taylor’s room, and finds that he totally didn’t have a nightmare, and they totally aren’t worried about him.
6. Catch Up | 956 | ao3
Taylor gets the others up to speed on his and Hermie’s living situation.
7. steady hand | 714 | ao3 | tumblr
Taylor struggles to get ready for school, and Hermie's skills in makeup come in handy.
8. Stagnate | 2.1k | ao3
Hermie settles into life with the Swifts, but their good mood doesn’t last long. Taylor helps.
9. company | 387 | ao3 | tumblr
Taylor used to spend most of his time alone, and living with Hermie is a change that isn't unwelcome at all.
10. To Ease the Pain | 1.8k | ao3
Hermie helps Taylor through a bad pain day.
11. Choked Up | 924 | ao3
Taylor shows off a new cosplay, and none of it’s accessories make him uncomfortable in any way at all.
12. Surface Tension | 5.6k | ao3
Taylor’s constant patrolling of their house is starting to bother Hermie, so they offer a distraction. Things get worse.
13. get ready with me | 855 | ao3 | tumblr
Taylor puts on a choker he hasn't worn in a while, and it feels too, too tight.
14. turning red | 1.3k | ao3 | tumblr
Hermie tries out a new makeup look on Taylor!
15. Fun and Games | 6.5k | ao3 | tumblr
Taylor takes Hermie to the arcade!
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Things don't go as planned.
16. Hell and Back | 2.2k | ao3 | tumblr
Hermie overhears that Nicky wants to be around more. They jump to the worst conclusion.
17. A Start | 2.4k | ao3 | tumblr
After hearing about Hermie’s reaction to the news about Nicky, Cassandra and Hermie have a chat.
18. they hate my disabled demonic swag | 1.7k | ao3 | tumblr
Being a cane user in high school, Taylor's gotten some... interesting comments, but it hasn't come up in a while, so when it does, well...
It pisses him off.
19. Father-Son Bonding (feat. Hermie Unworthy, Uncle/Brother/Unwanted Roommate) | 2.3k | ao3 | tumblr
Nicky comes over to visit Taylor while Cass is at work. Hermie is also there, for some reason.
20. ...and it's like the sky is new. | 6.3k | ao3 | tumblr
Nicky takes Taylor and Hermie on a family trip to the museum!
#the mortifying ordeal of being roommates#dndads#dungeons and daddies#dndads au#au#fic#cookies writes and cookies wrongs#dndads fic#dndaddies#taylor swift dndads#hermie unworthy#angst#hurt/comfort#roommates au
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“TEN NO-” you covered yangyang’s mouth with both your hands, stopping him from interrupting ten.
the male in front of you continued, “as i was saying, yangyang has this grand romantic gesture on how to confess his feelings to you but shit hit the fan” you nodded, hands still clamping his mouth.
someone made up a rumour that yangyang was seeing other people when he was obviously into you. to avoid a misunderstanding, he explained everything to you including his feelings.
“first, he’d take you out on a date. arcade, the mall, buy you whatever you want and stuff. Then he’d take you to the beach to watch the sunset” ten continued.
yangyang muffled something against your hands, making you remove them. “i prepared everything from the picnic blanket, a cooler full of coke, basket full of your favourite snacks and a bouquet of fresh pink peonies, your favourite.” he said, face flushed pink in embarassment. with a sigh, he carried on.
“we’d stay in each other’s embrace, talking about everything and anything with Matt Maltese playing. then i’ll hand you a handwritten letter with my honest feelings since I’m terrible with words.”
the smile on your face never left, only grew as he kept going on and on about his plan. your cheeks physically hurt from smiling too hard and when he didn’t say anything, you assumed he finished talking.
“you did all of that for me?” a part of you still can’t believe he planned all that but god he’s so cute when he’s shy.
all he did was nodded, still not meeting your eyes. a million thoughts race through his mind most of them with a negative outcome. why are you so quiet? are you gonna laugh at him? why aren’t you saying anything?
cupping his face, you kissed him. You felt him tensed up for a bit before reciprocating the kiss. your hands slid down to wrap around his neck and his around your waist.
this is what he’s been waiting for. this moment right here right now. your lips,his lips, apocalypse. he dreamt about this for so long ever since he set his eyes on you in the library.
so soft. strawberry flavoured lip balm. his new favourite flavour.
yangyang was pulling you closer, lips slowly moving against yours before a cough interrupted the sweet moment. the two of you pulled away from each other to face ten, arms folded with a teasing expression.
“i’ll leave you two but please don’t make out in broad daylight. at least wait till it’s nighttime.” he winked before leaving.
you turned to face yangyang but his eyes were already focused on you with the widest smile on his face. the glint of pure euphoria and lovesickness evident just from the way he looks at you.
“we have to redo the date” you were adamant about it.
“now?”
“now.”
#yangyang scenarios#yangyang blurbs#liu yangyang#liu yangyang wayv#wayv yangyang imagines#yangyang soft hours#nct yangyang#wayv imagines#yangyang smut#yangyang drabbles#yangyang my love.#CLEAR OUT THE DRAFTS#cobwebs everywhere in there#lvlyworks
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Got any leoichi headcanons brewing???
Nice I've been waiting for some asks regarding Leoichi tho i have to admit some are from the top of my head.
Heres some Headcanons
For Yuichi
Yuichi love to info dump Leo with Yokai facts
Leo taught him how to skateboard, tho he did get a little hurt while learning tho just means his medic boyfriend gets to give him more attention.
Gets really overwhelmed after work or nexus battles. So Leo helps him calm down.
Asks Leo for advice on being an older sibling to the Neko Kitties. This is only bc Leo convinced him that he was the oldest. "Raph, oh his turtle species is just really big." Finds out soon after that isn't the case.
Places his chin on Leo when he's feeling a bit clingy (bc rabbits do that show "mine"
Alternatively if Leo holds out his hand, Yui will place his chin on it 100% of the time
Low spice tolerance
For Leo
Always and i mean ALWAYS, makes tortoise and the hare jokes with him and talking about him.
Loves to play with Yuichi's ears because he doesn't have external ears so it's a fascinating concept to him
Dyed Yuichi's ears blue one time, gave him the nickname, Blue Bunny, for a while and would always give him ice cream for the pun, Yuichi still doesn't get that reference.
The better fighter but only because he has more control over his impulses.
High spice tolerance
Both
Banned from the movie theater in Big Mama's Hotel, Yuichi slashed a big whole in the screen while Leo just pointed and laughed.
Meditation sessions every day, over the phone or during sleep overs. Leo taught Yuichi some tips on how to let thoughts go and some breathing exercises
Yuichi will always kill five more people than Leo will ever kill. It's always five more, apocalypse or not.
Yuichi teaches Leo Japanese and Leo thinks he taught Yuichi Spanish.
They eat cucumber grown from auntie's garden together on hot summer days.
They flirt everywhere, out in the battle field, at work, in the nexus medical bay.
Gets jealous of each other when it comes to body mods when they're older like Leo hates that he doesn't have ears to pierce whenever he sees Yuichi's and Yuichi wishes he could have a cool tattoo like Leo.
Arcade dates. Though did lead to them dealing with a version of Tempestra.
I'll post more but this is all i got so far🤷🏽♂️
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I've mentioned a couple of times now that I'm writing FNV fanfic but I haven't mentioned my plan to force my brother to read it. He hasn't played FNV so I made a separate info document that should help him understand what's going on in the story. That document includes character introductions and for some reason I thought that it would be a great idea to draw a picture of every single character that appears in the story. Here's just some of the most important characters, further ramblings about them under the cut.
Yes Man - The best boy! Georgia may be loyal to House but she just couldn’t bring herself to destroy Yes Man. Instead she hid him in her apartment in Novac where he has been for years all alone. Don’t worry, he’s totally fine with it (:
Bingo - The previous leader of Boot Riders. He challenged Benny to a duel, which didn’t go well for Bingo. He might be dead but his legacy still lingers. In ‘All Roads’ comic there was one panel that showed what Boot Riders looked like so I based Bingo’s clothing on that panel combined with some of my own ideas.
Robert House - For once I wanted to draw him wearing something other than a suit. He’s interesting character because even though the fic revolves so much around him and other characters quostioning his decisions and actions I try to make him appear only rarely in-person.
Swank - It's hard to see but he holds jack of diamonds, the same card FNV collector's edition card deck assigned to him. While Benny was away Swank acted as temporal leader of Chairmen. Honestly he feels like even before that he was the one who actually run the place.
Benny - You all know him, he's one of the main characters! If Chairmen knew even half of the things he has done they would hate him. So he didn’t tell them any of the shady things he did. And to his bafflement he slowly realized that the only person he can be honest to is Georgia.
Georgia Well - Courier Six! The other main character! She may be widely admired around Mojave but she only lets very few people get to know the real her. And she absolutely latches onto those people. Unfortunately when she sided with House that caused domino effect that eventually caused her closest friends, Arcade and Boone, to leave her. So all she had left was House. Then Benny returned
Jane - In my version Jane was an actress who also happened to be literal rocket scientist. People tended to focus on former part of her identity while House became enamored with her because of the latter part.
Emily Ortal - In my fic Emily has become the new regional administrator of Followers of the Apocalypse. I like Julie Farkas but there were already too many characters and the story worked better if Emily had that role.
Dorothy de Struction - an OC. Some FNV characters are based on historical figures, for example House on Howard Hughes and Benny on Benjamin Siegel, and Dorothy is based on countess Dorothy Di Frasso. And if you know anything about the relationship between her and Siegel you can guess what kind of relationship this Dorothy has with Benny.
#fnv#fallout#fallout new vegas#yes man fnv#Bingo the Boot Rider#mr house#robert edwin house#robert house#swank fnv#benny fallout#benny fnv#benny gecko#courier 6#georgia well#jane fnv#emily ortal#dorothy de struction
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Wanted to share some of the kits I've made for fun. This is why I thought your rpg kit looked awesome.
I used Altoid tins to make pocket-sized kits that hold together some of my corvid treasures and trinkets.
This is all about my precious shiny prize loot that I won fair and square by having fun and participating in small adventures. Trinkets from adventures at the skate rink, an arcade museum, and of course, Chuck e cheeses. Also, ice cream and science fair fun.
I am tentatively calling this one "scouts honor".
The green altiods tin kinda pulled everything together. The patch and pins were found a thrift store, and the mending kit. The ☘️sticker is from the school book fair, the wwf cards from the library book sale and the bee erasers from a 4-H booth at the science fair.
Lastly, this one is nameless, but it is an expression of my love for scavengercore and post-apocalyptic fictional worlds. And my Fallout fandom.
I found like 98% of this kit in the wild as trash and found objects. The tins, pins, and tiny camera are bits I already had. If I was cosplaying a Fallout or post-apocalyptic OC, I would definitely have this kit in my pocket. I like to imagine it would be hard to find a hardware store in an apocalypse world, and these little bits of trash would come in handy.
They are fun to make and fun to play around with. And they inspire stories and world building , which is fun.
Thanks for letting me share.
#and there simply isn't enough fun in the world #which is a shame #people and creatures need fun #I also love weird cringy shit, so bite me.
#ravencore#trinket kits#corvidcore#hoard#trinkets#crowcore#gremlincore#dragoncore#kidcore#scavengercore#fun#keep it cringe#or i will haunt you in your nightmares
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There's something freeing about living in the post-apocalypse. There wasn't anything much I or anyone I lived at the same time as could do that would be worse than the Great War. You can be a truly despicable human being, but you weren't the guys who pressed the big red button. The technology to end the world might have been lost.
I know my actions are contributing to the apocalypse now and there's nothing I can do about it. My finger is on the big red button, but I can't not buy anything. I can't not contribute to carbon emissions. Kind of fucked to be a denizen of the pre-apocalypse, huh?
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forever, winter
with my whole heart, I love you forever
word count : 2.3k
genre : fluff, date with minjeong after a long time; gn! reader x idol! winter
tw : none :)
status : one-shot; pt. 2/2; part 1
a/n : my girl deserves all the love in the world so here's to me hoping she had a great day as usual :3 enjoy !!
"look they're selling bunggeo-ppang there!"
"woah woah, calm down baby."
*bunggeo-ppang : fish-shaped pastry stuffed with filling*
she had already dashed over to the stall selling fresh bunggeo-ppang, hopping a little as she saw the sight.
and so were you as you were glad she loved the date so far. too early to say but still, that smile never faltered the moment you told her about today's plans. it was about 11 in the morning, a little late for a morning and a little late for lunch so there weren't many people.
before you knew it, minjeong had already come back to you with two freshly made bunggeo-ppang in her tiny hands.
"custard cream?"
"as usual."
it was rather cold, so you replaced the warmth with your hand, intertwined with hers as you walked along the paved pathway. her eyes wandered off to the beautiful ornaments and decorations that brightened up the park.
you stared into her orbs, observing every sparkle that appeared when she talks about the beauty of the park. but of course, they sparkle all the time but you knew they were different with the sparkle of astonishment. while you were distracted by her beauty. you didn't admit that you were about to burn a hole in her head when she caught you staring as she whipped her head to your side.
but you knew, she loved seeing you whipped for her and you definitely wouldn't stop being. to be honest, who wouldn't be when you have the sweetest, kindest, and wonderful person as your girlfriend?
"where are we going next?"
"the arcade. it's a little far so take a nap if you want to."
"hmm? aren't we going to mr. hwang's?"
"nah, I thought it'd be boring if we always go there, it's another one in the city."
"don't tell me..."
'yes, it's the one with VR-'
before you could even finish, she already sent a hundred of cat punches on your arm. you winced in pain, although they didn't really hurt. her worried expression was too adorable to not coo over, so you can say it's a tactic to bring it out.
minjeong loved gaming and she was good at it. she had her eye on the VR arcade for some time now, but she never had the chance to go with her workload.
the ride wasn't too long, for about 20 minutes, which was definitely worth the drive after seeing your baby feeling all giddy as she waited for her experience of VR gaming.
"come on, let's go!"
she just couldn't wait till you locked your car, barely managing to hear the beep of it locking. sometimes you wished she hadn't been so addicted to gaming. you definitely didn't want her to ignore you again, reminiscing that time she spent hours with gardenscapes. it took you almost a week to break the addiction of hers, which you were glad that it ended rather quick.
for the final one, she ever so insisted that you guys try the zombie apocalypse one. despite knowing that you had a fear for those brain-diet creatures. nonetheless, you gave in when she gave you the puppy eyes and biggest pout. knowing that you won't ever be able to ignore.
"alright! but only one game! I'm not going through that another time."
"yes sir."
of course, it didn't end majestically with your high-pitched screams for your life. you didn't know that minjeong had took off her headset and took a video of you fighting with 'zombies'. before you knew it, the simulation had finished, indicating that they beat the round. you started sweating, if that was the end of the round, meant there would be the next.
thank God the next round was still under development, making you let go of the breath you didn't know you even held. minjeong just got herself concrete evidence to tease you for the next whole year. grunts and laughter were all that was heard as you made your way to the next and last destination for your date.
"a bookstore? the last time I checked, you didn't like reading?"
"it's not just an ordinary bookstore, you can choose what to read based on your mood."
she still couldn't get herself to see you bring her to a bookstore when the last time she did, you fell asleep 15 minutes after entering.
"hey, I know last time was my hibernation but trust me, you won't even bother to look for me."
"I'm listening and I'm intrigued. you may proceed."
giving you the sheepish smile when you were given instructions by the front counter. again, little minjeong was fascinated with how the world has evolved in this era. as if she wasn't born in the 21st century?
this place was the most important out of all the ones you went to. you knew she needed to come here, although she never pestered you to bring her here.
rewinding back, you peeked into her studio to check on her her when you saw papers scattered on the table and crumpled papers piling in the bin. that was when you knew she was having trouble writing lyrics. once dreamt of becoming a producer yourself, writing lyrics was a pain in the ass so you could relate to her a lot.
you spent days looking for the perfect remedy to the concern until you stumbled across this small corner bookstore that tailored to peoples' moods. declaring that this may help, here you are with her wandering off to the poetry section as she searched for the book she picked.
you decided to look for a random book to prevent the girl from teasing you again for falling asleep like last time. the place had comfortable seats for people to smitten themselves with their favorite book and comfy atmosphere. when you finally found your baby curled up in a corner, so did your lips.
she wasn't tiny, but she was. you weren't making any sense but whatever. what mattered was that she seemed to be having some thoughts that weren't disturbing, running in her head. you let her be, aware that bothering her would do no good for you both.
minjeong was so immersed in the reading, almost missing your presence as you took the empty spot next to her. you got yourself a comic book to cater to your preferences of a larger ratio of graphics than words. the actions next to you caught your attention when you saw her take a notepad out from her bag, scribbling some words down.
the sun had set and the street lights flickered on when the lovebirds made their way home for dinner. you two had been craving for some warm food when the cold struck the night, which aunt choi's noodle stall was perfect.
"as usual aunt choi, but make it spicy."
"alright, two bowls of spicy noodle soup with fried tempura!"
"are you sure you can handle?"
"what, of course! how bad can it be?"
"the last time we had spicy chicken, you bottomed up a whole cup of coke before you had even finished half the chicken."
"hey, I'm pretty sure the chicken was spicier than it originally was supposed to be!"
"plus!"
whenever you were try to emphasize something or 'clear your name', you'd always express them with your hand gestures. and minjeong always found it funny and cute of you as you never seem to lose your cool when you two first met.
now was a different story. the more time spent together meant more memories and moments of weirdness that were to be recorded down in history. like that spicy chicken event.
she stayed silent, just staring at you with the warmest and loving gaze. that's when you realized you were rambling on. your ears might have turned a slight shade of red, earning teases from our girlfriend who probably lived to tease.
"here's your order!"
you were more than grateful that the food had arrived, would have been better if it were earlier. like every other time, you two found food more interesting than anything else at the moment. not to mention, the two of you were starving, having skipped lunch and shared a small bowl of curry rice at the bookstore a few hours ago.
a nice hot shower eased your nerves as you finished washing up after minjeong. she was nowhere to be seen in the room, you figured she had gone to the studio to finish up the lyrics. you were proud and glad that she was able to arrange her thoughts and finalize the demo. the due date wasn't too early but she definitely wanted to get it done and have time to make amendments if needed.
"sounding like an angel, honey."
"is it good?"
"the best."
"no like seriously."
"yeah, I'm serious. you know how I'm particular when it comes to music."
"I guess so."
"kim minjeong. it. is. a. masterpiece."
she giggled at your expressions as you made your way next to her. a few clicks, some commands on the keyboard and she saved the file, exporting it into a mp3. turning to you, she wrapped her arms around you as she rested her chin on your shoulder. she loved the scent of your shampoo, a mix of coconut and argan oil. not too strong, yet memorable.
"thank you for today, I loved every part of the date."
"it's the least I can do, you never seemed to rest even on days off and plus, my dear girlfriend deserves the love and care."
you kissed her nose, her scrunching it as she found it ticklish every time you do so. don't get her wrong, she loves it, the feeling of your lips lingers, making her heart stir a little every time. you two gazed into each other's eyes, exchanging your own language of love instead of verbal words. only God knows how exactly communication was going on.
"wanna give it a listen?"
"sure, I just know it's song of the year."
she chuckled at how supportive you were, both amused and glad that you were there for her. sharing each side of the earphones, she played the very final final version of her self-composed song. you had always knew that her voice was angelic but this time, it was beyond. words couldn't describe how you felt, you had your mouth agape the entire time.
placing your chin on your hand, you didn't know what to think as you organized everything, searching for the correct description of what you've experienced. she looked at your with hope that you loved it and one part of her believing that you had constructive criticism for it too.
"kim minjeong, you're crazy. absolutely nuts."
"is it bland? is it repetitive? is it-"
"IT'S AMAZING WHAT DO YOU MEAN BLAND??? IT IS SO COLORFUL I THOUGHT I MET THE LEPRECHAUN AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW!!! COME HERE YOU LIL GENIUS"
you were worried that you might have overreacted but who cares, this was probably the first song to make you feel the butterflies in a while. by a while, you meant her group's last release, which wasn't too long ago. but hey, she wrote this masterpiece. winter of aespa wrote this, kim minjeong wrote this, your wonderful, talented and beautiful girlfriend wrote this.
you were so lost in your own thoughts, you shut out whatever that interrupted, including minjeong's taps on your shoulder and her calls for you to loosen the grip. she wasn't breathing properly, which prompted you to reach for the hand fan in the corner. you gave her an apologetic face while controlling your laughter as you noticed how red her face was. both from the tight grip as well as the blush from how hyped you were after listening to the song.
"do you think the A&R team will put this into the next album?"
"I don't see why not, it's got the aespa feels, it's not the norm of a song plus, it's your composition."
"but there are so many other phenomenal composers who make our songs."
"and there's only one kim minjeong, winter of aespa, who can write amazing songs including this one. trust me honey, they'll put it in the album. before you know it, they'll probably get the rest to record, and you taking the seat outside the recording booth, directing on how you want the song to be."
she held your hands as she caressed them with soft strokes and you felt the warmth creeping up to your heart like magic. flashing you her signature smile, you returned the favor as you two cleaned up the place before slipping off to dreamland.
when you were both snuggled together in bed, the lyrics of her song struck curiosity in you.
"minjeong-ah."
"hmm?"
"the lyrics, were they about me?"
'oh, is my baby bear getting confident?"
"I mean! I sounded like you were, you know, that second verse- you know what forget it."
she doubled in laughter after seeing you flustered as you definitely didn't mean for the question to come off in that way but it did, now that you replayed the scene in your head.
"it is."
you swore even your hands started sweating from how hot you were feeling.
"pretty sure you heard that part where I wrote about how I was grateful to have this person in my life and how they changed me."
"that person is, indeed you. after I read some poems and works at the bookstore today, it struck to me that I didn't need squeeze my brain juice to write generic lyrics. all I had to think of was you."
minjeong felt the vibrations after you let out a few chuckles, making her turn her head to look at you.
"you know, I'm glad to have you too in my life. as my friend, as my girlfriend and as my soulmate. have I ever told you how much I love you?"
"always. and I love you too, my baby bear."
"love you more, my winter."
#winter#kim minjeong#aespa#aespa fluff#aespa imagines#aespa scenarios#aespa x reader#winter x reader
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JUMP! Devlog, February 26, 2024 - Relationships & Modes of Play
1. Relationships
Something crucial is missing from JUMP!: relationships. What is shonen without devotion, friendship, and rivalry, all simmering with homoerotic tension? Absolutely nowhere, that's where.
Loyalties and Rivalries are simple markers of a Fighter's relationships with other Fighters. Each Playbook features a section on relationships that looks something like this:
Like Conditions, relationships can be gained & lost over the course of play - but that's about where the similarities end.
When you have a relationship with another Fighter, the two of you gain access to a couple of additional Beats and Bursts:
2. Modes of Play
JUMP! is a game about fighting. Which means that I've spent a lot of time thinking about out-of-combat play.
My first thought was to essentially ignore it. Let non-combat scenes happen as a conversation between players and not address it. I hate that idea. Even if it's simple and gets out of the way, I think there should be something to do mechanically when you're not fighting. I want to frame and facilitate the entire space of shonen battle storytelling, not just build a bloated standalone combat engine. I've already built a standalone combat engine - it's called DUEL, you should check it out.
My second thought was to do what I've been doing already: model play after the Apocalypse Engine. This idea feels better, but I still don't like it. I like the Apocalypse Engine a lot, and cheating off its homework when making a game that models genre fiction is generally a good idea, I think. But in my opinion, adding PbtA-style Moves to JUMP! would cross the line, and I'd just be fully Powering my game by the Apocalypse.
Idea number 3 is to follow the advice of itch.io user DeReel:
This is a great idea. Wanderhome is a great game, undoubtedly one of my all-time favorites. This comment actually got me on the train of thought that developed into Beats and Bursts. As for out-of-combat play, though, I don't know. It feels so good on paper, but... something isn't right about it. I can't really put my finger on it, but my gut tells me that this isn't the way.
Here's the current idea: eliminate the distinction between Combat and Not Combat. It involves a couple of very technical and pretty boring-to-read tweaks to the Bidding system, but essentially, this is how it works.
During a scene, whenever a fighter triggers the conditions of a Beat, that beat activates - no matter what. This means that during a scene, a person's Pools will be fluctuating regardless of if a fight is going on. Then, if a fighter for any reason goes head to head against another character, whether it be an argument over food prices or an intense tactical debate, a Contest is initiated. This doesn't trigger a full fight - it's equivalent to a contested roll in another game.
This all works exactly how a proper Combat works, and that's he idea. This will hopefully give out-of-combat fight a bit more texture, and saves me the trouble of having to pile on another new set of systems atop what I currently have. The only thing that changes when a proper fight starts is the introduction of an arcade-fighter style "first to three" system, replacing the Conflict meter from the prototype.
I've got more brewing down the line alongside all this - I've almost got Powers cracked, and I'm chugging away at the nitty-gritty details of the playbooks. Once I've got a draft of all that ironed out, I have a couple of ideas for measuring game time and creating Arcs.
Right now, I'm hunting for an illustrator! I need somebody with an anime/manga style (think Naruto or Fullmetal Alchemist), who has space for 10-20 illustrations, paid upfront per piece. If that's work that sounds up your alley, or if you know someone who fits the bill, please reach out to me at [email protected].
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Fallout New Vegas Live-Blog Part 6
(b ᵔ▽ᵔ)b Today was all about Quests!!!!
My Courier FINALLY figured out how she wanted to use the HELIOS One and decided to equally distribute the power to everyone.
I forgot to mention before the Honest Hearts DLC I recruited Toby's boy Arcade Gannon! The way he deflects is really funny but I hope OPENS UP ALREADY!!! So I can unlock his Quest soon.
Since it was possibly Ulysses who left ED-E for me I decided to finish the ED-E My Love Quest 👀. I didn't realize this until after I killed The Brotherhood of Steel but A LOT of ways to unlock ED-E's Log 2 File was through them. Whoops no regrets.
ヾ( ^∀^ )ﾉ Luckily on accident I spoke with a random NCR solider in the HELIOS One who activated it!
Not long afterwards I was contacted by a member of the Followers of the Apocalypse named April Mortimer.
The developers forgot to change her dialogue if you kill the Brotherhood of Steel beforehand because she says, "I monitored a communication earlier between you and someone with the Brotherhood of Steel."
Which did NOT happen. My Courier is the LAST person they'd want to communicate with.
Anyway I met up with her and she took ED-E to do some upgrades. (っ ᵔ◡ᵔ)っFelt like I was dropping my kid off at Daycare.
Anyway while ED-E got upgraded I finally worked on helping Freesideヽ(ˇ∀ˇ )ゞ!!!
I helped Bill Ronnie with his alcoholism and Jacob Hoff kick his addiction to chems. From there I resolves the conflict between the King and the NCR. (¬_¬ ) Pacer SUCCCCKKKKKKKSSS and I don't understand why The King hasn't punished him for his outlandish behavior.
(ﾉ^ヮ^)ﾉ Since I helped so much The King let me be the first female to EVER join their group ☆!!!
I don't think this was intentional but for some reason The King had members of his group stop me EIGHT times while in Freeside to give me a gift. The gifts ranging from Stimpacks to Banana Yucca Fruit.
I then worked on some Quests for the Atomic Tango like collecting debts. ( ^_^)ゞ Except I got kinda lazy, lied and paid off two of the three people's debts. They want me to kill someone in The Strip but I'm not sure if I'm going to do that.
I then met a Ghoul comedian named Hadrian who ROASTED ME!!!!
I'm not kidding the first time he talks to you it's like this: https://youtube.com/shorts/xevZB9tAoBY?si=RZVuMHtKUJ_2QpzY
To be fair he thought I was the heckler hired to spice up his shows. In the end I helped him get out of his contract, hired him at The Tops and got a free performance!!
I then worked on the Wang Dang Atomic Tango Quest. I need to recruit three adult performers. Getting Santiago to join was easy because he was the person whose debt I collected. From there I recruited that cool Cowboy Ghoul Beatrix Russell who was working for the Followers of the Apocalypse.
Then last . . . I needed to create a sexbot.
MY POOR COURIER GOT UNINTENTIONALLY FLAMMED DURING THIS QUEST LMAO!!!!!
My Courier: "Yeah what kind of weirdos would want to have sex with a robot . . ."
After creating Fisto the sexbot (whose services I reject). I delivered him to James Garret AND THIS GUY ACTS LIKE A KID IN A CANDY STORE!!!!!!
He's wayyyyyyy too excited for someone who TOTALLY doesn't have a disgusting robot fetish. Talking about he's been looking one for YEARS and word for word, "Imagine the possibilities! It didn't happen to come with an owner's manual, did it? Aw, forgot it- trial and error should do it.
HE'S ALSO A ROBOT FUCKER!!!!!!
My Courier currently has a crush on Yes Man but they aren't actually together (yet). I like to imagine while away during the Old World Blues and Honest Hearts DLCS she thinks about him a lot.
It's only when she returns and sees him for the first time it hits her like, "oh." I like him more as more than a friend. You know how time apart makes the heart grow fonder? Yeah ANWAY SHE TAKES A PAGE OUT OF DR. BOROUS' BOOK AND IMMEDIATELY BURIES IT SINCE NOWS NOT THE TIME!!!!!
My Courier: "It's not healthy for me to bury my guilt and feelings over what I did to the Khans *has crush on Yes Man* BURY THAT!!! BURY THAT!!!!"
Also I paid James Garret the robot lover to raise my reputation so I went from being liked to idolized.
I mentioned in an earlier post that before turning over the evidence of Alice McLafferty and the Silver Rush to Jackson at Mojave Outpost I wanted to work on some of their Quests. So I knocked out a bunch of them. You Can Depend on Me (excluding Running off the Runners) and the Pressing Matters for Alice.
Afterwards I did the Bird of a Feather for the Silver Rush. Helping until I received an order to Bring Cass to Jean-Baptiste . . .
She was with me when he asked LOL.
They'll kill her if I point that out so we left, went to Mojave Outpost and reported what they were doing. Since I only imagined my Courier and Cass teaming up to resolve this issue afterwards they had a drink together (my Courier doesn't drink alcohol but Cass does) before parting ways for good.
I didn't mention this earlier but when killing the Khans FOR SOME REASON a random Powder Ganger member was there??!!
No idea why he was at Red Rock Canyon but when killing the Khans I accidentally killed him.
This caused me to be Vilified by the Powder Gangers.
I didn't think it was a big deal because I assumed if I rescued the Powder Gangers from the Legion (who didn't see me because I used a Stealth Boy), convinced Chavez to leave and dealt with Cooke in Vault 19 I'd be fine.
WRONG!!!! No matter what I do the Powder Gangers will attack me. So my Courier gained a bunch of good Karma killing them all.
I like to imagine that they figured out my Courier killed the Fiends and assumed she'd come for them. Especially with the whole conflict between Goodsprings and the Powder Gangers that happened. Which is why they became so hostile since A RANDOM POWDER GANGER BEING WITH THE KHANS MAKES NO SENSE!!!
She actually considered MAYBE giving them a chance to redeem themselves but once they attacked first it was all over.
Part 1-5 and DLCs below:
In Order:
Part 1:
https://www.tumblr.com/maddymoreau/738944610851864576/i-spent-a-majority-of-my-time-exploring-the-top?source=share
Part 2:
https://www.tumblr.com/maddymoreau/739188768511229952/finally-leaving-the-strip-i-worked-on-a-quest?source=share
Part 3:
https://www.tumblr.com/maddymoreau/739399214287749120/fallout-new-vegas-live-blog-i-was-looking-at-a?source=share
Part 4:
https://www.tumblr.com/maddymoreau/739493595514634240/fallout-new-vegas-live-blog-part-4-i-went-on-a?source=share
Old World Blues DLC:
https://www.tumblr.com/maddymoreau/739827733183512576/i-loved-this-dlc-so-much?source=share
Honest Hearts DLC:
https://www.tumblr.com/maddymoreau/740006126331035648/fallout-new-vegas-honest-hearts-dlc-%E3%82%9E-after?source=share
Part 5:
https://www.tumblr.com/maddymoreau/740067783848640512/fallout-new-vegas-live-blog-part-4-since-i?source=share
#Also I spared Meyers.#I love making a Yes Man simp posts at the top of my Live-Blogs because 1. They're fun but 2. Because it helps remind me which post is which#Fallout New Vegas#MadisonPlaysFalloutNewVegas#Long Post#Long Text
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hiiii!! congrats on 1.5k thats amazing!! if youre still taking requests for the event. could i get ☠️🦖 “I’m trying to do the right thing! Don’t you see that?” with Arcade? (romanced or not) thank you!!
Yessssss, Arcade! And angst! This is so fun!
It's not too crazy angst fest, like some of the others, but hopefully still along the lines of what you were looking for. And I'm not quite sure how I feel about my writing in this one, but.... I've looked at it enough times that I just need to send it out into the world, lol.
Anyway, I hope you like it! 😁
"I'm trying to do the right thing, can't you see that?" Arcade pleaded as genuinely as Six had seen him, his green eyes shining brightly with the conviction of his beliefs. "That's why I joined the Followers, why I spend my days trying to help people to the best of my abilities. Or did you think that was all part of some big, Enclave plot?"
He waved his hands about dramatically, and Six's nostrils flared in annoyance.
"No, that, I'm okay with." They ignored his snide question, "Helping people isn't a problem, obviously, and... I know that you aren't a part of that group anymore, but... it's your clear idolization of your former faction that I-- I just can't stand it, Arcade." Their voice nearly broke at that, their fingers curling and tensing into fists where they held their hands at their sides. "After everything I've heard about the Enclave, everything they've done... They were fascists, they were self-centered and cruel and so fanciful and grandiose with their beliefs of re-creating the world from before the war that they consistently committed crimes against humanity without any sort of consideration, without a second thought!"
"While that interpretation was a bit dramatic for my taste, still, I'm not denying any of that." He said coolly, "But I also can't deny the fact that they were my family. Whether or not I agreed with their ideologies, well... what choice did I have? I was a kid."
"And what about now?" Six had calmed themselves, but still, an urgency remained in their voice.
He nearly rolled his eyes at it.
"Now?" Arcade scoffed, "What do you think?"
"I'm asking you, Arcade." They punctuated their words with a firm step forwards, challenging.
"Very well, Six, let's examine this." His eyes blazed as, he too, moved forward in response, his hands coming together in a definitive clap, acting as punctuation.
"So, to start off, fleeing my home and faction with my mother after my father was killed, laying low and hiding from, well, pretty much everyone given how the Brotherhood and the NCR felt about this 'family business' of mine. Would you say, I mean, are my actions aligning with Enclave ideals so far? I'm not sure, but I'll go on anyway." Six's nostrils flared once more at the dry ire accompanying his words, but they remained silent.
"Growing up around the remnants of the Enclave," He continued, "while remaining as hidden as we could on the outskirts of NCR land. Doing some farming, foraging, learning what we could from those around us, now that we were out of our small community and entering into the great, wide wasteland, sure, yeah, that might have been pretty fascist of us, I could give you that--"
"Arcade, this isn't what I meant, and you know it. I was talking about how you're--"
"Now. Okay yeah, you're right. All of that was just about ancient history at this point, huh? Given that you can only recall... what? Your life for the past year? Yeah, I was going too far back. Let's stop and consider your place in all this."
"Arc--" Their fists clenched, but he tried to ignore it as he held up a finger to keep from being interrupted again.
"Ah, ah. I'm working on it, tenere vos equos." His voice and expression were wild with vicious sarcasm as he carried on his speech. "When you met me, I was working for the Followers of the Apocalypse, after being trained as a doctor, trying to find the cures to certain ailments through the use of local plants, which, while gloriously and ironically unfruitful work, it was-- in my fascist opinion-- a noble pursuit."
Six was silent as he finished, their deadpan expression difficult to read.
Which is the preferable alternative to being outwardly pissed off, so I suppose I'll take it.
"I was doing that, anyway." Arcade continued, the smallest tinge of humor creeping back into his voice after it's previous indignation, "Until some dusty nobody stumbled in and said they needed a handsome doctor to help them, what was it? Be a 'better person' and 'save the Mojave' and become 'much more charming' with said doctor's assistance."
Their lips twitched, a telltale sign that he almost had them.
"Look, I know how it looks. I know my past is as checkered as your crazy would-be murderer's tacky suit jacket, but... I wouldn't have even bothered telling you about it if I didn't think I could trust you."
Six looked down at that, their eyebrows scrunching together, wrinkling their forehead slightly, and shifting the remaining scarred skin left from the bullets that nearly killed them.
Arcade's own chest gave a brief ache of sympathy.
We both have scars. Their's are just out here for all to see.
"It's not something I go around advertising, you know? Like you said, the Enclave weren't the most, ah, popular group."
"Then..." They spoke up finally, their voice quiet, but sincere. "Why did you tell me?"
Arcade's brows rose.
"You need your ears checked? Because I've got the special stethoscope and everything, we could do it right now."
Now a soft laugh left them, and the doctor's eyes crinkled a bit with his returned hint of a grin.
"Okay, you trust me... but..."
"Why?" He repeated for them.
Six nodded.
"Do you really want to stand out here in the sun all day? Because, well, it's a pretty long list. What do you say we just do the short version, save from being sunburnt, you know, non perdis tempus nec meum." They nodded like they did know, even though Arcade doubted that they did, he continued on without bothering to translate.
"But I've known you a year now, which, yeah, not too long, but still... we've stuck together longer than I've been around anyone but a few... choice affiliates and family members in my life, and you've... You've accepted me. As cheesy as that sounds," He chuckled, losing himself briefly to the sincerity of his confession, "You've pretty much been the first one. No one else has gotten here, to this point. They all leave before it can happen. But you... well, obviously you didn't. I figured... If you can put up with the rest of me, why not one last-ditch effort? See how handsome and charming you really think I am. See if it's enough to keep you around, despite everything else about me. Despite my fascism and perceived affiliation to crimes against humanity, my boring personality..."
"Well... It was." Six said quietly, and Arcade's eyes snapped to theirs. "I know that... That I might've reacted a little harshly to you telling me about your past, about your family and... and the Enclave, but... All that you've done, for others and for me, it all speaks volumes. And it speaks volumes in Latin, so it's also unfalteringly charming."
"Ahh, yes. Just like the rest of me, right?" Arcade winked, and Six only shook their head.
"Don't make me redact my statement, doctor." They said with a grin, "Because I reserve my right to do so."
"But you wouldn't." He shot back, his eyes narrowing playfully, "Else, you would have done it by now. Ne minaris quod facere non potes, Six."
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