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Character, book, and author names under the cut
Alucard Emery- Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab
Pacer Wicks- Check, Please! By Ngozi Ukazu
Ballister Blackheart- Nimona by N.D. Stevenson
Tayend of Tremmelin- Magician’s Guild series by Trudi Canavan
#Alucard Emery#Shades of Magic series#Shades of Magic#a darker shade of magic#adsom#VE Schwab#Pacer Wicks#omgcp#check please!#Ngozi Ukazu#Ballister Blackheart#Nimona#N.D. Stevenson#Tayend of Tremmelin#Magician’s Guild series#The Novice#The High Lord#Trudi Canavan#lgbt books#polls#queer book character tournament 2.0
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#best childhood book#poll#the guardian herd#a snicker of magic#the adventurer’s guild#tuesday mcgillycuddy#windsingers#dark fusion#myth o mania#knights of the borrowed dark#the vengekeep prophecies#earthaven
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Propaganda
Kim Novak (Vertigo, Bell, Book, and Candle)— She fought as much as she could to be able to preserve her own identity within the crushing hollywood system. She refused to change her czech last name and fought for a higher salary once she discovered her male counterparts were getting payed significantly more, which was an incredibly risky thing to do. She went through so much hollywood bs like she was forced to drop her affair with Sammy Davis jr. She played her iconic role in Vertigo thinking about her own oppressive and significant changes she had to undergo in order to fit in the tight hollywood mold which i think is partly why the movie is so beautiful and timeless. She is a gorgeous soul and a great artist.
Fredi Washington (Imitation of Life, The Emperor Jones)—She was a beautiful woman whose movie career was struck short because she refused to pass as white, but she did get to star with the greats like Cab Calloway, Hattie McDaniel, Paul Robeson, Duke Ellington, Louise Beavers, etc. Being a person of moral and conviction is hot. Also, she knew ballet and was a beautiful dancer in general.
This is round 3 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.
[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]
Kim Novak:
Fredi Washington propaganda:
Short Hollywood career for being too light-skinned to play maid roles, but too brown to be cast opposite a white man in the time. Civil Rights activist. Worked with Paul Robeson to create the Negro Actors Guild. Heavy work in theatre and the NAACP.
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Please do ramble in the tags about why you picked what you did!
Companion poll here! I'm curious, so please do both if you can! :)
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✨1,000 Followers Celebration!!✨
I can't describe how much being part of this community has meant to me. The first fic I posted here was in November in the middle of some major health and life crises (which I talk about in my about me post if you'd like to know), and I honestly don't know how I would have gotten through it without all of your support and encouragement, as well as all the laughs and good times that y'all have shared with me.
It blows my mind that there are 1,000 of you here 🤯🤯🤯 I'm so grateful for all the love, it means the world to me! 🖤🙏🏼
Here's what I've got going on:
I wanted to plan something extra special for this milestone, but y'all have been following me faster than I can write! For the 900 milestone I decided to circle back around to Numbers Game since it was the most requested fic, and I'm so happy that the bad men of the Cross Guild seem to be hitting the spot 😅
WIP Updates
I keep my current and upcoming wips + announcements listed on my pinned Masterlist post, and here's what I've got at the moment:
Numbers Game ~ Part 13 will be out later today!
Current WIPS: Numbers Game 14, and We've All Got Needs 28
Upcoming WIPS: Misty Eyes 6, 1 request, Wrong Side of the Bars 2, a few WAGN extra scenes, and 4 requests that came in while they were closed)
Announcements: Requests will remain closed until I complete the next batch of Numbers Game, as well as the requests on my list. I'm sorry for the delay, I keep turning them into multi-chaptered fics! If you've submitted a request, know that it is on my list, and I've already started outlining!
New Fic Rec Masterlist
I have been reading some amazing fics lately, please check out my new Fic Rec Masterlist, and show the authors some love!!
Fic & Personal Playlists
I never made playlists for writing until I was tagged in an ask game, and it was so fun! Typically my brain will only let me listen to the same 1-10 songs over and over for a month or more, lol. So in addition to the fic playlists I'm starting, I've made a playlist of my current hyperfixation songs if you'd like to check in on the sounds looping through my head that week 😅 Plus a dump playlist where I'm slowly adding all the past hyperfixation songs I can remember because sometimes I need to pull one back in when there's a void, lol.
I love getting song recs too! This reminds me of hooking up my dingy little ipod nano (that I still have, his name is Desmond 🥰) to all of my friend's computers to steal their music since I couldn't afford to buy my own 😅
TurtleTaub Current Hyperfixation Playlist
TurtleTaub All the Fixation's Playlist
Misty Eyes ~ Law x Reader Playlist
Bend Until You Break ~ Playlist
More to come, and feel free to send me song recs, they make me so happy 🥰🎶
Next Fic Poll
To celebrate this milestone I'm going to write one of the requests/wips of your choice that I've got on the books next.
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Nalini Chat w/ Ali Hazelwood
Some highlights from her chat today with Ali hosted by East City Bookshop.
she's currently writing the next Guild Hunter novel
Q: what is special about this book in the series for you?
A: This book is really about family and I think it's been a big thing throughout the series from the beginning. it felt like the right time in the timeline for this book to happen. Prepare to be emotionally destroyed. She cried writing it. It's a book about family and who we are and those who make us and influence our lives. There is joy! Really important book int he series because it closes a lot of loops which is important to move forward.
Q: what is it like to go back to raphael and elena after writing books about other characters?
A: It doesn't feel weird going back because they're always part of the books regardless of who we're focusing on. It's this massive world and we just went and visited someone else.
-they're the heart of the series. No matter where else we go they exist and are part of it in some way.
Q: When you weren't writing them did you miss them?
A: She does. The newsletter shorts are because she does miss them and writes for them when it's not their book. "I write my own fan fiction"
Q: Shorts in a collection?
A: yeah, if there was enough desire for it. She would go ahead and do that. She'll add it to the to do list and poll people if there is a want.
Q: What does she feel about werewolves lore in general since they're closest to changelings.
A: Would have been writing werewolf fan fiction had she known about it online. The only thing she didn't like was that they don't want to be werewolves.
Q: What you have written has influenced a generation of writters, how does that feel knowing you have been so impactful on the lives of so many people?
A: It's weird. It's a continuous timeline and you just go book to book without realizing the passage of time. Didn't set in until she got her 20 years in the publishing industry anniversary.
It's startling. Her hero is Anne Mcarthy and for someone to think of her in the same way is wild.
Q: is it difficult to write a highly anticipated character/pairing?
A: She's obsessed with them already for a while before introducing them. You really have to go into your own head and block out what people are expecting. That's the only way it'll be her own.
Q: Does it ever happen that you annoy yourself with your slowburn?
A: "I do and then i write it and release it 10 years later."
Q: Is Raphael's father going to come back?
A: "Well, he's dead."
Q: who is your favorite young character?
A: Really like writing all the kids. They're hilarious and fun to write. Really loves Izzy and wants to protect him the little baby angel. Curious to see who he'll be when he gets older with all these influences around him.
-Thought she would write a book about Elena's sisters but they appear a lot in Lineage and it closes up their stories enough that there is resolution and she won't be writing their own story.
-The series is slowly (slowly) wrapping up. It was always based around elena and raphael and it should end where it makes sense. not drag it out
-Possible she might do some novellas because there are things that can't be wrapped up in the books. Will absolutely keep writing shorts and adding them to the newsletter.
Q: Is there another series in the works for when GH is over?
A: Has an idea for a book she'd like to write but won't know if it's a series until it's written.
Q: Are we getting more of Illium and Aodhan?
A: It's the next book. it's a different book than Light. There's still some emotional stuff to take care of. There are also major changes in the world. get to see more of the other characters with them. The cover should match the Light one, complimentary.
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Adoption poll preliminary match 18
Liir Thropp (Wicked)
Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)
Sayo (I Need To Suck Blood Tonight)
Only two will move on
Propaganda under the cut
Liir Thropp (Wicked) Propaganda
Look, his dad died before he was even born, and then the poor kid’s mum was so traumatised by that that she blocked out her entire pregnancy, and can’t say for sure if he’s her kid.
He spends 6-7 years in a convent orphanage with his maybe mother, then gets dragged off to live in the mountains with his father’s widow and her kids, gets neglected by the adults, relentlessly bullied by his half-brother, then gets shut in a basement fish well by said half brother for days until he nearly drowns and nobody notices he’s gone!
Then soldiers turn up and he latches onto them because he’s so desperate for male authority figures, plus he starts to actually make friends with his half-sister, only for the soldiers kidnap and execute everyone but him, his mother and the senile old woman who seems to be doing most of the parenting— and that’s all before he’s even nine! And it doesn’t even encompass the two people he’d seen dead after his mother definitely didn’t kill them. By the end of the first book he’s spent another seven years living in isolation with his mother the mad monkey surgeon and her senile old nanny. Oh, also he’s seen at least one more brutal execution.
Oh, also he saw his first crush kill his mother within like two minutes of having his first kiss with her.
Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail) Propaganda
Her mom died, and her dad was so Oof that she ran away the first chance she got. She made herself some friends at the Fairy Tail guild, and they came to rescue her when her dad hired some other dudes to kidnap her back home (yeah, not winning anyn"father of the year" awards). He does have a semi-redemption, but it's partial and weird and not very well done; he pays for her apartment when she's away for years, and sends a birthday gift every year, but he dies before she can properly decide if she forgives him or not. BUT - my point is, she has a dead mom (who was Good) and a dead dad (who was Crap) and she needs a parental figure (or more) that isn't a pervy old man, gone more often than not, or already dealing with canon offspring. Give her a decent parent to give her away at her post-canon wedding! (I don't know if she actually gets married, but she still deserves All The Opportunities.)
Sayo (I Need To Suck Blood Tonight) Propaganda
the wettest, saddest, most pathetic old man you've ever seen. he looks like he was born in a cardboard box all alone. he's so so sad and i think getting adopted and cared for in a genuine sense would fix him
#adoption poll#tournament poll#liir thropp#wicked#lucy heartfilia#fairy tail#I need to suck blood tonight
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Seeding Round: Poll 8
Image IDs included! Click the images to see the full character please!
(The images included are of option 2, Balthazar D. Blackstone, and option 3, Halcyon.)
More about each NPC below the cut!
Character Descriptions are in the order of their appearance in the poll!
Character 1
Name: Joel
Party: Team Kill
Relationship to party: Party member and summoned helper of the Undead Cleric
What makes them the best NPC:
Joel is an 8 foot tall skeleton that leaves a trail of blood everywhere he goes, what's not to love? His entire purpose is actually to fish for his Summoner, who longs to be a fisherman but has no hands. He's rather skilled at it, but when he's not wielding a fish pole he's just as good at slinging a sword! At night, he spends his time standing over his summoner, who's deathly afraid of the moon. Although he can't talk to any other members of the party besides his summoner, he brings plenty of life (even though he lacks it himself) to the party!
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Character 2
Name: Balthazar D. Blackstone
Party: Emissaries of the Cradle of Twilight
Relationship to party: One PC's wizard mentor, killed another PC's family. Estranged grandfather figure.
What makes them the best NPC:
He is an ancient necromantic bone dragon/skeleton wizard. He has bound his magic in a spell to keep his pet dog around so he can see him once every 100 years!
He is helping the party fight the evil fascist empire. He is the wizard mentor of one of the party members, and also the dragon mentor (helped the PC do a ritual to become a dragon). When the party first met him he was called Magic Max and ran a small magical store. He has published books! He wears old fancy suits because he’s old as balls and likes that fashion best! He’s even trans!
Quote:
"For over a thousand years, I have resisted that covetous urge of our kind. But now, after residing here for only a month, seeing how wonderful life can be, being amongst those who have found safety here, it seems that I have made this whole city my hoard.
I didn’t even mean to."
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Character 3
Name: Halcyon
Party: Ambiscade Gang
Relationship to party: Weird friend and homie who was supposed to be a minor antagonist
What makes them the best NPC:
Halcyon looks and acts like she belongs in a 2006-America shopping mall. She is an incredible thief and has tall energy despite being a short king. She has a valley girl-ish accent but also sounds like she smokes three packs a day. Halcyon has the most insane weed strains in the world and also a weird-former-highschool-girlfriends thing with a friend of the party. She joined her current thieves' guild to spite her mom who runs another thieves' guild. She wants cars to exist so she can be a drunk driver. She's my everything.
Quote: "AYOO"
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Welcome to the Choices Book Club! We are currently reading Blades of Light & Shadow II. The book releases a new chapter every Friday on the Choices App.
This Week’s Chapter: Chapter 16: Pirates and Thieves
Question(s) of the Week:
How would you rate this chapter? [Vote Here]
What is your MCs greatest fear? MC mentioned vulnerability was Imtura's mom's greatest fear, so I was curious what your MCs fear.
Did you complete the After This Social Quest? Who did you steal a moment with? [Vote Here]
Did you complete the Stolen Moments Social Quest with Mal and his family? [Vote Here]
Did you acquire the invisibility stone? [Vote Here]
Do you have any personal HCs or beliefs for your MC regarding the upcoming battle?
What do you think we can expect in next week's chapter? How will things go at the thieves' guild? Will our beloved Aerin return? Will Valax show up to help? Will all seem lost? Is it the last chapter?
Please let me know if there are any other questions, polls, or prompts you think I should add for this week's chapter.
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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Lost Tracks of Time, Chapter 17
Summary: Sneasler is back and Ingo is healed, so it’s time for the team to get back to the Pearl Guild.
Author’s Note: Got another expositiony chapter, and this one is probably A Lot >_> Sorry about that. Next chapter will be better.
ALSO! I’m doing a poll about the next Derailed chapter! Y’all got one week to vote, I’m only doing one scenario. I can’t guarantee it’ll be posted before or after next chapter, but it’ll be done. The vote will close on May 21st at 12 PM PST! The link is: https://take.quiz-maker.com/poll4340898x5D6d42A0-136
Thank you @furiouskettle!
(Shippers DNI)
In one of Team Galaxy’s medical rooms, Sneasler, Ingo, and Emmet all sat in their own beds. Sneasler used reeds she collected to repair her basket. Ingo’s gem healed, so he spent his time reading the book Emmet got from Laventon. Emmet sat next to Ingo as his brother read the book. Chandelure floated above Ingo and slightly away from Emmet. Eelektross stood outside in the hallway, his head peaked into the room.
“…A region called Johto had a Magnet Train. It used two sets of magnets to levitate above the tracks and propel the train, and it could reach speeds over 400 kilometers per hour!” said Ingo. “I can’t picture that type of speed! Can you, Emmet or Sneasler?”
“It sounds cool,” Emmet said.
“Wow, that’s something,” Sneasler said. A mindless, repetitive activity could make her fall asleep, but Ingo’s talking served as good background noise while she focused on her weaving. She almost completed her task, too.
“It doesn’t seem like there were any trains in this region, which is a shame. Rescue Teams would benefit from a fast mode of transportation! We could even potentially visit multiple mystery dungeons in one day!” Ingo said.
“That… doesn’t sound… awful? Sounds like a lotta work, though.” Sneasler said. She finished weaving the basket and felt around to make sure it was sturdy.
“Eelektross, you must remember trains. Why did you not tell us what they were?” Emmet asked.
“Well, it’s hard to explain without pictures…” Eelektross twiddled his claws. “Also, I thought it’d be fun if you two rediscovered your special interest yourselves…”
“Well, I am enjoying learning about trains, so your gut instinct appears to be correct, Eelektross!” Ingo said.
“Oh, I just remembered something. Sneasler, why did you call Ingo a Warden?” Emmet asked.
Sneasler stopped inspecting her basket. She paused and turned to gaze to Emmet. “…When did I say that?” she asked.
“You called him “Warden Ingo” when you were attacking us, then you made him faint,” Emmet said without a crumb of politeness.
“That… does sound familiar,” Ingo said. His gaze took an express line to the distance. His appearance almost seemed to age as he tried to dig through his mind to find the meaning of that title. He wasn’t even sure how he knew that was a title specifically and not something else.
“Did I really say that?” Sneasler asked, almost horrified.
“Yes,” Emmet said.
Sneasler brought her hand to her mouth briefly, then she lowered it to her chin to rest on. “Warden. …It’s a term from when humans were a thing. There were… special humans who kinda acted like guardians or babysitters for the Nobles. I dunno, they liked doing it to help live with pokemon, and my ancestors liked it because they got food and respect and stuff.”
“Sneasler… I don’t remember much of what happened before I became a Sneasel. Was I a Warden?” Ingo asked.
“Well… Uh…” Sneasler scratched her head.
“Is something the matter?” Ingo asked.
“There’s… Um… Listen, there isn’t an easy way to put this. Ingo, I don’t think you used to be a human. I think you’re a weird Sneasel, but… I think… I think part of why you’re weird is because you’re some reincarnation of the Warden Ingo I knew.”
“The Warden Ingo you knew?” Emmet repeated, brows raised and scrunched to showcase his confusion.
“Sneasler, what are you on about…?” Eelektross asked.
“Oh crap, I never… UUUGH!” Sneasler held her head in her hands. “Okay, Nobles have a bunch of weird powers, and they’re mostly useless except for the one for getting out of Distorted Floors. Anyway, one of the weird things is having past Noble’s memories.”
“Is… that so?” Ingo asked.
“Y-Yeah… Ugh, listen, I have a lot of problems remembering that shit, and the further back the memories go, the blurrier they are, but… I do kinda sorta remember… there was this weird ass human that my ancestor found that became a Warden… and his name was Ingo.”
“So to confirm, you believe I am a reincarnation of human Ingo?”
“Basically. It makes sense enough. It’s been hundreds of years since he was around…”
“What of Emmet? Was there an Emmet back then?”
“I don’t think so… I dunno, I don’t remember much from that time, but there’s nothing up here about an Emmet. Unlike some folk, though, I do believe you two are genuine Sneasel twins. Like… c’mon, it’s obvious.” She gestured between Ingo and Emmet.
“And you never mentioned this… why?” Eelektross asked.
“Oh, okay, Eelektross. Tell me: how do you tell someone ‘By the way, I think you’re some reincarnation of someone that used to work for my ancestor’?” Sneasler crossed her arms and scowled at Eelektross.
“Like that,” Emmet said. He received an icy glare from Sneasler, but he was an ice-type pokemon and thus was not very affected.
“But… Ingo wasn’t some warden. Chandelure recognized Ingo’s soul. They recognized it from a different region!” Eelektross said.
Sneasler shrugged. “Maybe that’s how reincarnation works? I don’t know! I have a bunch of memories and stuff that aren’t mine, but I still know freaking nothing!”
“…I’m afraid I don’t recall much about my past to disprove your theory, Sneasler, but… something feels amiss if that is the truth,” Ingo said.
“Yeah, I dunno anymore. That’s what I thought for a long ass time, but now…” Sneasler sighed.
“What was Warden Ingo like?” Emmet asked.
“Let me think, it’s all really foggy…” She paused to think. “He was kinda a sad man. He tried to hide it, but it was pretty obvious. Not quite the same as our Ingo here.”
“That’s a shame,” Ingo said. He handed the train book back to Emmet, who happily flipped through the pages again. He noticed something shiny in Sneasler’s pile of berries. He moved a couple aside and found a gold bracelet. Tarnish and dirt covered the item. Ingo rubbed away some of it and felt an engraving as he cleaned it. The engraving resembled Sneasler’s face. Ingo’s heart raced.
“What the hell?! Where did you get that?!” Sneasler asked, pointing at the bracelet.
“It was in your belongings,” Ingo said. “I apologize for grabbing it without your permission. What is it, if I may ask?”
“It’s… How did it get in my basket? It’s… a Warden bracelet. It, uh, would be given to a Warden – my ancestor’s Wardens, I mean,” Sneasler said. “…If you want it, you can keep it. I’m obviously not using it.”
Ingo finished cleaning the item. Despite its obvious age, it shined gold and blue.
“Can I have that?” Emmet asked.
“Is that okay, Sneasler?” Ingo asked.
“I dunno why you’re asking me. I told you, I’m not using it, so do whatever,” Sneasler said.
Emmet took the Warden’s bracelet and placed it around his left wrist. It dangled when he held his arm up, as it was too large for him. It stayed on, though, and Emmet liked its weight. It may not be the same as the Arc Watch, but at least his uniform was closer to Ingo’s again.
“Team Conductors, are you ready for departure?” Cyllene asked as she approached the room. “My team will escort you back to your Pearl Guild.”
“Oh, we’re departing now? I thought Rei was still tinkering with my Arc Watch,” Ingo said. Though he didn’t fully agree with the prospect, Ingo recognized that Rei was skilled with tools and the watch needed to get fixed. The gesture also acted as payment for Team Galaxy helping them, which made Ingo feel better about receiving their assistance.
“Right now, it’s more important to get you back to your guild. I’ve been trying to contact them over what happened, but there were some difficulties at the Pelliper Post,” Cyllene said.
“Alright, alright, we’ve had enough lollygagging and train talking, let’s get moving,” Sneasler said. She packed up her belongings into her basket.
“There’s never enough train talk,” Emmet said as he boarded Sneasler’s basket after a ticket punch. Ingo followed suit.
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Both teams ventured through Eterna Forest to get back to the guild. It was a similar path Ingo and Emmet tried to take the prior night to escape a Chained Sneasler, minus the detour to the mossy rock. Ingo and Emmet rode in Sneasler’s basket while everyone else walked on foot.
Ingo was still reading the book Emmet found. While flipping through the soft, velvety pages, he found one page with the corner turned down. “What’s this?”
“Oh. I found a verrry interesting page. I wanted to show it to you,” Emmet said.
Ingo turned to the page. “”Unova’s Battle Subway”.”
“The book talks about the Battle Subway?!” Eelektross asked. Chandelure’s eyes widened, and they hovered closer to Sneasler’s basket.
“The heck is a Battle Subway?” Sneasler asked.
“It appears to be a subway that also coordinates pokemon battles. What an interesting concept!” Ingo said. He turned the page. After some silence, Ingo popped open Sneasler’s basket and poked his head out. “Chandelure and Eelektross, do these people look familiar?” Ingo held out the book, which had a picture of two humans in front of the Battle Subway.
Eelektross’ eyes went wide. “That...! That’s you two!” Next to him, Chandelure’s flames danced around happily. The picture of their young trainers fueled their flames with nostalgia.
“That’s us?” Ingo and Emmet asked at the same time.
“Wait, I gotta see this!” Sneasler said. She reached over and behind her, and Ingo placed the book into her hand.
The picture faded from age, but its colors remained true and showed Sneasler that the two humans wore monochromatic uniforms. She could understand them not recognizing their human faces (if this really was what they looked like), but she had no idea how Ingo or Emmet didn’t recognize their own poses. They pointed at the camera and at the ground. The human in white had a wide grin and strange aura. It had to be Emmet. The other human in black frowned but had a more friendly air about them. That could only be Ingo.
“Y’know, with you guys talking about being humans, I could never imagine what you two would’ve looked like. But if this really is you, then… you look like giant ass nerds,” Sneasler said.
“I think it’s from when the Battle Subway as still new… Wow…” Eelektross said. Tears started forming.
“What’s this I hear about Ingo and Emmet being human?” Laventon asked as he sped up with Team Conductors. “It may sound strange, but I believe it! There are several accounts of humans turning into pokemon, you know! Ghost pokemon are probably the most obvious examples, but…”
Sneasler tuned out Laventon’s lecture. Her gaze lingered on “Ingo”. Picking at the memories at the back of her head, Sneasler thought of Warden Ingo as a depressed mess of a human barely holding onto sunshine. But the Ingo in the picture not only looked younger but cheerier and happier.
Either this wasn’t the first time Warden Ingo was reincarnated, or there was something else happening that she didn’t understand.
The Noble got lost in her thoughts while the twins tried to explain to Laventon that they didn’t have their human memories yet and thus couldn’t contribute to his research. It took a familiar voice to pull her out of her head.
“Sneasler! I smell Sneasler!” a newcomer said.
“Arcanine?!” Sneasler asked.
Arcanine ran toward them from the group’s right. When he was in view, Cyllene sidestepped to avoid him pouncing straight onto Sneasler. Her basket didn’t break, but Ingo and Emmet were thrown out of it. “Hey, you’re not angry!”
“I am now!” Sneasler said from underneath Arcanine. “I just fixed my damn basket!”
“Oh, sorry! You and your little bros have been gone for a few days, so everyone is all scared!” Arcanine said as he stepped off Sneasler.
“Good day, Lord Arcanine!” Ingo said. “What do you mean by “everyone”?”
“I know that voice!” Palina, with Lian on her back, caught up with Arcanine and the group.
“You’re all okay, thank the Almighty!” Lian said. “We heard Lady Sneasler got Chained and we all got worried…”
“Thank you as always for your concern, Lian,” Ingo said.
“Seriously, what happened?” Palina asked. “There was a massive forest fire in Veilstone, and Noble Basculegion saw Sneasler with glowing red eyes, then she vanished…”
“There was a forest fire?!” Rei asked.
“…Hey Chandelure, how much fire did you use in our fight?” Sneasler asked Chandelure. The rest of Team Conductors faced the ghost pokemon to see their answer. Chandelure glanced between everyone, smiled, and shrugged sheepishly. Eelektross facepalmed.
“Ah, there you are…” Kleavor approached the group at a slow, steady pace.
“Good day, Lord Kleavor,” Ingo said.
“You.” Sneasler narrowed her eyes at Kleavor.
“Ah, Sneasler…” Kleavor stared at Sneasler directly in the eyes.
“I am Emmet. Look at this,” Emmet said. He climbed back into Sneasler’s basket, rummaged around its contents, and held up the Toxic Plate.
Arcanine and Kleavor jumped. “You still have your plate?! That’s amazing!” Arcanine asked.
“That’s…!” Kleavor coughed and collected himself. “Not bad, Sneasler.”
“Perhaps we should continue our journey to the Pearl Guild?” Ingo said as he returned to the basket. “Based on your reactions to locating us, we should return to Guildmaster Irida posthaste.”
“If the Nobles plan to return with you to your guild, then this is as far as my team needs to go, I assume?” Cyllene said.
“Oh, you’re Cyllene, correct?’ Kleavor said.
“You know her?” Sneasler asked.
“Yes! Cyllene wants the Guildmaster rank!” Laventon said. “And to get that rank, you need the approval of at least six Nobles in addition to the Pelliper Post Office.”
“Oh.” Another Noble thing she didn’t know about, Sneasler thought.
“Impressive. I hope she reaches her destination!” Ingo said.
“Wait, Cyllene, we can’t leave them yet! I still want to repair Ingo’s watch!” Rei said.
“You won’t mind if we tagged along?” Laventon asked the Nobles.
“I’m sure Irida wouldn’t mind!” Lian said. “We don’t get visited by independent teams much. And you helped Ingo and Emmet, right? That’s good enough for a visit!”
“Very well. I accept the invitation then,” Cyllene said. “Thank you for allowing us to join you.”
“Yeah! The more, the merrier! Let’s get back now!” Arcanine ducked his nose under Sneasler and threw her upwards. She, along with Ingo and Emmet, landed on Arcanine’s back and held on as Arcanine took off back to the Pearl Guild.
“AAAALL ABOOARD?!” Ingo and Emmet said as they took off deeper into the forest. Everyone else had to run to keep up with the eager Noble.
***
Gaeric didn’t often take the role of sentry duty, as his duties as the guild’s nurse kept him busy. But because all the rescue teams were out searching for Lady Sneasler or performing rescue missions with the remain Nobles, only he and housekeeper Calaba were left to mind sentry duty. Since Calaba had a bad back, she took gate opening duty while he took the lookout tower.
“We got visitors!” Gaeric stared down the binoculars. He announced into the megaphone, “They are Lord Arcanine, Lord Kleavor, Lady Sneasler, Team Conductors, and-!”
Gaeric stopped his announcement upon hearing frantic wing flapping and a one-Glaceon stampede. Calaba couldn’t open the gate fast enough. Irida and Chatot ducked underneath the opening gate to greet the guests and see if Gaeric’s announcement was correct.
Outside the gates, Sneasler was still on Arcanine’s back. Kleavor, Eelektross, and Rei all had to catch their breaths. Cyllene and Chandelure had no issues keeping pace with Arcanine due to their abilities. As for Laventon, he used the winds to fly and follow them without moving a single foot.
“Incredible! It is you!” Chatot said at Sneasler and the twins in her basket. Ingo and Emmet hopped out to face Chatot on even footing. “I had no doubts you would return, but the guildmaster…”
Irida shook her nerves off, collected herself, and stepped up to face Ingo and Emmet. “Welcome back, Team Conductors. I’m glad you and Lady Sneasler returned in one piece!”
“Good day, Clan Leader Irida,” Ingo said. “We apologize for our delayed return. If I may ask, what have we missed while we were away?”
“A lot of things… I am so glad…” Irida gave Ingo, Emmet, and Sneasler a large but soft smile. “But first and foremost, Azelf, Uxie, and Mespirit wish to talk to you.”
***
In the Pearl Guild’s infirmary, Mespirit floated around the room and opened each cabinet and drawer, one at a time. A transparent Azelf followed Mespirit and almost encouraged their sibling to inspect every item they find with silent support and little cheers at interesting things. Uxie sat on their bed and watched the chaos unfold. Their once-cracked gems had healed.
“Whoa, you actually are awake!” Sneasler said as she entered the room with Ingo and Emmet in tow.
“Good day, Lake Guardians! It is an honor to meet you properly. My name is Ingo.” He saluted and tipped his hat to the three.
“I am Emmet. You aren’t broken anymore.”
“Emmet, that was rude,” Ingo said.
“Good to meet you, and he is not wrong,” Mespirit said. “Our lifeforces were split into pieces, after all. It is infuriating, but we are back now.”
“P-pardon me? Your lifeforces have been split?” Ingo asked.
“Yes. From what Irida told us, you know of the Red Chain, but you don’t know how it is made,” Uxie said. “The Red Chain is constructed from pieces of our lifeforces. We suffer minimal ill effects when we make one Chain, but thirteen Chains have been constructed.”
“Thirteen?!” Sneasler said.
“Correct,” Uxie said. “As a result of our lifeforces being stolen, my siblings and I were on the brink of death by the time you and your peers found us.”
“But you seem fine now,” Emmet said.
“Yes, and that’s because several of the Chains have been destroyed, returning our lifeforces to us!” Azelf said. “Your group has a large hand in that, right? You must have powerful wills!”
“Hold on. I heard that Ursaluna and Avalugg were freed, so only eleven should have been destroyed,” Sneasler said. “What about the other two?”
“Those Chains still exist, so we are not back to full strength,” Mespirit said. “As soon as we are back to our original strength, our attacker will wish he never did it!”
“If I may ask, do you know the location of the remaining Chains?” Ingo asked.
“And who hurt you?” Emmet added.
“Unfortunately, we do not know the location of the remaining Chains,” Uxie said. Ingo noted that they almost seemed depressed from having to say that. “We do know the identity of the one who attacked us, but we will share that once all the relevant pokemon who want to know all meet. For now, we wait.”
“Right. I’m still at the Diamond Guild,” Azelf said. Their body began flickering. “See you all later!” Azelf, or rather their astral projection, disappeared.
“Likewise, I know Uxie wishes to speak with you in private. I shall depart and thank nurse Gaeric for taking care of us,” Mespirit said. They flew past Eelektross and Chandelure and into the guild.
“Lady Sneasler, thank you for coming to Lake Acuity. I fear for what might have happened to me and my siblings had you and your team not shown in time,” Uxie said. “I owe you another one.”
“Cool, thanks, Uxie. Since you’re probably not doing much else, mind if I cash in those favors now?” Sneasler asked.
Uxie nodded. “What can I do for you?”
“These two got some memory problems.” Sneasler picked up both Ingo and Emmet by the scruff of their necks, one twin in each hand. “You’re the Being of Knowledge and all. Think you can help them shake off their amnesia?”
“I will see what I can do,” Uxie said.
Sneasler placed Ingo and Emmet back down. Uxie first floated in front of Ingo no more than 5 centimeters away from his face. Ingo stared at Uxie’s forehead gem, which had a faint red glow. After a moment, Uxie floated to the side and stood in front of Emmet. Emmet turned his gaze to the side to avoid eye contact (even if Uxie’s eyes were closed).
Uxie furrowed their brow and rose to face Sneasler. “I will be able to help Emmet recall his old memories. I will not help Ingo, however.”
“What? Why not?” Emmet asked.
“What, it’s something even you can’t do?” Sneasler asked.
“It is not that I cannot help him. It is that I refuse to,” Uxie said.
“You refuse to?” Emmet asked. His smile turned cold as anger rose within him. “If you can only restore one of our memories, do it for my brother.”
Uxie floated down to face Emmet directly. “My abilities are not absolute. I have the ability to restore memories, but I will only do so if I can safely.”
“Do you mean to tell us that you can’t restore mine safely?” Ingo asked. After an affirmative nod from Uxie, he continued. “Are you certain there’s no possible way?”
“Ingo, your mind is held together by duct tape and rusty screws. Would you like to know what could happen to you if one little thing goes wrong during your memory restoration?” Uxie faced Ingo directly. “You can suffer complete memory loss with no hope of restoration. You can lose the ability to form new memories. You can gain debilitating anxiety, severe depression, or even a complete personality change. You may enter a comatose state. You may even di-.”
“We get it!” Eelektross said. He covered Emmet’s ears during the listing. He didn’t want Emmet’s anxiety to go through the roof from picturing the effects Uxie described.
“…That is just a few of the possibilities,” Uxie said.
Sneasler’s mouth hanged open. “Duct tape? Rusty screws? How… how?!” She vaguely gestured at Ingo. “Ingo is fine. He’s a bit weird, but so is Emmet! They’re twins, for Arceus’ sake! What the hell is the difference between them that makes it such a big deal for you, Uxie?!”
“That is a simple answer. Emmet only has one case of amnesia. Ingo has two,” Uxie said.
“WHAT?!” Emmet and Sneasler asked simultaneously.
“I… lost my memories twice?” Ingo looked down at his hands. He rubbed the familiar fabric of his sleeve between his claws.
“Yes. Severe sudden memory loss takes a toll on the mind and spirit, but the mind can be stable. Two cases, however? I am amazed that you are a functioning person. You would need a being more powerful than me to restore your memories safely. Otherwise, you will have to recover them naturally. My apologies.” Uxie bowed in the air to Ingo.
Ingo found himself at a loss of words. Not even his train of thought could form something coherent.
“…But you can still assist me?” Emmet asked. He didn’t care as much about restoring his memories as much as Ingo, but if him remembering their past could help Ingo, that would be enough.
“Yes. I should be able to restore yours safely,” Uxie said. “You should know you’ll only immediately recall the most recent memories. Older memories will come back gradually but surely.”
“That’s fine. I will do it,” Emmet said.
***
In Ingo and Emmet’s tent, Emmet laid down in his bed, his coat splayed as a bedsheet and hat on his chest. Uxie floated above and behind him. Ingo, Sneasler, and Chandelure hovered around Emmet, and Eelektross watched from the entryway.
“I will need everyone to exit,” Uxie said. “I need to reduce possible distraction, and this will not be pleasant to witness.”
“…Can I remain in this station?” Ingo asked. “I want to be here for Emmet. Or is it too dangerous?”
“…If you wish to stay, you can,” Uxie said. “But know that any interference with my process could cause permanent damage.”
Ingo sat on the floor. Emmet offered his hand to Ingo, which Ingo accepted and held.
Chandelure was the first to exit the tent. With arms crossed and indecision on her face, Sneasler stepped out as well. Eelektross had to move to let the other two exit, so he was the one who closed the tent. The three didn’t leave and instead sat outside, waiting.
Emmet closed his eyes. His smile stayed on his face. Uxie hovered just above the ground and laid their hands on Emmet’s temples.
Uxie’s three gems glowed. “Let us begin.”
#pmd lost tracks of time#pokemon mystery dungeon#pokemon legends arceus#pokemon legends arceus spoilers#pokemon emmet#pokemon ingo#submas#pmd au#yes i had to pull out wikipedia for one piece of dialogue lol#ALSO I REMEMBERED TO ADD THE POLL THIS TIME#I meant to do that last chapter lmao
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#best childhood book#poll#preliminary round#dragon slayers’ academy#animal ark#time hunters#the guardian herd#the adventurer’s guild#tuesday mcgillycuddy#windsingers#dark fusion#dear canada
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Propaganda
Marsha Hunt (The Human Comedy, College Holiday, These Glamour Girls)—To be honest, I haven't had the chance to see a lot of her films, but she was an amazing person. A beautiful, popular actress during the 30s and 40s, Marsha was unfairly blacklisted during the Red Scare for speaking out against McCarthyism. Instead of letting that stop her, she focused her efforts on humanitarian work for causes such as world hunger, poverty, and pollution. She was also a support of same-sex marriage. Side note to any fellow fashion history nerds, she wrote a book on 30s-40s fashion. She stayed true to her beliefs through the years, and passed away at the age of 104 in 2022.
Fredi Washington (Imitation of Life, The Emperor Jones)—She was a beautiful woman whose movie career was struck short because she refused to pass as white, but she did get to star with the greats like Cab Calloway, Hattie McDaniel, Paul Robeson, Duke Ellington, Louise Beavers, etc. Being a person of moral and conviction is hot. Also, she knew ballet and was a beautiful dancer in general.
This is round 2 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.
[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]
Marsha Hunt:
Marsha Hunt first signed with Paramount in 1935 at the age of seventeen, kicking off a prolific career as a beloved Hollywood star and fashion model. Her distinctive profile and facial structure earned her the nickname “Curly Lips”: “Besides a rounded forehead, almost no nose bridge, and a nose that curved upwards, even my lips curled up at the corners. Ronald Coleman and his wife Benita told me they used to describe me to each other as ‘Curly Lips.’ I decided that anything that helped two people I adored take notice of me would no longer keep me awake at nights.” (The Way We Wore, p.95) Marsha appeared in about seventy films over almost eighty years, including Hollywood Boulevard, College Holiday, Easy Living, These Glamour Girls, Irene, Pride and Prejudice, Blossoms in the Dust, Thousands Cheer, The Human Comedy, and many more. She was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for publicly defending Hollywood from the accusations of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, alongside Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Deanna Durbin, Henry Fonda, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and many other members of the Hollywood community.
Fredi Washington propaganda:
Short Hollywood career for being too light-skinned to play maid roles, but too brown to be cast opposite a white man in the time. Civil Rights activist. Worked with Paul Robeson to create the Negro Actors Guild. Heavy work in theatre and the NAACP.
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Please do ramble in the tags about why you picked what you did!
Companion poll here! I'm curious, so please do both if you can! :)
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Under Saarthal
There's not a lot I can think to write about this particular quest. Things went pretty well and nothing of particular note seemed to happen apart from the scripted quest events. I had to swap the amulet of arkay for the saarthal amulet to progress at one point but after that i swapped back. With the better damage and reach of the steel mace compared to the dagger I found myself able to be more proactive while I let the undying ghost tank unlike previous episodes.
I also bought stoneflesh from Tolfdir for help in a fight (unfortunately I didn't think about magicka cost and am currently unable to cast it).
Upon reading the writ of sealing on the final dragur, Jyrik Gauldurson, started the quest Forbidden Legend. When exiting the dungeon I learned the shout ice for Ice form from the word wall (unusable as Dragon Rising has not been completed).
Quests:
quest lines active: Before the Storm (main), Dampened Spirits (thieves guild), Hitting the Books (college of winterhold)
quests started: The Grey Cowl of Nocturnal, A Soul Divided, A Farmers Life for Me, The Rising Dead, Forbidden Legend
mic quests: learn more about the thieves guild from Delvin and Vex, return the queen bee statue to Delvin, join the Imperial legion, join the Stomcloaks
Places Discovered:
Saarthal
Enchantment's learned:
fortify health
Spells learned:
stoneflesh
Shouts learned:
Ice,Ice Form
Apparel:
Head: Iron helmet, Thieves guild hood (prices are 10%better), Stormcloak helmet, Fine hat, Novice hood (increases magicka by 30 points)
Body: Iron armour, Thieves guild armor (carrying capacity increased by 20 points), Vampire armour, Fine clothes, Necromancers robes (Magicka regenerates 75% faster)
Hands: Steel Soldier gauntlets, Thieves guild gloves (lockpicking is 15% easier), Hide bracers, gloves
Feet: Iron boots, Thieves guild boots (pickpocket success is 15% better), Vampire boots, boots
Shields: Banded Iron, Hide
Jewellery: Amulet of Arkay (Increases health by 10 points), Saarthal amulet (Spells cost 3% less to cast), Gauldur amulet fragment (Increases magicka by 30 points), enchanted ring (Increases health by 20 points)
Weapons:
Ancient Nord bow
Iron battleaxe
Ancient Nord greatsword
Iron warhammer
Steel war axe
Steel mace
Steel sword
Steel dagger
Staffs:
Staff of Jyrik Gauldurson(Target takes 25 points of damage, and twice as much Magicka damage)
Staff of Magelight(Ball of light that lasts 60 seconds and sticks where it strikes)
Scrolls:
Scroll of Firestorm (A 75 point fiery explosion centered on the caster. Does more damage to closer targets)
Scroll of Blizzard (Targets take 20 points of frost damage for 10 seconds, plus Stamina damage)
When polling please be aware two handed weapons will be included in the right hand poll while magic and shields are in the left.
#in the right hand poll while magic and shields are in the left#skyrim poll playthrough#skyrim#skyrim playthrough#not a poll#skyrim character#under saarthal
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Why I Like Taurus Mask
Things I like about Taurus Mask
~Hi, so I don't have anything planned for Daisuke's summon day. So instead have a list of reasons about why you should be a Taurus Mask fan if you weren't already
1. His summon day/birthday is Cinco de Mayo. This one's just a fun little trivia that makes me all giddy inside for absolutely no reason at all.
2. His artist is naop. Naop is just one of the artists I enjoy that works with LifeWonders, nothing to complicated. They do art good.
3. He is a Yoyogi jock and that immediately gives him a pass in my book. I'm very transparent on my Yoyogi/Summoner bias these days but it's just because they're all just readily friends that have stayed on my mind or are the main focal point of the story. (Don't get me wrong I think all the cliques and guilds have their merits and are really cute)
4. Daisuke leading a double life and having an alternate identity in Taurus Mask. This one's a bit more like a Hannah Montana situation, but he wants to have more courage as himself and we just gotta respect that. He's always striving to be better and feel better about himself.
5. He's so sweet. He's always looking after his younger peers like Kyuma or he's always concerned with the well-being of those he cares about like how he went to get his guildmates back. Also in his character quest he wants to bring more of an interest of wrestling by investing in space in a smaller district. It's a treat to always see someone so passionate about what they do.
6. He's cute. Therefore everything I've said is valid tenfold. Therefore you have no choice
...Cheap propoganda posting aside I've just been out of it the past month or so. I just really needed to take a step back. Now for an actual return to (somewhat) form is a Wakan Tanka Headcanon since he won the poll I held on my Twitter and after that is gonna be who knows what? I'll keep an eye on my ask box so don't worry I'm always reading what you guys send in.
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